The Truth Project - Learning the Lessons for Practice from Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

This On Demand resource is designed to give participants an understanding of how the Truth Project informed the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), and how the lessons learnt from the Truth Project might be used as a framework for working with survivors.

Description

Every decade there are public investigations and inquiries that go on to shape society in immeasurable ways. On the 22^nd of October and after eight years in the making, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report. The Truth Project, which launched in Liverpool in 2016, was a listening exercise that gave more than 6,000 victims and survivors the opportunity to share their experiences with the Inquiry and to make recommendations for change.

The Truth Project went on to be a pivotal part of the IICSA. Alongside the Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel (VSCP), many of whom, worked on the Truth Project, survivors became an instrumental part of project design and delivery.

The lessons from the Truth Project are essential to how we might work together to protect those who have experienced it. This webinar is for all professionals who might encounter a person who is a victim or survivor of child sexual abuse.

From this replay, you will learn the story of the Truth Project and how it became a “radical step” in understanding survivors of child sexual abuse. Hearing from Dr Danny Taggart, the Clinical Lead and Principal Psychologist for the Truth Project, and Michael May, a VSCP member who led the project in establishing a ‘diverse communities’ workstream, you will gain an understanding of how building a service from the ground up with survivors, for survivors can yield incredible results.

The Truth Project serves as an invaluable framework for working with survivors and elements of its success can be applied to practice across social care, mental health and criminal justice. If you recognise the need for better ways of working with survivors and want to feel empowered in applying the lessons the Truth Project can offer in your practice, this On Demand resource is for you.

These resources will help you:

• Gain an understanding of how the Truth Project informed the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and how it was developed as a ‘radical step’ in understanding survivors
• Critically reflect on assumptions that are made about disclosure
• Deepen understanding of the positive impact on services when survivors contribute to service delivery and planning
• Gain an understanding of how the lessons learnt from the Truth Project might be used as a framework for working with survivors
• Deepen understanding of some of the difficulties that may arise when working with marginalised communities of survivors, and develop positive responses
• Develop confidence in your work and practice with survivors, understanding the impact you can have through nurturing positive working relationships.

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