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full-time, dedicated staff member (with a back-up) who supports victims of sexual abuse throughout
the entire complaints/discipline process. In addition, the lawyers that prosecute sexual abuse and
boundary issues cases have training and extensive experience in this area.

3. Provision of Information to the Public
•  he College continues to take a number of steps to inform the public about sexual abuse and funding
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for therapy and counselling to let victims of sexual abuse know about the ways in which the College
can help. For example:

i. 
Information regarding sexual abuse complaints and funding for therapy and counselling can
be found on the College’s website. This includes a plain language description of the processes
involved in making a complaint or an application for funding, and contact information for the
dedicated staff members responsible for responding to any questions or concerns.

ii. 
Applications for funding are either provided in-person or mailed to victims of sexual abuse
when allegations regarding sexual abuse are referred to the College’s Discipline Committee. To
support victims of sexual abuse, the College has two dedicated staff members to respond to all
inquiries from patients regarding funding for therapy and counselling.

iii. 
The funding applicat