Description
Sexual violence is a major health and social issue with significant physical and psychological consequences for victims. Australia’s Residential Aged Care Services have come under increased scrutiny due to high profile reports of resident mistreatment typically physical abuse or neglect.The number of alleged or suspected unlawful sexual contact of residents in Australia, reported to the Commonwealth Department of Health, is rising. Residents are a particularly vulnerable population for sexual assault due to dependency on caregivers, multifaceted health problems and the co-housing of residents, including some with potentially dangerous older individuals with sexual assault backgrounds.
The seminar explores what can be done to better enable preventing and managing sexual violence in RACS. We examine the prevailing negative sexual stereotypes of older people, their greater dependency on others, the potential divided loyalty to staff members or residents as barriers in reporting, detecting, and preventing sexual assault.
Presented by Monash University, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine this
educational seminar will be run by experienced leaders in the field of aged care, law and policy and forensic medicine. This seminar is designed for aged care workers, nurses, managers and, healthcare professionals who want to know more–about policy, practice and what the future may hold.
| Period | 28 Aug 2019 |
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| Event type | Seminar |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia, VictoriaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | National |