Vietnam Gender-based Violence Symposium
September 13, 2024
CRICOS provider number: 00122A | RTO Code: 3046
Welcome
RMIT’s Commitment to GBV Prevention and Response
The Safer Community team leads the university’s efforts to address GBV. This includes capacity building with external partners and events like this.
RMIT’s Vietnam Country Commitment
Commitment 1: Focus on our degree programs, our research and our community engagement activities on key areas that make a difference to the communities we serve.
This includes a focus on four key areas of emerging technologies, smart and sustainable cities, social innovation and regional collaboration.
Agenda
9:00-9:45: Service Introductions
9:50-10:40: Exploring the Professional Needs of the GBV Sector
10:45-11:30: Presentation: Can We Empower Post-Traumatic Growth?
Service Provider Introductions
CRICOS provider number: 00122A | RTO Code: 3046
Service Provider Presentations
Each provider will have 4 minutes to present then we’ll have 2 minutes for questions.
Please ask questions in the chat.
Organisation |
World Vision International |
HopeBox Social Enterprise |
TeaTalk Vietnam-CoRE |
Hagar International in Vietnam |
Hanoi National University of Education - Faculty of Social work |
Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) |
World Vision�International
Service Provider
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
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World Vision International
Child Protection
& Participation
Health
& Nutrition
Livelihoods
Disaster Risk Reduction
& Climate Resilience
STRATEGIC PROGRAMMES
GBV-RELATED SERVICES
WV supports local system to provide services
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
| Contact information: contact_vietnam@wvi.org For GBV-related inquiries, contact: vu_thi_van_anh@wvi.org For Safeguarding inquiries, contact: phan_thi_kim_lien@wvi.org |
World Vision International
Government
(MOLISA, MOIC,
MOET, MOCST...)
Local level
(WU, FA, YU, schools, social work centers...)
Institutions & Association:
(VNISA, VACR...)
Networks
(CRWG, CRG,
GBVNet,...)
UN Agencies
(UNICEF, IOM,
UN Women...)
INGO and LNGOs
HopeBox�Social Enterprise
Service Provider
Web: https://hopeboxvn.com/
Email: info@hopeboxvn.com
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
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HopeBox Social Enterprise
WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
OUTREACH PROGRAM
BUSINESS & PARNERSHIP
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
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HopeBox Social Enterprise
Process for trainee:
1.Receiving case information
2. Reviewing profile to identify fit support
3. Providing direct support or referring client to suitable services
4. Following up and recording case file
info@hopeboxvn.com
+84 32 8289818 (hotline)
TeaTalk Vietnam - CoRE
Service Provider
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
| Vietnam |
TeaTalk Vietnam-CoRE
LET'S DATE
To strengthen marriages among young married couples.
LET’S PAL
Living values & life skills training course for children
LET’S TALK- EMOTIONAL
FIRST-AIDERS
COUNSELLING SERVICE
(for individuals, couples, families)
LET’S FARM
Therapeutic & educational Farm
LET’S CARE
Volunteer tourism, retreats and culture exchanges
For Companies and Organizations
Customised training and workshops
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
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TeaTalk Vietnam-CoRE
Youth & Children & Family
Communities
Schools
Companies & Organizations
hello@teatalkvietnam.com
✔Tea Talk: https://www.teatalkvietnam.vn
✔CoRE: https://www.corevn.org
0973.693.886
Hagar International in Vietnam (Hagar Vietnam)
Service Provider
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
- Safe accommodation - Health care - Trauma therapy consultation. Crisis consultation after the event; long-term therapy. - Education and life skills training - Enhancing economic capacity.
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Hagar International in Vietnam (Hagar Vietnam)
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
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If a client contacts Hagar and is not in their service area, they will try to find another organization who will assist. |
Hagar International in Vietnam
Faculty of�Social Work, HNUE
Service Provider
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/khoaCTXH.DHSPHN
Website: http://ctxh.hnue.edu.vn
Adress: 3rd floor, D3 Building, 136 Xuan Thuy street, Cau Giay district, Hanoi.
