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The PAVE Project Report
Figure 10: Categorisation of Services and minimum good practice guidelines
Befriending
o
o
o
o
o
Trained and supervised befrienders.
Planned, scheduled, and regular
meetings (weekly, monthly)
Ability to refer service users to other
agencies or organisations
Ability to help service users with
practical things (e.g form filling)
User feedback
Community-based:
These are interventions
based on initiatives from
an individual or a
community group, such
as befriending, group
holidays, narrative work
and are often initiated
by people who
experienced trauma
themselves.
Support groups
Respite care
o Small groups of 4-20 people with similar
previous life experiences/stresses.
o Pre arranged regular meetings for prearranged
length of time
o Formal/informal agenda for the meeting
o One or two identified facilitators
o
o
o
o
Activities, trips, short breaks/holidays
Facilitated by staff members with a
qualification in the caring professions
A selection process to identify
facilitators and service users
Pre-planned activities with a definite
time span and location
Youth Work
o
o
o
o
o
Organised group activities such as sport,
music, art etc.
Trained and experienced facilitators
Pre-arranged activities, time and location
A selection process to identify
facilitators and service users
Supervision of facilitators
Narrative work
o
o
o
o
A selection process and supervision of
trained facilitators
Pre-arranged time and location in a safe
environment
Story recording in different forms
(written, audio, visual)
The opportunity to talk about traumatic
incidents.
Cont.