What does it mean that the audit is “grounded” in the lived experiences of survivors?

"Audits" are typically thought of as an external review process, typically conducted by one or two individuals, that assesses the adherence to existing policies and practices within a particular agency. A Safety and Accountability Audit is quite different. It involves an interagency group of practitioners
including those representing the agency being audited. But a more important feature of the Safety and Accountability Audit is the point of view of the inquiry: that of the lived experiences of survivors of violence against women. Every aspect of the Safety and Accountability Audit is designed to help the team create a dynamic, 3-D map to understand how survivors experience our interventions and how our systems are organized to represent her experience. This webinar will help audit team members and coordinators to maintain a vigilant focus on the survivor's experience: from forming the "audit question" to focus groups with survivors to review of key agency records (such as police reports) to data analysis.