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
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Faculty of Social Work, HNUE
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
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✔Receiving client's information ✔Accessing client’s situations, and identifying their needs ✔Providing counseling, and suitable supports or referring clients to suitable services |
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Faculty of Social Work, HNUE
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/khoaCTXH.DHSPHN
Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA)
Service Provider
Services Provided | Cities/Provinces Served |
• Support services: Psychological support; Support in developing safety plan and providing necessary information; Referral services (Emergency sheltering, Medical services, Police and Legal services,…) • Target population: Women experiencing gender-based violence; LBTI+ people experiencing violence or discrimination based on SOGIESC; Man perpetrating or having high risks of perpetrating; Bystanders (Survivors’ family members or friends) • Language(s) of direct services: Vietnamese • Delivery method: Online via hotline and chat; Face to face at CSAGA’s offices in Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh city or in-field based on the victim’s status • Other activities related to gender-based violence: Young women/Girls Empowerment and Leadership skills enhancing; Capacity building for service providers; Support services mapping; Public awareness raising activities; Communication activities, including online campaigns and annual campaigns (exhibitions, running race,…) | • Head office: Hanoi • Representative offices: Danang and HCM City • Online support services served over the country |
Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA)
Collaboration and Partnerships | Referral Process |
• Local partners: Women unions, Police, Social work centers, Legal aid centers, Shelters (Anh Duong House, Peace House,…), other local organizations focusing on GE/GBV, high schools or universities,… • International partners: UN agencies (UNFPA, UN Women); iNGO; Embassies in Vietnam; international networks for example Global Network of Women Shelters,… • Opportunities for future collaboration: Capacity building activities (Training, Workshop); Technical support for establishment/operation of internal counselling stations, Communication campaigns for public or for students,… | • Key channels: • Process for intake: ✔Receiving case information ✔Accessing victim’s situation and identifying victim’s needs ✔Providing direct support or referring client to suitable services ✔Following up and recording case file |
Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA)
Hotline
024 3333 5599
Fanpage
Yeu thuong va tu do
Referred from other
organizations/community
5 Minute Break
Exploring the Professional Needs of the GBV Sector
CRICOS provider number: 00122A | RTO Code: 3046
Exploring the Professional Needs of the GBV Sector
Goals for this Session
What will happen after today?
Focus Areas
Exploring the Professional Needs of the GBV Sector
Focus Areas
Focus Areas
2. Leadership & Program Management
Focus Areas
3. Research and Data Collection
Focus Areas
4. Collaboration with Other Organizations and Government
Summit Local Partners
Would your organisation like to locally host a satellite location for the Summit? RMIT is offering funding support for organisations to host. Full details on this partnership opportunity is here. We will organise a virtual information session for organisations interested in applying in September. Please contact wellbeing@rmit.edu.vn to be invited to the information session. To apply, please complete this form.
Call for Breakout Session Proposals
The National Organising Committee for the Summit is taking proposals for sessions and panel discussions. For detailed information on what's involved in offering a session, see our Session Guidelines. Please submit the Call for Proposals by 30 September.
Can We Empower Post Traumatic Growth?
Michael Tower
RMIT Vietnam
CRICOS provider number: 00122A | RTO Code: 3046
Objectives
About Me
Masters in Clinical Social Work, Masters in Organization and Leadership
Work Experience: child protection and investigation, adoption family services, trauma-informed parenting, safeguarding in schools.
Trigger Warning
We will be addressing trauma today but avoiding specific scenarios.
What actually is a trauma?
(SAMHSA 2014)
Event
-harm or threat of harm
-physical or psychological
-self or loved one
Trauma
Experience
-perception of powerlessness, shame, guilt, humiliation
Effects
-short or long term
-physical, cognitive, emotional, social trust
Assessing Potential for a Traumatic Experience
After Trauma, Clients Move in Different Directions
Post Traumatic Growth: Remarkable Possibilities
Examples of Post Traumatic Growth
Many trauma survivors more than just accept what happened to them: "They feel it made them better human beings than they would ever have been without it. And it made them wiser and willing to take the risk of being more fully alive." -Stephen Joseph, PhD
Nelson Mandela
Anti-Apartheid Activist
Who Can You Think Of?
