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Sexual Violence & Trauma
Informed Care
Presented by Caron Pickford-Perry
Specialist Counsellor & Trauma
Treatment Therapist
TIC What is it & Why is it important?
• Trauma
• Informed
• Care
Impact of Sexual Violence
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Understanding the myths around sexual violence.
Individual response.
May impact upon daily functioning.
Emotional reactions.
Psychological reactions.
Physical reactions.
Impact upon others, relationships, communities,
society.
Prevalence of trauma
• Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men
are raped in England & Wales alone every year,
roughly 11 adult rapes per hour.
• 1in 5 women aged 16-59 has experienced sv since
the age of 16 years. Women who are 59 plus are
not recorded on the British crime statistics?
• 40% of women with severe mental illness had
experienced rape in adulthood, of whom 53%
had attempted suicide.
‘Neuroscience’ Impact of Trauma
• Doris’ story
A resilient Woman
• Resiliency, an ability to bounce back to original
form, to recover quickly, to overcome
challenges, personal crises, trauma, to survive.
It involves adaptive strategies.
• Learning from Doris, her story.
Female- symptoms world
Liar Liar pants on fire
Feeling ashamed
Being cast out by others
Feeling isolated as a teen
Eating / food issues- how you see
yourself
Suicidal
Reluctant marriage
Distress – rocking
Asylum
SHH!!
Terror
Fear
Trauma
TIC
• Trauma informed care is our responsibility in how we
respond to an individuals trauma.
• TIC is an approach to the delivery of services which include
an understanding of trauma and an awareness of the
impact that it can have in accessing services, and in
relating.
• It is a strengths based service delivery approach, that is
grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the
impact of trauma. It emphasises, physical, psychological
and emotional safety for both the provider and survivor.
This creates healthy opportunities for healing and
empowerment to rebuild a sense of control and emotional
safety.
TIC organisational policies/procedures
• What organisational policies and procedures
help or hinder your service user?
• How can you influence change to create a
Trauma informed care within your
organisation and community?
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