AIM
Level 4
QN: 603/4968/2
Curriculum Active
AIM Qualifications Level 4 Diploma in Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) Practitioner Training
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by AIM . Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 254 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
AIM
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
254 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assisting Clients to Access Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the services available within own organisation and the wider community.2.
- Understand when referral to another service is appropriate.3.
- Understand mechanisms for referral between services.4.
- Understand the confidentiality requirements and procedures of an organisation.
2
Child Protection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the type of family circumstances that may result in abusive situations.2.
- Understand the needs and rights of children in line with current legislation.3.
- Know how to encourage children to protect themselves.4.
- Understand the different forms that child ab
- use can take.
- Understand the effects that ab
- use can have on children.6.
- Know how to communicate and respond professionally to a child’s disclosure of ab
- Know how to professionally observe children and adults.8.
- Understand the importance of confidentiality in relation to child protection.9.
- Know how to make and maintain confidential records to be used by appropriate others.10.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of professionals concerned with child protection.
3
Interaction Skills for Independent Sexual Violence Advisers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explore the role of Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) information, advice and guidance service and own role within it to clients.2.
- Be able to agree the use of an ISVA information, advice and guidance service with clients.
- Understand the importance of impartiality in interactions with clients.4.
- Understand the importance of confidentiality and data protection in interactions with clients.5.
- Understand how to communicate effectively in the delivery of information, advice and guidance to victims of sexual violence and sexual ab
- Be able to communicate effectively in the delivery of information, advice and guidance to victims and survivors of sexual violence and sexual ab
- Be able to explore options with a client to meet his/her requirements.8.
- Be able to agree a course of action with a client.9.
- Be able to recognise own personal development needs.
4
Legal Processes Related to Rape, Sexual Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the criminal justice processes relating to rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- Know how to work appropriately with service users, team members, members of the public and other agencies.
5
Mediation Skills for Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevance of mediation skills in working as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor.
- Understand the use of theory of change in a mediation support process.
- Be able to keep records related to planning a mediation support process.
- Understand how to work with conflict relating to sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- Understand the importance of objectivity within a mediation support process.
- Know how to develop process facilitation skills.
- Be able to use facilitation skills.
- Understand how conflict between individuals and organisations can affect a mediation support process.
6
Negotiation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of negotiation.
- Understand the importance of planning for negotiation.
- Be able to plan for negotiation.
- Understand negotiation strategies and outcomes.
- Understand the skills needed to undertake negotiation.
- Know how to counter aggression during the negotiation process.
- Be able to reflect on own negotiation skills.
7
Reflecting on Own Practice in Information, Advice and Guidance for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own contribution to achieving an organisation’s objectives.
- Be able to assess own personal development objectives.
- Know how to plan to meet personal development objectives.
- Understand how own beliefs and attitudes may impact on own work and that of own organisation.
- Understand the need for accountability and adherence to codes of practice in information, advice or guidance.
8
Understanding Rape, Sexual Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the background, aims and objectives of specialist rape and sexual violence organisations.2.
- Understand the background, aims and objectives of childhood sexual ab
- use organisations.3.
- Know different forms of sexual violence and ab
- Understand theories of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- Understand the links between domestic violence, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- Understand the impact of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use on the individual.7.
- Understand how attitudes to rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use affect recovery and access to justice.8.
- Understand how rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use affect women, men and children from different cultures and backgrounds.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/4968/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- AIM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2019