What should trauma-informed support look like for women who sell or exchange sex?In this article, we consider the five principles of trauma-informed practice and explore how community responses —more specifically, responses from support services— can positively and negatively impact women selling or exchanging sex who approach services.
Practice pointsIn this section we've put together some key steps you can take to ensure you respond to women involved in selling or exchanging sex in a trauma-informed way.
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A worker's perspective: Alison ScottIn this interview with consultant gynaecologist Alison Scott we discuss trauma-informed support for women who sell or exchange sex, we reflect on why services need to be aware of trauma and discuss why it's so crucial that employers look after their support staff.
Trauma-informed support webinarAs part of the 16 Days of Action against Gender-Based Violence, we offered a webinar exploring what services need to be aware of when supporting women involved in selling or exchanging sex in a trauma-informed way.
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Trauma-informed practice resourcesIn this section you will find links to training resources, research around trauma-informed practice and how to apply these to support women who are involved in selling or exchanging and who may be using your service.
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CSE Aware is a project from the Women’s Support Project developed alongside other agencies and the Encompass Network. The work is funded by the Scottish Government through Delivering Equally Safe.
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