Key Functions Of #Survivors On The Net
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Provide support and information on the internet for survivors of childhood abuse, their partners, family and friends by:- |
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| Providing and up-to-date and comprehensive database of self-help groups, freephone numbers, counsellors and therapists | ||||||
| Establishing a twenty-four hour information and self-help forum for survivors run by survivors | ||||||
| Providing a web site with links to other resources available both locally and on the internet | ||||||
| Establish an email enquirey and support service | ||||||
| Monitoring | ||||||
| Number of visitors to the web site | ||||||
| Number of visitors to the database | ||||||
| Number of emails received | ||||||
| Number of visitors to the chat forum | ||||||
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Strategies for informing people about #Survivors On The Net and the resources available to them |
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| Monthly newsletter on the web site and free to download as hard copy | ||||||
| Poster and leaflet campaigns | ||||||
| Training programmes | ||||||
| General public awareness-raising displays demonstrating how to access the resources available both locally and on the internet | ||||||
| Monitoring | ||||||
| Feedback from members, service users, and volunteers on the effectiveness and service provided by us | ||||||
| Number of subscribers to the newsletter | ||||||
| Carried out poster and leaflet campaigns | ||||||
| Number of presentations and video demonstrations | ||||||
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Promote communications via the internet to businesses, not-for-profit and charitable organisations, service users and workers |
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| Increase presentation/demonstrations | ||||||
| Initiate touring displays and video demonstrations on internet capabilities | ||||||
| Use email and web sites for advertising to statutory agencies and organisations | ||||||
| Liaise with local, national and international agenicies to adapt materials for local use, i.e. NEPAC, NSPCC, The Samatatins, Survivors Network, Threshold, Womens' Centre, SIA, Abusing the Issue, Dreamweavers, To tell the Truth | ||||||
| Implement media coverage to advertise this service: | ||||||
| Radio | ||||||
| Community Pages in local press | ||||||
| Internet magazines | ||||||
| Local, national and international notice boards | ||||||
| Monitoring | ||||||
| Outputs measured by increase in membership | ||||||
| Outputs measured by increase in enquiries | ||||||
| Publications by number of articles | ||||||
| Radio by airtime | ||||||
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Disseminate Best Practice |
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| Focus on supporting organisations involving survivors of abuse, i.e. local, national and international help groups and other user groups | ||||||
| Develop guidelines for good practice for support and infromation services on the internet | ||||||
| Gather examples from other organisations, i.e., Samaratins, Survivors Network, NEPAC, NSPCC, VOICES, SIA, To Tell the Truth, known for good practice in working with abuse issues, recruitment and training, | ||||||
| Collect and disseminate information for self-help groups about working, volunteering, security, data protection on the internet | ||||||
| Act as a database/information service for organisations involved with surviviors or considering developing similar support services on the internet | ||||||
| Internet, desktop publishing and web sites would enable forms, letters and advertising to be presented more efectively, with greater clarity and to a wider audience | ||||||
| Monitoring | ||||||
| Production of information packs | ||||||
| Numbers of registered charitable, voluntary organisations and agencies providing similar support services | ||||||
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Support and training for people wishing to set up similar services |
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| Professionals - Organise workshops for training on good practice, i.e., interview and recruitment procedures on the internet, time management, presentation skills, data protection procedures on the internet | ||||||
| Provide network opportunities and resources | ||||||
| Expand the exisiting support system. Set up groups focused on similar interests, i.e., co-ordinators working with survivors, family, friensa and partners, and those working with abuse issues | ||||||
| Volunteers - Organise training and special workshops both locally and via the internet, i.e., telephone training in line with BBS Telephone & Helplines' Guidelines and Policies | ||||||
For further information please email me Jill Miles at
Jill
Miles (paddy)
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