Support & Advocacy Worker (fulltime) (360G-WomensFundScotland-FR-0070252)
Funding Organization
£2,000
Recipient Organization
to contribute towards salary costs for a full time support worker role.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 45000 |
| Amount Awarded | 2000 |
| Award Date | 2016-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | S01000098 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | DZ |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Aberdeen City |
| Data Source | https://www.womensfundscotland.org/ |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2016 March |
| Grant Programme: Title | Volant Trust (CLOSED) |
| Last Modified | 2023-03-17T15:56:43Z |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 36 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2019-04-26T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2016-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | SC019087 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Rape Crisis Grampian (RCG) offer a free and confidential emotional and practical support and advocacy to anyone over the age of 13 years who has experienced sexual violence at any time in their life. Support is provided to survivors living in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. We use a survivor centred, trauma informed and therapeutic approach. We also offer time limited support and information to family/friends of survivors and are focused on the elimination of sexual violence through challenging attitudes and myths, promoting equality, empowerment and education. Our approach is underpinned by feminism, equality and human rights which is the foundation of the RCS training we provide to new staff and Volunteers. RCG works with partner agencies to improve the way society, organisations and agencies respond to survivor of sexual violence. RCG is governed by a Board of 5 active and committed Trustees who meet monthly with the Manager and Depute Manager to review the strategic progress and development and financial stability of the charity. They also meet annually with the staff team to review and update the charity's strategic development plan. In addition to offering individual support to survivors, RCG also offers group work for anyone referred to the service. The groups currently available are a Childhood Sexual Abuse group and an Art Therapy group. RCG offers independent advocacy for survivors engaged, or considering engaging in the criminal justice process or who require advocacy with other agencies as a result of their status as survivors of sexual violence. As part of a national project led by Rape Crisis Scotland, RCG provide prevention work regarding sexual violence within secondary schools, colleges, the University and other youth settings We are active partners in local VAW partnership forums and contribute to improvements in the services survivors receive from more other services. RCG is the only specialist support service for survivors of sexual violence in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. Where we recognise some statutory service provide medical intervention for those experiencing some effects of sexual trauma i.e. PTSD or other diagnosis with their origin in rape or childhood sexual abuse, these services can not provide the specialist, therapeutic and trauma informed support RCG provides. These services are significant referrers to our service which gives clear evidence of their limitations. Where the majority of referrals made come from survivors themselves, the other main referrers are Police Scotland, NHS (general and mental health services) and our two local authorities. Staff and volunteers are recruited via a skills and experience based process. Whilst it is not a pre-requisite for the job, several of our team have counselling qualifications and prior experience in working with survivors of abuse. Each member of the team completes a sixty hour specialist training devised by Rape Crisis Scotland which includes theory relating to trauma, psycho-education, support skills, self harm, suicide, child and adult protection, child and adult sexual exploitation, listening skills and weekly triad practice within the group where they work on their active listening skills. On going CPD is offered to all staff and volunteers as part of the culture of continuous development e.g. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training (ASIST) and training events with Sexual Offences Liaison Officers (SOLO's) from our local Public Protection Unit. Furthermore, all members of the team are required to become familiar with RCG's legal framework and orientation to partner agencies. Many survivors have kept their experiences hidden for much of their lives and, after making the very difficult step to come forward for support, find it very distressing to face a significant waiting list at at time when they are ready to disclose the abuse they faced with a hope of healing. For those who have experienced recent rape and/or sexual assault, it too is very distressing to be placed on a waiting list. As recorded in Police Scotland's recorded crimes report; (source https://www.gov.scot/news/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2017-18/) recorded sexual crimes have increased by 13% which is the highest level since 1971. "Sexual crimes increased by 13% from 11,092 in 2016-17 to 12,487 in 2017-18. Following the enactment of The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 on 3rd July 2017, part of this increase includes 421 new crimes of disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image. The recording of these crimes is at the highest level seen since 1971, the first year for which comparable crime groups are available." With this in mind, we are aware that the increase in demand for our service is very likely to continue to be our experience going forward. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.rapecrisisgrampian.co.uk |