This is a two-day course for health care professionals who want to update their forensic skills or improve their knowledge of the care and management of recent victims of sexual assault.

The course covers:

• an introduction to different models of care
• communication with clients and other agencies
• the role of specialist police officers
• the role of the crisis worker
• confidentiality and consent
• the latest forensic techniques, swabbing and preserving evidence
• describing injuries accurately
• the law relating to sexual assault
• the role of prosecution and defence
• STI prevention and good practice in aftercare
• psychological responses to trauma.

Respuestas psicológicas al trauma