JSQ224 Sexual Violence in Diverse Communities and Contexts
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| Unit code: | JSQ224 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,348 |
| International unit fee | $4,620 |
Unit Outline: Session 1 2026, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | JSQ224 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
Responding to sexual violence in diverse communities requires skills to effectively address the complex realities faced by various groups. By exploring intersectional considerations, you will understand the unique needs and barriers experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, refugees, and others. The curriculum emphasises culturally safe practices, the impact of colonisation and intergenerational trauma, and strategies for engaging with regional, rural, and remote communities. Additionally, you will learn about the ways technology is used to support victim-survivors, and the ways in which it may be misused by users of violence. This unit supports you to foster inclusive and effective response practices for sexual violence in diverse contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Design approaches to increase cultural safety and engagement with Indigenous Australian communities affected by sexual violence.
- Analyse digital platforms designed to support individuals and communities impacted by sexual violence.
- Communicate proposals for improving sexual violence services to professional audiences.
- Critique how intersectionality and contextual factors impact on support seeking in relation to sexual violence.
Content
This unit will cover the following:
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Intersectional considerations in addressing sexual violence in diverse contexts and communities, including the needs, barriers and experiences of LGBTQIA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, refugee and migrant communities, men and boys as victim-survivors of sexual violence, and people with disabilities
-
Culturally safe practice
-
Colonisation and intergenerational trauma
-
Working with regional, rural and remote communities
-
Technology-facilitated abuse and responses
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Online modules
- Online discussions
- Readings and recorded resources
- Reflection activities.
During the unit, you will be required to engage in critical reflection and case-based learning and apply the presented concepts to your own practice and knowledge.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- a range of formative exercises discussed and undertaken throughout the unit
- opportunity for formative feedback in this unit will include feedback on a learning activity related to assessment task 1
- self-reflection on learning and personal and professional experiences
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- comments about summative assessment work included with your grade
Assessment
Overview
There are two assessments in this unit:
1. Digital Walkthrough - this task connects technology-facilitated support for victim-survivors of diverse communities with critique of a digital platform.
2. Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - this task draws on your understanding of Indigenous Australian's experiences of sexual violence to design effective engagement strategies and professional development plans for those working with, and to support, Indigenous Australians in the sexual violence sector.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Walkthrough
You will choose a digital platform that supports individuals affected by sexual violence (this may be victim-survivors, users of violence, families, or community members). You will record yourself conducting a digital walk through of this digital platform to explore how users interface with it. You will critique the digital platform for its suitability, considering intersectional factors covered through the unit such as age, disability, gender, rurality, and cultural or linguistic background.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is allowed to help you study and find out more about the topic; noting AI-generated content may not be accurate, reliable, or may display bias. Any content generated may not be copied and included in your final submission.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
You will take on the role of a professional working in the sexual violence sector to develop a proposal for an Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy to share with your leadership team. Your proposal will cover:
- The Country/ies in your context
- A culturally responsive engagement strategy, and a
- Professional development plan.
You will record yourself on Country to detail the community and their experiences with systems and institutions related to sexual violence.
The recording will be submitted with your proposal, including your written strategies for engagement and professional development plan.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is allowed to help you study and find out more about the topic; noting AI-generated content may not be accurate, reliable, or may display bias. Any content generated may not be copied and included in your final submission.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no resources that are required to be purchased for this unit. Other resources will be available in the unit's Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Students are advised that some content in this unit may be confronting. If you are concerned that the content of a unit may impact your completion of the course, please see the unit coordinator. You can also access free student counselling through QUT Counselling via the QUT Student Homepage.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.JQ25 Graduate Certificate in Prevention and Responses to Sexual Violence
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities in relation to sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Analyse contexts and practices and propose responses that seek to address sexual violence and its impacts.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Communicate critical information about sexual violence to diverse stakeholders and related audiences.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Critique how intersectionality and contextual factors impact on sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
JQ35 Graduate Diploma in Prevention and Responses to Gendered Violence
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities affected by domestic and sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Evaluate gendered violence problems and contexts to inform contextually relevant and evidence-based responses.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Apply a range of communication modes to professionally and strategically convey critical information about domestic and sexual violence to diverse stakeholders.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Examine how ethics, intersectionality and contextual factors impact on domestic and sexual violence experiences and contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
JQ45 Master of Justice
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Evaluate complex and sensitive problems of justice to inform evidence-based responses.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Apply a range of communication modes to professionally and strategically interpret and convey critical information to diverse stakeholders.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Examine how ethics, intersectionality and contextual factors converge to impact on and shape social justice issues.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
Unit Outline: Session 3 2026, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | JSQ224 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
Overview
Responding to sexual violence in diverse communities requires skills to effectively address the complex realities faced by various groups. By exploring intersectional considerations, you will understand the unique needs and barriers experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, refugees, and others. The curriculum emphasises culturally safe practices, the impact of colonisation and intergenerational trauma, and strategies for engaging with regional, rural, and remote communities. Additionally, you will learn about the ways technology is used to support victim-survivors, and the ways in which it may be misused by users of violence. This unit supports you to foster inclusive and effective response practices for sexual violence in diverse contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Design approaches to increase cultural safety and engagement with Indigenous Australian communities affected by sexual violence.
