National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya

What the Survivor Should Expect at the Police Station
At the police station, a report is entered into the Occurrence Book (OB) and the
survivor is issued with a P3 form. The P3 form should be provided free of charge. An OB
number should be availed to the survivor. If the survivor has not been to the hospital,
it is important that s/he goes there immediately after reporting. Other procedures such
as writing a statement can be undertaken after initial treatment has been received. The
police should record the statement of the survivor and any witnesses, and the survivor
should sign it only when s/he is satisfied with what the police have written. The P3
form should be completed by an authorized health worker based on the clinical notes
found in PRC Form.
Referrals
After acute counseling is done, the counselor should refer the survivor to other
qualified professionals as appropriate to the needs of the survivor. The referral network
for survivors is wide and includes social services, psychiatrists and other medical
specialists, legal services, the criminal justice system and shelters etc
7.5 Counseling and Support Supervision
Supervision is important for preventing ‘burn out’ of the counselors and for maintaining
high quality communications between the counselors and the survivors. Supervision
provides an opportunity for counselors to come together with other professional
counseling providers and at least one trained supervisor, to discuss and process issues
that arise during counseling of survivors of sexual violence and to monitor the quality
of their own service provision over time.
Regular personal therapy is also recommended to all practicing trauma counselors in
order to cope with secondary traumatization.
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