Survivor Liaison Officer

Description

After an incident occurs, a Survivor Liaison Officer (or SLO) provides a safe, knowledgeable point of contact between survivors of sexual violence, impacted family members, and the organisation.

In order to provide this support, a potential SLO requires a body of knowledge including psychosocial survivor support, family liaison interactions, trauma symptomatology, and pastoral considerations. This training course covers these elements.

Learning Outcomes:

• Respond to sexual disclosures with knowledge of trauma and basic counselling techniques.
• Integrate pastoral support with these techniques.
• Identify potential symptoms and experiences specific to survivors of sexual violence.
• Understand the framework of engaging and disengaging with families of survivors.
• Practice support conversations with survivors.
• Learn how to deliver bad news.
• Role play interactions with family members.
• Use the principles of Psychological First Aid in providing immediate aftercare.
• Practice providing practical assistance during an initial disclosure of sexual violence.
• Understand the basics of the psychology of perpetrators.
• Manage safety of survivor when violence occurs within the organisation.