Malala Yousafzai
Human Rights Activist
How About Your
Clients?
How to Assess Post-Traumatic Growth in a Client
What Do You Think Could Be the Factors that Promote Post Traumatic Growth?
Think about factors that occur after the trauma related to the survivor. Possibilities include engagement with service, individual coping styles, ways of thinking.
Go to the website and use the code below – or – scan the QR code
How to Identify Post Traumatic Growth Support for an Organization
Whether you are an NGO, university staff, or direct service provider, evaluate the following:
Factors that Promote Post Traumatic Growth
For today, we will discuss factors that organizations can influence through service delivery.
(Henson, Truchot, Canevello 2021)
Factors that Promote Post Traumatic Growth
For today, we will discuss 6 factors that organizations can affect through service delivery.
We will avoid fixed client characteristics, such as age, culture, or socio-economic status.
(Henson, Truchot, Canevello 2021)
Factors that Promote Post Traumatic Growth
1. Rumination. Empirical studies suggest that cognitive processing is associated with higher levels of PTG. For example,
Calhoun, Cann, Tedeschi, and McMillan (2000))
investigated rumination and growth in a group of 54 young adults who had experienced a traumatic event. Their results indicated a positive relationship between event-related rumination and the level of reported PTG: The more rumination participants reported experiencing soon after the event, the greater the degree of posttraumatic growth.
2. Personal Crisis. Palmer, Murphy, and Spencer-Harper (2016) add in one of their studies that veterans tend to report growth after reaching a certain “turning point” following the traumatic event. This turning point typically occurs after several years of living with PTSD symptoms and is generally prompted by the veterans themselves after reaching extreme levels of despair due to their symptoms. In other words, the authors suggest that, in some cases, growth may be triggered by a posterior crisis situation caused by dealing with PTSD symptoms.
3. Sharing Negative Emotions
According to
Calhoun and Tedeschi (2013)
, cognitive engagement and cognitive processing of traumatic events could be fostered by the sharing (or the "disclosure") of one’s internal experience with others, as long as the individual’s social environment is able to provide the necessary support. Indeed, the disclosure of internal cognitive processes with a supportive social environment reduces the risks of depression and/or promotes higher levels of growth (
Nolen-Hoeksema & Larson, 1999
;
Saltzman et al., 2018
). This is consistent with
Ogińska-Bulik and Kobylarczyk (2015)
and Dirik and Göcek-Yorulmaz’s (2018) results showing that venting negative emotions is positively associated with PTG (
Fig. 2
).
Social Support. Therefore, disclosure could be considered as a mediator of the relationship between cognitive engagement and PTG. This appears to be particularly true when sharing with people who have gone through similar traumatic experiences, as it has the positive effect of normalizing the individual’s situation and feelings (
Coping Strategies. Indeed, religious coping was strongly correlated to growth. As stated by
Pargament, Koenig, and Perez (2000))
, religious coping could have various positive consequences for individuals in their daily lives (e.g., giving meaning to negative events, providing a sense of control and comfort during difficult times, fostering social relations through the religious community, and helping individuals make major life changes). Furthermore, spirituality predicted moderate positive changes (
Prati & Pietrantoni, 2009
;
Rzeszutek, Oniszczenko, & Firląg-Burkacka, 2017
,
Danhauer et al., 2013a
,
Tsai & Pietrzak, 2017
). Spirituality differs from religious coping in that it is defined as “an individual’s sense of peace, purpose, and connection to others, and beliefs about the meaning of life”; whereas religion is defined as a set of beliefs and practices associated with a particular religious tradition or denomination (
Vallurupalli et al., 2012
). According to
Prati and Pietrantoni (2009)
, spirituality may foster PTG because it increases feelings of belonging within the religious community, ensures the presence of social support through the community, and promotes beliefs that encourage individuals to search for meaning. Thus, spirituality may only be indirectly related to growth.
