Postgraduate - UnitFOR5009 - Advanced issues in sexual violence

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Vanita Parekh

Quota applies

This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis. For further information please contact the Postgraduate Course Administrator via email postgrad.courses@vifm.org or phone 03 9684 4115.

Synopsis

Developing and implementing adult sexual assault services must be founded upon evidence based clinical practice and an understanding of a variety of perspectives. Advanced Issues in Sexual Violence will provide insight into a variety of perspectives of adult sexual assault including local, national and international.

The following topics will be taught within this unit:

Patient, counselling, policing and legal perspectives of sexual violence.
Global aspects of sexual assault.
Sexual assault medical service provision; theory, models and practice.
Quality assurance in the provision of sexual assault services.
Vicarious trauma theory and practice.
Sexual violence research, key issues, data and sources.

On successful completion of the unit, students will be expected to have developed a broad knowledge of the published data in relation to local, national and international perspectives of adult sexual assault. They will have acquired the knowledge and skills required to provide input into the delivery of adult sexual assault medical services and teaching programs.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit a student will be expected to have acquired the knowledge and skill sets to:

Establish and maintain an adult sexual assault service.
Identify and debate sexual assault issues from a global perspective.
Describe the key issues of adult sexual assault from the perspectives of a victim, a counsellor, an investigator and a legal practitioner.
Understand and implement strategies to deal with vicarious trauma.
Develop and deliver training in the field of adult sexual services.
Describe and discuss the key literature in the field of sexual violence.
Understand research in the field of sexual assault.

Assessment

Assignment (30%)
Participation in a topic related debate (10%)
Presentation (20%)
Dissertion and oral structured interview (40%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vanita Parekh and Dr Richard Bassed

Off-campus attendance requirements

Compulsory 2 day workshop.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Forensic medicine

Prerequisites

A registered medical practitioner who is involved in assessing (or may be required to assess) victims of sexual violence. The medical practitioner must be able to show evidence of working or training in the field of sexual assault medicine. Successful completion of FOR5005 with a grade of credit or above.

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

postgrad.courses@vifm.org