- Analyse digital platforms designed to support individuals and communities impacted by sexual violence.
- Communicate proposals for improving sexual violence services to professional audiences.
- Critique how intersectionality and contextual factors impact on support seeking in relation to sexual violence.
Content
This unit will cover the following:
-
Intersectional considerations in addressing sexual violence in diverse contexts and communities, including the needs, barriers and experiences of LGBTQIA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, refugee and migrant communities, men and boys as victim-survivors of sexual violence, and people with disabilities
-
Culturally safe practice
-
Colonisation and intergenerational trauma
-
Working with regional, rural and remote communities
-
Technology-facilitated abuse and responses
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Online modules
- Online discussions
- Readings and recorded resources
- Reflection activities.
During the unit, you will be required to engage in critical reflection and case-based learning and apply the presented concepts to your own practice and knowledge.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- a range of formative exercises discussed and undertaken throughout the unit
- opportunity for formative feedback in this unit will include feedback on a learning activity related to assessment task 1
- self-reflection on learning and personal and professional experiences
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- comments about summative assessment work included with your grade
Assessment
Overview
There are two assessments in this unit:
1. Digital Walkthrough - this task connects technology-facilitated support for victim-survivors of diverse communities with critique of a digital platform.
2. Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - this task draws on your understanding of Indigenous Australian's experiences of sexual violence to design effective engagement strategies and professional development plans for those working with, and to support, Indigenous Australians in the sexual violence sector.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Walkthrough
You will choose a digital platform that supports individuals affected by sexual violence (this may be victim-survivors, users of violence, families, or community members). You will record yourself conducting a digital walk through of this digital platform to explore how users interface with it. You will critique the digital platform for its suitability, considering intersectional factors covered through the unit such as age, disability, gender, rurality, and cultural or linguistic background.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is allowed to help you study and find out more about the topic; noting AI-generated content may not be accurate, reliable, or may display bias. Any content generated may not be copied and included in your final submission.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
You will take on the role of a professional working in the sexual violence sector to develop a proposal for an Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy to share with your leadership team. Your proposal will cover:
- The Country/ies in your context
- A culturally responsive engagement strategy, and a
- Professional development plan.
You will record yourself on Country to detail the community and their experiences with systems and institutions related to sexual violence.
The recording will be submitted with your proposal, including your written strategies for engagement and professional development plan.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is allowed to help you study and find out more about the topic; noting AI-generated content may not be accurate, reliable, or may display bias. Any content generated may not be copied and included in your final submission.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There are no resources that are required to be purchased for this unit. Other resources will be available in the unit's Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Students are advised that some content in this unit may be confronting. If you are concerned that the content of a unit may impact your completion of the course, please see the unit coordinator. You can also access free student counselling through QUT Counselling via the QUT Student Homepage.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.JQ25 Graduate Certificate in Prevention and Responses to Sexual Violence
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities in relation to sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Analyse contexts and practices and propose responses that seek to address sexual violence and its impacts.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Communicate critical information about sexual violence to diverse stakeholders and related audiences.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Critique how intersectionality and contextual factors impact on sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
JQ35 Graduate Diploma in Prevention and Responses to Gendered Violence
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities affected by domestic and sexual violence.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Evaluate gendered violence problems and contexts to inform contextually relevant and evidence-based responses.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Apply a range of communication modes to professionally and strategically convey critical information about domestic and sexual violence to diverse stakeholders.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Examine how ethics, intersectionality and contextual factors impact on domestic and sexual violence experiences and contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy
JQ45 Master of Justice
- Design approaches for working with a plurality of diverse stakeholders and communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Relates to: ULO1, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Evaluate complex and sensitive problems of justice to inform evidence-based responses.
Relates to: ULO2, Digital Walkthrough - Apply a range of communication modes to professionally and strategically interpret and convey critical information to diverse stakeholders.
Relates to: ULO3, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy - Examine how ethics, intersectionality and contextual factors converge to impact on and shape social justice issues.
Relates to: ULO4, Digital Walkthrough, Indigenous Australian Engagement Strategy