Session 1: What Every Clinic Worker Needs to Know About Gender-based Violence

Objectives

• Understand definitions of various forms of GBV
• Understand core concepts related to GBV - gender, power, use of force, and consent.
• Understand the health consequences of GBV
• Understand the barriers survivors face to accessing care, and why GBV is underreported
• Understanding the survivor's experience, reflecting on values ​​and beliefs
• Demonstrate self-awareness of one's beliefs and values, and demonstrate behaviors and understand values ​​contributing to a safe & supportive service culture.
• Recognize the importance of compassion and empathy of supporting survivors to heal
• Understand the role of clinic staff
• Know the guiding principles and understand how to apply them in practice

Presentation

Facilitator Guide

Activities

Videos

Participant handouts

Key Messages

• Gender-based violence is a harmful act, related to power, coercion, force, gender inequality and without consent
• Gender-based violence causes suffering and health consequences
• Harmful beliefs and attitudes can worsen the suffering of survivors
• Our role as health care workers is to provide supportive, compassionate health care
• Health care providers should provide care based on the guiding principles

Required Supplies & Materials

• Projector
• Laptop
• Pen and blank paper workbook for each participant
• Space for small group discussion
• Space for groups to move around
• Wall to post flip charts
• Paper
• Sticky tack, tape or post-it notes
• Pens, markers
• Flip chart or white board
• Print outs of activities – depending on which activities you choose

Further Resources For Facilitators (Optional)

• Sex and gender:

IOM LGBTI Terminology Guidance

• Guiding principles:

WHO 2020 Clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence survivors Developing protocols for use in humanitarian settings, pg 4

UNFPA 2019 The inter-agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming, pg xi