Standards of Practice Manual for Services Against Sexual Violence
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Yarrow Place, as part of the Youth and Women's Safety and Wellbeing Division (YWSWD) of the Women's and Children's Health Network, provides training and education to a variety of stakeholders.
YWSWD training and education programs provide staff with the necessary skills and knowledge to undertake work in the area of sexual violence, relationship violence and domestic and family violence. This includes providing training to diverse staff groups; facilitating coordination and cooperation in policy, planning and service delivery across government and non-government agencies.
As the lead public health unit responding to adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia, Yarrow Place provides training and education to other agencies and workers delivering services to people who have been raped or sexually assaulted. This includes providing training, information and support to workers in a range of occupations and co-working with other services, working to prevent rape and sexual assault.
Training and Education is offered in the following areas:
We offer a range of training and education options – call the Yarrow Place Training and Community Engagement Program:
Phone: 08 8226 8777
Email:
HealthYWSWTraining@sa.gov.au
Yarrow Place training and education programs aim to provide individuals with the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to undertake work in the area of rape and sexual assault. It is expected that appropriately trained workers will contribute to improving access, equity and quality of service provision to victims / survivors, and as a result reduce the negative health impacts of rape and sexual assault.
The programs focus on victim’s rights and are therefore aimed at empowering people who have experienced rape or sexual assault through practices that promote client self-determination.
Yarrow Place acknowledges that in many instances, workers already possess the interpersonal and advocacy skills needed to do this, therefore facilitation is based on applying these skills in a rape and sexual assault context. Participants will be involved in exercises and activities that relate to their own work practices and experiences.
This course will equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide appropriate responses to adults who have been raped or sexually assaulted.
Participants will be able to:
To enrol, access the online booking form: https://bookings.digitalmedia.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wchn/caform.
Working with vulnerable adolescents experiencing developmental trauma and sexual violence (1 day)
This training provides the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to respond to adolescents who have been raped, sexually assaulted or experienced other forms of violence.
Participants will have a greater understanding of:
To enrol, access the online booking form: https://bookings.digitalmedia.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wchn/caform.
Clinical Forensic Medicine Training for Doctors (2 Days)
This is a practical course that provides participants with the skills required to provide a medical and forensic service to an adult sexual assault victim, and general clinical forensic medical skills that are transferable to many areas of medical practice. These include skill development in:
Medical care and forensic examination - Participants follow the cases of 2 sexual assault victims from identification, responding to a disclosure, to referral pathways, medical care, forensic examination, evidence collection, injury documentation and interpretation and the basics of writing a medicolegal report.
Expert witness training takes place in a courtroom in front of a judge and lawyers. Participants gain valuable practical experience in giving evidence in court and then completing the course with further case based discussions in the afternoon at Yarrow Place.
Forensic Nursing Training 1 day)
Responding to Sexual Assault
This workshop focuses on the wide range of health issues associated with the impacts of sexual assault and sexual assault in the context of domestic violence.
Cost:
40 (Category 1) RACGP points have been allocated for the training.
Violence has a major impact as a health issue. Patients are increasingly likely to talk with doctors about the effects of violence or sexual assault on their lives. Most people who seek medical care following sexual assault will not seek this care at a sexual assault service, but in other areas of medical practice such as general practice.
Yarrow Place has developed training to increase doctors’ knowledge and skills in providing services to people who have been sexually assaulted. The learning objectives are:
Forensic skills learned will be very useful and relevant to other areas of medical practice, such as medico-legal report writing, documenting physical assaults and providing evidence in court.
To register your interest please contact the Training Support Officer during office hours on (08) 8226 8777 or via HealthYWSWTraining@sa.gov.au.
Tailored Training Options
We offer single-session or layered professional development packages to support tailored workforce growth and development. Our staff work with organisations to develop custom projects to meet specific needs.
If you would like to explore how Yarrow Place can assist you please contact the YWSWD Training Support Officer during office hours on (08) 8226 8777 or via HealthYWSWTraining@sa.gov.au.