Episode 5 (S5). The Impact of Childhood Sexual Violence (feat. Patrick Sandford)

Episode 5 (S5). The Impact of Childhood Sexual Violence (feat. Patrick Sandford)

Author: Nadia, Fran, Eugene December 4, 2022 Duration: 52:19
In this brilliant, insightful and powerful episode, Nadia, Fran and Eugene are joined by Patrick Sandford. Patrick is an activist and survivor of childhood sexual violence. Patrick joins your favourite trio of social workers to share his own personal story of childhood sexual violence, what impact this has had on him and how he has begun to heal. This is an episode that starts off an important conversation about the impact of childhood sexual violence. Through his experience and his wo...

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