Clinical GuidesApr
25
New ACE Study DVD
April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I’m off to teach for a few days in Nebraska, so just a quick post today– The Academy on Violence and Abuse has a new DVD available on the ACE Study. Although it’s not free (it’s currently available at an introductory rate of $45), there is a free preview available of the DVD on their [...]
Apr
24
Clinical Guide: Determining the Age of Bruises
April 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
I receive a lot of questions about determining the age of bruises. Although the research has shown that determining the age of bruising by clinicians based on color provides consistently inaccurate results, with poor interrater reliability, I still find that some are loathe to turn their backs on this highly unreliable assessment technique. So I [...]
Apr
23
Staying Current
April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
I will probably spend more time talking about the importance of reading and staying current with research and programmatic and clinical developments tomorrow, but for now, let me just say that based on the emails I have been getting, there is still a lot of confusion about where to find articles, including peer-reviewed research. Allow [...]
Apr
17
The Real CSI on Frontline
April 17, 2012 | 4 Comments
The PBS series Frontline is airing their program, The Real CSI tonight. If you check out their site, one of the most interesting pieces accompanying the program information is an article about the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute (“No Forensic Background? No Problem“).
Apr
17
Sex Trafficking in America
April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
Melissa Harris-Perry did a story on sex trafficking in America the other day that you might find interesting: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Apr
9
More Child Abuse Resources
April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service has a dedicated section on their site for child abuse-specific resources in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. You’ll find 4 different topical areas: Prevalence Prevention Response Additional Resources
Apr
6
Violent Repeat Victimization
April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I typically don’t post live events here, but I want to mention this one for anyone in the DC area: NIJ is hosting a live seminar series, Research for the Real World. The next talk in the series is April 12th from 10-11:30 am: Violent Repeat Victimization: Prospects and Challenges for Research and Practice. Dr. [...]
Mar
27
PreventConnect 2012 Webinar Schedule
March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Pardon the lazy vacation post, please: our friends at PreventConnect have posted their 2012 webinar schedule. You should go take a peak. I’ll wait…
Mar
26
WHO Short Courses: Prevention of Family Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
WHO is offering a webinar, which “will focus on capacity for the prevention of family violence, and present WHO’s recently developed comprehensive training packages on the prevention of child maltreatment and the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence.” The session will be April 3rd from 3-4pm CEST (that’s 9am ET).
Mar
22
Articles of Note: March Edition
March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for Articles of Note. This month’s is basically stuff from the 1st quarter. I included a couple of January articles I missed in earlier editions, so you’ll see articles as far back as the beginning of the year. There is so much good stuff on this list. I know I say that [...]
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