PHSA - BCW - Understanding Sexual Assault

Course Type: eLearning Course
Length: 1 hr 30 mins
Category: Health, Safety & Wellness

This course focuses specifically on the issue of sexual assault - what is consent, what is sexual assault, how to respond to a disclosure of sexual assault, how to support survivors, provide them with options, make an effective referral, and care for yourself.After completing this course, learners will be able to:

Define the term sexual assault and understand the rang of its impacts on survivors
Use the LIVES approach, a trauma-informed, culturally safe way to respond to a sexual assault disclosure
Outline the various options available to support survivors after they have been sexually assaulted
Understand what community-based anti-violence services exist, what they offer, and how to access them and other supports
Care for their own health and well-being while supporting sexual assault survivors

Understanding Sexual Assault (formerly Intro to Sexual Assault) has been updated to include a PDF handbook. Please download the PDF before beginning the module, so you can record your reflections in the handbook while progressing through the course.This course may be stopped and started as needed. You may save your work and exit using the button in the top right-hand corner of your browser screen. Then come back to finish the course at a later date.This course is part of the "Gender-based Violence: We All Can Help" learning series #17362, which includes the course, "Identifying, Responding to and Addressing the Impacts of Gender-based Violence", #26819.While it is not a prerequisite, we recommend taking #26819 as a complement to this course.Reminder: Learning Hub is only to be used by those working and studying in British Columbia.

Target Audience	Anyone who works in health care or a related field, and who may encounter a survivor of sexual assault can benefit from the information in this course.
Course Length	1 hr 30 mins
Course Code	16286
Open To	BC health sector employees. The language and the scenarios come from a health-care context. However the information is relevant to other workplaces where you may encounter survivors.
Other Information	This course takes 1 to 2 hours to complete, depending on the amount of writing/ reflection work you choose to do in the handbook. You may save your work and exit using the button in the top right-hand corner of your browser screen. Then come back to finish the course at a later date.