TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Minimising trauma in staff at a sexual assault referral centre: what and who is needed?
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Horvath, Miranda A. H.
A1  - Massey, Kristina
A1  - Essafi, Shanaz
A1  - Majeed-Ariss, Rabiya
SP  - e102029
EP  - e102029
VL  - 74
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: This study investigates staff's perspectives on the characteristics required to work in a sexual assault referral centre and the support and training they believe sexual assault referral centres should provide to minimise the negative impacts of the work and provide a supportive working environment.     METHODS: Semi- structured interviews were conducted with 12 staff, and a focus group was held with a further four staff of a sexual assault referral centre. The data were examined using thematic analysis.     RESULTS: Findings indicated that to work in a in sexual assault referral centre staff need to be understanding, empathetic, non-judgemental, supportive, flexible and resilient as well as having coping skills. The support structures and processes staff reported as being essential to creating a supportive working environment and reducing vicarious trauma were: supervision; training; peer support and shadowing.     CONCLUSIONS: Working in a SARC is stressful and emotionally difficult work. This study provides valuable insights about the individual and environmental factors SARC staff believe are required to have a happy and healthy workforce delivering a gold standard of care to victim-survivors of sexual violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102029
ID  - ref1
ER  -