AIM
Level 4
QN: 610/6892/5
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: 299 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
AIM
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
299 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assisting Clients to Access Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1- Understand the services available within own organisation and the wider voluntary and statutory sectors2 - Understand when referral to another service is appropriate3 - Understand mechanisms for referral between services4 - 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
- Understand the needs and rights of children in line with current legislation
- Know how to support children at risk of ab
- Understand the different forms that child ab
- use can take
- Understand the effects that ab
- use can have on children
- Know how to communicate and respond professionally to a child’s disclosure of ab
- Know how to professionally observe children and adults
- Understand the importance of confidentiality in relation to child protection
- Know how to make and maintain confidential records to be used by appropriate others
- 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
- 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
- Understand the importance of confidentiality and data protection in interactions with clients
- 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
- Understand how to use trauma informed and emotionally supportive communication techniques, adapting interactions to meet with individual needs
- Be able to explore options with a client to meet his/her requirements
- Be able to agree a course of action with a client
- Be able to recognise own personal development needs
4
Legal Processes Related to Rape, Sexual Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1 - Understand the criminal justice processes relating to rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse2 - Know how to work appropriately with service users, team members, members of the public and other agencies in the Criminal Justice System and stakeholder organisations
5
Mediation Skills for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors
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
- Understand the importance of impartiality in interactions with clients
- 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
Professional Negotiation Skills for Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1- Understand the nature of negotiation2 - Understand the importance of planning for negotiation3 - Be able to plan for negotiation4 - Understand negotiation strategies and outcomes5 - Understand the skills needed to undertake negotiation6 - Know how to counter aggression during the negotiation process7 - Be able to reflect on own negotiation skills
7
Reflecting on Professional Practice to Provide Trauma-Informed Support for Survivors of Rape, Sexual Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse
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 a person’s unconscious bias and personal belief systems might impact on offering trauma informed and impartial support
- 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:
- 1- Understand the background, aims and objectives of specialist rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use organisations. 2 - Know different forms of sexual violence and ab
- use 3 - Understand theories of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use 4- Understand the links between domestic violence, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use 5- Understand the impact of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use on the individual 6 - Understand how attitudes to rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use can affect a survivor achieving their identified health and wellbeing goals or access to justice 7 - Understand how rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual ab
- use affect individuals from a range of cultures and backgrounds
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6892/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- AIM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2026