Understanding the impacts of sexual assault and reporting requirements

The aims of this online workshop on sexual assault (unlawful sexual contact or inappropriate sexual conduct) are to support residential aged care service providers to:

1. Understand changes to reporting sexual assault under the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
2. Differentiate between Priority 1 and 2 reports
3. Understand the physical and psychological impacts of sexual assault
4. Access the #ReadyToListen resources

You’ll hear from:

• Craig Gear –  CEO of Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
• Ann Wunsch – Executive Director Approvals, Compliance and Investigations, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
• Laura Tarzia – Associate Professor, Sexual Abuse and Family Violence program, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne
• Carolyn Worth – former Manager, South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence
• Hayley Foster – CEO, Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia
• Yumi Lee, – Manager, Older Women’s Network NSW
• Dr Catherine Barrett – Project Coordinator, Ready to Listen project
• Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess – William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College

This seminar is part of the #ReadyToListen project, funded by the Department of Health and is being led by the Older Persons Advocacy Network, in partnership with Celebrate Ageing and the Older Women’s Network, New South Wales.