This webinar is the fourth of a four part series, introducing the Center’s new publication: “Victim and Survivor Consultation Protocol: A tool for policy-makers” by Sarah McIntosh and Anna Cave.
An evidence-based, methodologically rigorous approach should be taken when designing the protocols and procedures for conducting victim consultation (and when analyzing the data and information ultimately gathered). This is crucial for ensuring the trustworthiness, quality, reliability, and validity of the consultation findings. However, conducting victim consultation presents unique methodological challenges related to literacy and language barriers, physical access (especially when victims and survivors do not have a fixed address, telephone, or internet access), and security concerns, among other issues. The final session will explored research methodologies for victim consultation that promote victim and survivor agency while responding to some of these unique challenges whilst maintaining the highest ethical standards in data collection, analysis, and use. Harvard Humanitarian Initiative experts discussed data protection, the informed consent process, and strategies to ensure findings are both evidence-based and reflective of survivor priorities.
Speakers: Dr. Patrick Vinck (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, HHI) and Dr Phuong N. Pham (HHI)
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