SEA Investigations Workshop

Purpose

This four-day workshop demonstrates how to conduct fair, thorough and confidential investigations into complaints of staff misconduct, with a particular focus on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of affected populations.

Who should attend?

Mid- to senior-level staff who are, or may be, designated to investigate allegations of staff misconduct within their organisation.

Course content

The course covers the following topics:

• What is abuse?
• Investigation planning
• Conducting investigations, including interviewing
• Documentary and other evidence, and site visits
• Investigation report and management implication report writing
• Investigation closure
• Management of investigations

The third day of the course is a full-day simulation exercise of the interviewing stage of an investigation, using a detailed case study. Actors represent the complainant, subject of complaint and witnesses.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will have an increased understanding of the following:

• The principles underpinning investigations;
• The Guidelines for Investigations;

Furthermore, participants will have developed basic skills in:

• Planning and conducting investigations;
• Reviewing documentary and other evidence, and conducting site visits
• Interviewing complainants, subjects of complaint and witnesses;
• Reporting findings and making recommendations.
• Closing an investigation
• Managing an investigation