Needs of victims and survivors
Supporting Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Rapid Evidence Reviews
Michaela Guthridge
The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse
The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse
Active Research
Enhancing the capacity of rural and regional respectful relationship educators
- Needs of victims and survivors
- Response to child sexual abuse
Research Topic areas
- Community awareness
- Education
Project Duration
Start: June 2023
End: July 2025
Geographical Scope
NSW
Populations
Workforce
Young adults (18-25 years)Adults (26-65 years)Older adults (>65 years)
Gender
All genders
Project Lead
Associate Professor Tim Moore, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Project Team
Emeritus Professor Morag McArthur, Australian Catholic University
Dr Sebastian Trew, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Background
This collaborative project recognises the need to strengthen the capability of the targeted workforces engaging with children and young people who have experienced sexual violence. The overall aim is to reduce their vulnerability to further abuse.
It will build on findings from the Building Trauma-responsive Sexual Health and Relationship Education project.
It will build on findings from the Building Trauma-responsive Sexual Health and Relationship Education project.
Aims
Focusing on regional and rural workforces:
• training staff to deliver survivor-driven and trauma informed Respectful Relationships Education to children and young people
• equipping staff to engage in effective planned/opportunistic conversation about respectful relationships, within therapeutic practice or role as trusted adult
• training staff to deliver survivor-driven and trauma informed Respectful Relationships Education to children and young people
• equipping staff to engage in effective planned/opportunistic conversation about respectful relationships, within therapeutic practice or role as trusted adult
Methods
The project will include research activities to inform the development of trauma-informed RRE and evaluation tools to assess the ways in which developed resources influence workers’ skills, knowledge and confidence. Methods include:
• review of the literature on parental engagement in Respectful Relationship Education
• focus groups with new and experienced respectful relationship educators
• survey of staff skills, knowledge and confidence in facilitating trauma-informed RRE
• review of the literature on parental engagement in Respectful Relationship Education
• focus groups with new and experienced respectful relationship educators
• survey of staff skills, knowledge and confidence in facilitating trauma-informed RRE
Significance and Dissemination
Strengthen community networks in regional and rural workforces.
Further Details
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Funding body:
NSW Department of Communities & Justice
NSW Department of Communities & Justice
Australian Human Research Ethics Committee:
This project is subject to ethical oversight by the Australian Catholic University Human Research Ethics Committee
This project is subject to ethical oversight by the Australian Catholic University Human Research Ethics Committee
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