TARGET GROUP
Participants who have attended IPV / sexual violence training.
WHEN TO APPLY
After the training course, a couple of times per year.
AIM
To remind staff of the issue and importance of addressing it appropriately.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
Depends on action taken (see below), including flowcharts, press cuttings/links to articles, computer pop-ups, flyers, speakers at team meetings etc.
TIME REQUIRED
Depends on action.
DESCRIPTION
The service/department / organisation’s lead on IPV / sexual violence needs to think of creative ways to remind staff of the issue. This can be done in a variety of ways, such as:
· IT department uploads a screen saver reminding staff of facts e.g. 1 in 4 women are affected by domestic violence
· at a team meeting external speakers are asked to talk about their services e.g. a refuge worker, staff from a rape crisis centre, the police
· short articles are published in internal newsletters
· reminders for staff about ordering patient flyers/system for checking stock levels
· sharing of audit results at academic and team meetings.