SAFER COMMUNITY PRIMARY PREVENTION & PROMOTION
PROGRAM
Proposal
Background
In 2010 the Women’s Department of the National Union of Students published the results of the ‘Talk About It’ survey. The survey questioned over 1500 women on their perceptions of safety and their experiences of sexual harassment. Of the respondents who had experienced assault, harassment and stalking, 70% said that it had affected their confidence, 67% said that it had affected their mental health and 49% said that it had affected their personal relationships. (Safe Universities Blueprint: Talk About it Survey, 2010)
Deakin University is strongly committed to the principles of equity and fairness in education and employment. Deakin will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, …show more content…
The focus has been on assessment and management of students exhibiting problem behaviours that have or could, cause fear, offence or trauma and the promotion of the service to encourage appropriate referrals and consultation. Furthermore, extensive consultation, training and research has been conducted in this field to maintain a best practice threat assessment approach to the assessment and management of cases that are referred to Safer Community. The Coordinator of Safer Community also set-up the Deakin University Threat Assessment and Management Team (TAMT).
Recently a Safer Community Advisor has been recruited to the service, this position is managed by the Coordinator, Safer Community.
The Safer Community Advisor was employed to:
Assist the Safer Community Coordinator to receive and investigate reports of student behaviour that has, or could, cause offence, fear or trauma (physical and or psychological), and undertake preliminary threat assessment and make recommendations for intervention where appropriate.
Prioritise each enquiry according to level of seriousness and urgency.
Assist the Coordinator in the preparation of comprehensive reports and recommendations (including management plans) on actions that may be required to manage problem …show more content…
Such an approach endorses the view that most people want to reduce the incidence of interpersonal violence but often don’t know how to express this, how to intervene to make change or have the skills and knowledge to support their values. The aim of any primary prevention program should be to release these values, give participants the words and skills to take positive action wherever they see interpersonal violence in all its
PROGRAM
Proposal
Background
In 2010 the Women’s Department of the National Union of Students published the results of the ‘Talk About It’ survey. The survey questioned over 1500 women on their perceptions of safety and their experiences of sexual harassment. Of the respondents who had experienced assault, harassment and stalking, 70% said that it had affected their confidence, 67% said that it had affected their mental health and 49% said that it had affected their personal relationships. (Safe Universities Blueprint: Talk About it Survey, 2010)
Deakin University is strongly committed to the principles of equity and fairness in education and employment. Deakin will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, …show more content…
The focus has been on assessment and management of students exhibiting problem behaviours that have or could, cause fear, offence or trauma and the promotion of the service to encourage appropriate referrals and consultation. Furthermore, extensive consultation, training and research has been conducted in this field to maintain a best practice threat assessment approach to the assessment and management of cases that are referred to Safer Community. The Coordinator of Safer Community also set-up the Deakin University Threat Assessment and Management Team (TAMT).
Recently a Safer Community Advisor has been recruited to the service, this position is managed by the Coordinator, Safer Community.
The Safer Community Advisor was employed to:
Assist the Safer Community Coordinator to receive and investigate reports of student behaviour that has, or could, cause offence, fear or trauma (physical and or psychological), and undertake preliminary threat assessment and make recommendations for intervention where appropriate.
Prioritise each enquiry according to level of seriousness and urgency.
Assist the Coordinator in the preparation of comprehensive reports and recommendations (including management plans) on actions that may be required to manage problem …show more content…
Such an approach endorses the view that most people want to reduce the incidence of interpersonal violence but often don’t know how to express this, how to intervene to make change or have the skills and knowledge to support their values. The aim of any primary prevention program should be to release these values, give participants the words and skills to take positive action wherever they see interpersonal violence in all its