Support

The psychotherapy we offer at Respond doesn't happen in a vacuum. The people who are with those who have experienced abuse or trauma, or those who are perpetrators, on a day to day basis can also benefit from input that can allow them to be supported too. We do this in the following ways:

CONSULTANCY

Consultancy is offered on a regular basis to teams and individual members of staff working with people with learning disabilities who have been sexually abused and/or who have abused others.  These one-off sessions are conducted by a Respond psychotherapist and last between one hour and one full day (refreshments included).  

SUPERVISION

Regular supervision is provided to individual workers or small teams.  This service encompasses clinical supervision of individual caseloads in addition to wider supervision on such issues as supporting survivors and perpetrators of sexual abuse in residential, day care settings, conducting sex education group-work in a psychotherapeutic context and exploring the team dynamics evoked by working with traumatised clients.