Positive reappraisal coping was also associated with PTG. This coping strategy implies the individual’s attempt to construe negative events in a more positive way which, consequently, may generate positive changes. This is consistent with several studies suggesting that positive reframing/reinterpretation, positive affect/attitude, and positive sense-making are positively correlated to PTG
Growth Actions
Hobfoll et al. (2007) make a distinction between growth actions and growth cognitions, stating that cognitive change alone is not sufficient for growth to occur. Indeed, they show in one of their studies that PTG may only be beneficial if it includes taking action.
Rumination (definition: thinking deeply about something)
Factor 1: Rumination
Two types of rumination are associated with Post-Traumatic Growth:
When client’s don’t ruminate on a trauma, what are they doing instead?
(Taku, Cann, Tedeschi, and Calhoun 2009)
Interventions
Sharing Negative Emotions & Social Support
Factor 2: Sharing Negative Emotions
& Social Support
Disclosure of internal cognitive processes with a supportive social environment reduces the risks of depression and/or promotes higher levels of growth.
Sharing with people who have gone through similar traumatic experiences has the positive effect of normalizing the individual’s situation and feelings.
What’s the opposite of sharing negative emotions?
(Nolen-Hoeksema & Larson, 1999)
Interventions
Personal Crisis
Factor 3: Personal Crisis
Individuals report growth after reaching a certain “turning point” following the traumatic event. This turning point typically occurs after several years of living with PTSD symptoms and is generally prompted by reaching extreme levels of despair due to their symptoms.
In the absence of a personal crisis, what do we see with clients?
(Palmer, Murphy, and Spencer-Harper 2016)
Interventions
Coping Strategies
Factor 4: Coping Strategies
Positive reappraisal coping was also associated with PTG. This coping strategy implies the individual’s attempt to construe negative events in a more positive way which, consequently, may generate positive changes.
Religious coping could have various positive consequences for individuals in their daily lives (e.g., giving meaning to negative events, providing a sense of control and comfort during difficult times)
Interventions
Narrative
Factor 5: Narrative
Construing a traumatic experience as central to one’s identity may result in more posttraumatic cognitions (deliberate and intrusive rumination) which, as demonstrated previously, is highly associated with PTG.
High event centrality may only be beneficial soon after the traumatic event occurred, as it may help trigger cognitive processes related to growth outcomes (e.g. intrusive and deliberate rumination).
(Taku et al., 2009)
Interventions
Growth Actions
Factor 4: Growth Actions
Growth actions promote post traumatic growth, not growth cognition. Cognitive change alone is not sufficient for growth to occur.
Interventions
Factors in Post Traumatic Growth are NOT Exclusively Clinical Interventions
Factors
Clinical Interventions
Takeaways
A trauma is a significant life experience, but it does not need to result in negative long-term impacts.
Survivors need to know there are positive possibilities in the future, that they will not always be struggling with their current symptoms and difficulties.
Enabling post-traumatic growth requires consideration of our approach to supporting survivors.
Thank you��&��Q&A
Many trauma survivors more than just accept what happened to them: "They feel it made them better human beings than they would ever have been without it. And it made them wiser and willing to take the risk of being more fully alive." -Stephen Joseph, PhD
Brief Treatment Options
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools: A skills-based child group intervention. Useful in non-clinical settings.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Brief treatment model for children and adolescents.
References��
Charlotte Henson, D. Truchot, Amy Canevello. What promotes post traumatic growth? A systematic review. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 2021, 5 (4), pp.100195.10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100195 . hal-03642872
Hobfoll S. E, Watson P, Bell C. C, Bryant R. A, Brymer M. J, Friedman M. J, et al. Five essential elements of immediate and mid-term mass trauma intervention: Empirical evidence. Psychiatry. 2007;70:283–315. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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Nolen-Hoeksema S, Larson J, Grayson C. Explaining the gender difference in depressive symptoms. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1999 Nov;77(5):1061-72. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.77.5.1061. PMID: 10573880.
References��
Palmer E, Murphy D, Spencer-Harper L. Experience of post-traumatic growth in UK veterans with PTSD: a qualitative study. J R Army Med Corps. 2017 Jun;163(3):171-176. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000607. Epub 2016 Aug 16. PMID: 27531661.
SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014.
PTG
The shift, the benefits, and the paradox.