RECOMMENDATION FIVE<br>Support the delivery of specialised training for staff on-campus most likely to receive disclosures of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

RECOMMENDATION FIVE

Support the delivery of specialised training for staff on-campus most likely to receive disclosures of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

In late 2017, we identified different areas as requiring training on responding to disclosures Respectful Communities has offered SECASA face-to-face training sessions on responding to disclosures of sexual assault to all staff and student leaders. All areas identified as most likely to receive a disclosure of sexual assault were contacted directly encouraging staff and student leaders from those areas to attend.

In September 2017, SECASA provided frontline responders training to members of residential support staff, including College Heads, Deputy College heads and Residential Support Assistants.

Monash Residential Services (MRS) Residential Advisors and Residential Support Team Officers appointed for 2018 received SECASA face-to-face frontline responders training throughout November and December 2017. Going forward, all new MRS RSTO and all RA will receive annual face-to-face training on responding to disclosures of sexual assault endorsed by SECASA.  Other training provided includes vicarious resilience training (delivered by Mental Health First Aid accredited nurses). Since its release, all RSTO annually complete the online responding to disclosures of sexual assault training.

In 2018 and 2019, SECASA delivered numerous in-persons trainings on responding to disclosures of sexual violence for staff and student leaders.

Since late 2019, after partnering with SECASA, Respectful Communities transitioned the program into an online module to allow greater uptake of the training content by staff and students.

• The module defines sexual violence, explains the prevalence of sexual violence and why it is difficult for victims/survivors to disclose, how to respond to a disclosure of sexual violence without causing further harm or trauma to the victim/survivor; the key services available to victims/survivors; and self-care.