Pathologisation and the implications when working with victims of abuse

About Dr Jessica Taylor, Jaimi Shrive & VictimFocus

Dr Jessica Taylor, FRSA, PhD, Director of VictimFocus, Sunday Times Bestselling Author, Specialist in Victim Blaming, Self-Blame and Recovery from Sexual Violence, Chartered Psychologist, Researcher, Consultant, Speaker, Activist.

Jaimi Shrive, Jaimi Shrive is a Doctoral Researcher undertaking a PhD in Politics, specialising in the way international and national politics changes the way governments respond to violence and abuse committed against women and girls. She is a trainer, public speaker, and writer, creating educational resources for professionals who work in trauma, abuse and violence. She is the co-author of several public and confidential reports on the impact of violence, abuse, vicarious trauma, and misogyny in policing, and social care services.

They co-authored the Indicative Trauma Impact Manual and together they will deliver workshops guaranteed to impact and inform your work with clients using trauma informed approaches while navigating the challenges this can present.

VictimFocus’ work often attracts positive media attention from a huge range of national and international outlets with their media and social media reach averaging over 1.5 million each week. In the past, they have consulted on storylines of TV dramas, misogyny in the British music industry, and true crime documentaries. Their research has been discussed on The BBC, Sky, and ITV News, Loose Women, CNN, LBC, GBNews and many more. VictimFocus’ CEO, Dr Jessica Taylor, has worked and appeared on documentaries and shows for Netflix, Amazon Prime, The BBC, Chanel 4 and many others.