NASASV National Standards of Practice Manual for Services
3rd Edition Now Available

NASASV was engaged by the Department of Social Services (Commonwealth) in 2020-21 to develop a (Third Edition) of the National Standards of Practice Manual for Services Against Sexual Violence.

The Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) at the University of New South Wales was subsequently engaged by NASASV to work in collaboration to develop the new edition of the Standards.

GVRN undertook an extensive literature review to locate national and international standards, guidelines, and research produced over the five years since the Second Edition of the Standards was produced in 2015. Relevant findings from the literature review were incorporated into the Third Edition.

The purpose of these Standards is to ensure accessible, high quality, and consistent service provision.

This Edition of the Standards provides guidance on the provision of services to adults, children and young people who have experienced sexual assault, and children and young people exhibiting harmful sexual behaviours.

The Standards will set a standard for practice competence for the workforce and provides guidance also for training providers on the design and development of different levels of training for responding to people impacted by sexual violence.

These Standards address the specific skills and knowledge set required for different modalities of responding, such as telephone, online or face-to-face approaches.