Explain trauma-informed care after sexual assault to a distressed victim — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar seeing a sexual-assault survivor in ED. The examiner plays the patient.^[1][2]

Candidate instructions. Establish rapport and safety. Acknowledge secondary victimisation. Explain what you need to assess without forcing a full narrative. Outline medical/forensic options and mental-health next steps (trauma-focused therapy when ready; medication options if needed). Coordinate with police without becoming an interrogator. Check understanding. Do not invent statute section numbers for victims schemes.^[1][3][6]