AIM
Level 3
QN: 601/6148/6
Curriculum Active
AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award For Professionals Working in the Sexual Violence Sector
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by AIM . Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 386 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
AIM
Syllabus Units
39 Units
Guided Hours
386 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Advocacy Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is involved in providing advocacy to survivors of rape and sexual violence.
- Understand how survivors of rape and sexual violence may benefit from advocacy.
- Understand difficulties faced by survivors of sexual violence who may access advocacy services.
- Be able to challenge myths or stereotypes relating to survivors of sexual violence.
- Be able to conduct an advocacy role for a survivor of sexual violence.
2
Coping Strategies for Surviving Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of coping strategies for survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand how coping strategies help a survivor cope with the effects of sexual violence.
3
Defining “Honour -based Violence” against Women and Girls
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of the term “honour-based violence”.
- Understand the social and cultural context within which “honour-based violence” is carried out.
- Understand the potential impact of “honour-based violence” on women and girls.
- Understand barriers to accessing support faced by survivors of “honour-based violence”.
4
Demystifying Child Sexual Exploitation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what child sexual exploitation is.
- Understand forms of ab
- use used in child sexual exploitation.
- Understand how child sexual exploitation is dealt with.
- Know ways to recognise child sexual exploitation.
- Know ways to prevent child sexual exploitation.
5
Emotional and Societal Responses to Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the emotional impact of sexual violence.
- Understand rape and sexual violence within the context of society.
6
Engaging with Broadcast Media on Issues Relating to Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to engage in media interviews relating to rape and sexual violence.
- Be able to engage in media interviews relating to rape and sexual violence.
7
Equality and Diversity in Relation to Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by equality.
- Understand what is meant by diversity.
- Understand the effects of discrimination.
- Understand legislation relating to equality and diversity.
- Understand difficulties in accessing services for survivors of rape and sexual violence with one or more protected characteristic(s).
- Be able to develop a plan for improving access to support services for survivors of rape and sexual violence who share one of the protected characteristics.
8
Feminist Theory in Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by the term ‘feminism’
- Understand the context of the feminist movement.
- Understand feminist perspectives on working with survivors of rape and sexual violence.
9
Health and Safety in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the requirements for health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment.
- Understand risks in the workplace.
- Understand how to manage the effects of accidents and incidents.
10
Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effects of childhood sexual ab
- use on individuals.
- Understand the sexual ab
- use of children within social context.
- Understand the impact for adult survivors of childhood sexual ab
- Know types of support available to adult survivors of childhood sexual ab
11
Listening and Response Skills for Supporting Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of listening.
- Understand what is involved in listening.
- Be able to use active listening skills.
- Understand the need for silences.
- Understand barriers to listening.
- Be able to reflect on own use of active listening skills.
- Be able to respond to survivors of sexual violence.
- Know how to gain support after listening to a survivor of sexual violence.
12
Media Issues around Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand myths and stereotypes within media stories about rape and sexual violence.
- Understand reasons for engaging with traditional media.
- Be able to engage with traditional media.
- Know when it is not appropriate to engage with the media.
- Understand reasons for engaging with social/online media.
- Know how to engage with social/online media.
- Be able to develop an idea for a social media campaign.
- Understand the potential issues for an individual who speaks to the media as a survivor.
13
Objectification of Women
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning of ‘objectification of women’.
- Reflect on their own experiences of objectification and explore the impact of these on their self-concept.
- Understand experiential connections between the objectification of women and sexual violence.
- Understand how women’s bodies are objectified in particular ways.
- Understand the core principles in responding appropriately to a survivor presenting with experiences of objectification.
14
Peer Mentoring Skills for Rape Crisis Professionals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the peer mentoring process within the context of Rape Crisis organisations.
- Understand how peer mentoring can benefit own organisation.
- Be able to use communication skills in relation to peer mentoring.
- Be able to review own practice as a mentor in a peer mentoring session.
15
Rape and Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the gendered nature of war, conflict and the use of force.
- Understand the meaning of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war.
- Understand the difference between rape as a weapon of war and sexual violence and rape in conflict.
- Understand key conflicts where rape and sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war.
- Understand the impact of the experience of rape and sexual violence during war and in conflict.
- Understand ways to work with a survivor who has experienced sexual violence as a weapon of war.
- Be able to respond appropriately to a survivor who has experienced sexual violence as a weapon of war.
16
Rape and the Legal System
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal implications of reporting rape.
- Know the procedures involved in reporting rape.
- Understand key features of the legal frame
- work dealing with rape.
- Understand the implications of accessing the legal system on survivors of rape.
17
Rape Crisis England and Wales Approved Trainer Training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand core principles and values of Rape Crisis England and Wales.
- Know the abilities required of a Rape Crisis trainer.
- Understand the feminist empowerment model of counselling.
- Understand the support challenge model of counselling and training.
- Know how to deal with challenging behaviour in a Rape Crisis training session.
- Understand what is required to deliver Rape Crisis England and Wales training products.
- Be able to deliver Rape Crisis England and Wales training products.
- Know how to assess learners.
- Know how to manage appropriate withdrawal from Rape Crisis training.
18
Reflective Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what ‘ reflective practice’ is.
- Understand the benefits of reflective practice for the client, the practitioner and the organisation.
- Understand different activities that constitute reflective practice.
- Understand the impact on practitioners when reflective practice is not carried out.
19
Responding to a Disclosure of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by the term ‘disclosure of sexual violence’.
- Explain appropriate responses to a disclosure of sexual violence.
- Be able to respond appropriately to a disclosure of sexual violence.
- Understand appropriate referral pathways for emotional support following a disclosure of sexual violence.
- Understand the importance of record keeping; information sharing; confidentiality and safeguarding procedures.
