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What do you consider to be the<br />
most important qualities in<br />
someone working with victims?<br />
Empathy, understanding, nonjudgemental,<br />
supportive, the ability to<br />
advocate on behalf of others.<br />
Knowledge of safeguarding & safety<br />
planning. Awareness of other agencies<br />
both statutory and voluntary that can<br />
also offer additional support.<br />
Ability to confidence build & empower<br />
victims to make positive life choices.<br />
What advice would you give to<br />
someone who didn’t want to report?<br />
If someone is at risk of immediate harm<br />
or in danger the advice I would always<br />
encourage them to report to the police.<br />
The police powers and responses have<br />
drastically improved over time and the<br />
service is there to offer the emergency<br />
response to emergency situations.<br />
For ongoing harassment, stalking and<br />
other abusive behaviours I again<br />
encourage reporting, the abuser can then<br />
hopefully be brought to account for their<br />
behaviour/s through the criminal or civil<br />
justice processes.<br />
“We currently have six refuges across the Norfolk offering 47<br />
emergency bed spaces for women and children fleeing an<br />
abusive situation. ”<br />
How would you respond to someone<br />
who feels that getting funding for<br />
support services is easy?<br />
I would explain that there are many<br />
competitive processes and hoops to jump<br />
through to obtain funds from a whole variety<br />
of funders & that you would need to not have<br />
all your eggs in one basket so to speak.<br />
Who do you admire?<br />
Professor Liz Kelly<br />
Editor's note:<br />
Professor Liz Kelly was one of a group<br />
of women who set up Leeway in<br />
Norwich, in the 1970's.<br />
What is a typical day for you?<br />
Leadership & decision making,<br />
problem-solving, various meetings, bid<br />
reading, governance support for the<br />
board of trustees, liaising with the<br />
media etc etc.<br />
What positive changes in terms<br />
of victim support have you seen<br />
in your time at Leeway and what<br />
still needs to be done?<br />
Leeway have expanded and developed<br />
our services over the last 44 years. We<br />
currently have six refuges across the<br />
Norfolk offering 47 emergency bed<br />
spaces for women and children fleeing<br />
an abusive situation.<br />
<strong>CCChat</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - Making the Invisible Visible
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