- Understand the importance of accessing support for self following a disclosure of sexual violence.
20
Safeguarding Adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what is meant by ‘safeguarding.’
- Know how to recognise signs of ab
- use and neglect of adults.
- Know current legislation in relation to safeguarding adults.
- Know policies and procedures in own workplace in relation to safeguarding adults.
- Understand the role of professional organisations that deal with safeguarding adults in the local area.
21
Safeguarding Children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what is meant by ‘safeguarding.’
- Know how to recognise signs of ab
- use and neglect of children.
- Know current legislation in relation to safeguarding children.
- Know policies and procedures in own workplace in relation to safeguarding children.
- Understand the role of professional organisations that deal with safeguarding children in the local area.
22
Selecting and Recruiting for Rape Crisis England and Wales
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Rape Crisis selection process.
- Understand equality and diversity issues in the selection process.
- Understand the Rape Crisis selection interview.
- Be able to conduct a selection interview.
23
Self Care for Stress Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the term ‘self-care’.
- Understand the term ‘stress’ and its impact on those who work with survivors of sexual violence.
- Be able to monitor own self-care strategies.
- Understand the importance of support systems when working with survivors of sexual violence.
24
Sexual Violence against Men and Boys
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of sexual violence against men and boys.
- Understand sexual violence against men and boys in the context of society.
- Understand need for specific support services for men and boys who are survivors of sexual violence.
25
Sexual Violence Against Women and the Role of the Rape Crisis Movement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the social issues linked to sexual violence against women in the United Kingdom (UK).
- Understand what constitutes sexual violence against women.
- Understand the role of the Rape Crisis Movement in addressing sexual violence against women.
26
Sexual Violence against Young People and Adolescents
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal definitions of rape, sexual assault, child sexual ab
- use, exploitation and consent in England and Wales.
- Understand wider gendered experiences of young people linked to sexual violence.
- Know the myths and facts around all forms of sexual ab
- use and violence experienced by young people.
- Understand the impact of sexual violence on young people.
- Understand ways of supporting a young person in relation to experiences of sexual violence and/or wider ab
27
Sexual Violence and Prostitution
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation and policy relating to prostitution.
- Understand the language legislation prostitution.
- Understand the impact of prostitution as a form of violence against women and girls.
- Understand how workers can support survivors of prostitution.
28
Supporting Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee Women and Girls who are Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER).
- Understand additional issues facing Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand barriers to accessing support faced by Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand how racism and oppression impact upon BAMER women and girls.
29
Supporting Disabled Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by the term disabled.
- Understand additional issues facing disabled survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand additional barriers to accessing support faced by disabled survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand differences between social and medical models of disability.
30
Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Women Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women.
- Understand forms of sexual violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women.
- Understand the impact of sexual violence for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women.
- Understand difficulties in accessing sexual violence-related support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women.
31
Supporting Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to conduct an initial contact with a survivor of sexual violence.
- Be able to conduct an initial contact with a survivor of sexual violence.
- Understand relevant policies and procedures for working with survivors of rape and sexual violence.
- Understand the importance of listening skills to a survivor of sexual violence.
- Use active listening skills.
- Understand the importance of boundaries when working with survivors of sexual violence.
- Be able to set boundaries with a survivor of sexual violence.
32
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence via Email
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits and challenges of providing support to survivors of sexual violence via email.
- Understand relevant policies and procedures for supporting survivors via email.
- Understand how to apply active listening skills to email support.
- Be able to use active listening skills to support a survivor via email.
- Be able to appropriately end a session of email support.
33
Supporting Survivors to Explore Suicidal Feelings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of providing an appropriate response to a survivor expressing suicidal thoughts.
- Know how to provide a non-judgemental, nondirective response to a survivor expressing suicidal thoughts.
- Be able to provide a non-judgemental, nondirective response to a survivor expressing suicidal thoughts.
- Know how to implement own organisation’s policy on supporting suicidal survivors.
- Know how to gain support after listening to a survivor who expresses suicidal thoughts.
34
Supporting Trans and Non-binary Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand difficulties in accessing services for transgender survivors of rape and sexual violence.
- Know own organisation’s position on supporting transgender survivors.
- Be able to support a trans* survivor of sexual violence.
35
Supporting Women and Girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation FGM
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is practised.
- Understand the social and cultural context within which FGM is practised.
- Understand the potential impact of FGM upon women and girls.
36
Supporting Women and Girls affected by Forced Marriage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning of forced marriage.
- Understand potential motives and triggers for forced marriage.
- Understand the potential impact of forced marriage upon women and girls.
- Understand barriers to accessing support faced by women or girls affected by forced marriage.
- Know how to respond to a woman or girl who discloses that she has experienced, or is at risk of, forced marriage.
37
Supporting Women who are Refugee and Asylum Seeking Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the terms asylum seeker and refugee are used in the UK today.
- Understand difficulties in accessing sexual violence support services for refugee and asylum seeking survivors of sexual violence.
- Understand forms of sexual violence experienced by refugees and asylum seeking survivors.
- Understand the impact of sexual violence for refugees and asylum seeking survivors.
- Understand support needs of refugee and asylum seeking survivors of sexual violence.
38
Understanding Violence Against Women and Girls
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand violence against women and girls (VAWG) as a ca
- use and consequence of gender inequality.
- Know the eight forms of violence against women and girls as recognised by the United Nations.
- Understand the impacts of violence against women and girls on a survivor’s sense of self.
- Be able to respond to a survivor of violence against women and girls.
39
Working with Survivors of Abuse Related to Faith or Belief
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the issue of ab
- use linked to faith or belief.
- Understand the impact of ab
- use linked to faith or belief on survivors.
- Understand the support needs for survivors of ab
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/6148/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- AIM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2015