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Since Last We Spoke, 4-30-18

Greetings to you all–as I write this I am sitting in a United Club getting ready to board a flight to Miami where I will be teaching most of the week with the Army. I’ve been looking forward to this week for some time, so while it’ll be mentally rigorous (as all new courses are), it barely feels like work. Just a reminder I am still looking for folks who fit the criteria I outline in this post–I heard from a few of you, but not nearly as many as I had hoped. Please, people, visibility is important; diversity is a necessity if we are going to have national level projects that truly speak to the full breadth of patients we serve. FHO readership has always been exceedingly shy–but I am asking you to use this platform to show off your practice. Readers are more interested than you realize (I know from the dozens of emails I did get from people telling me they loved the idea). I will also be knocking on some virtual doors, but I would love to highlight new voices in particular–folks who have yet to step onto a national stage. Hit me up–I know you’re out there. And thanks to those of you who already have–I haven’t been ignoring you. Just getting my proverbial s%^& together.

And now, here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

#MeToo isn’t done yet

Related.

Proud to have called AEQ my home for a time

Not an easy read but a good one

C’mon, NFL

C’mon, Nike

I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the outrage at her jokes, but not his conduct.

I’ll be in Montgomery next week and hope to be able to take a couple hours to visit

I love what this technology has meant for people with disabilities

This causes so much rage in me. The entitlement…

 

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It Really Is “Normal to be Normal” in Child Sexual Abuse

Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center has a webinar coming in June, It Really Is “Normal to be Normal” in Child Sexual Abuse. The session will be held June 28th at 1pm CT. I’m posting this pretty early, so hopefully, people will be able to make it, but they archive their sessions, so no worries if you have a conflict. From the website:

Brief Overview: A child abuse pediatrician will describe the medical evaluation for a child suspected of having been sexually abused with emphasis on why physical and laboratory findings are often absent. Reasons why children typically delay disclosure will be presented with accompany published references. Strategies and techniques for court preparation when a case of suspected child sexual abuse with a normal€ exam is being presented for civil hearing or criminal trial will also be discussed. Resources and literature references will be provided for the attendees.

Expert Presenter: Karen Farst, MD, MPH, is a child abuse pediatrician at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She is an associate professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director for the university’s Center for Children at Risk. She is a past president of the National Children’s Alliance Board of Directors. She earned her B.A. and M.D. from Texas Tech University and then completed a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at UAMS. Following a child abuse fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, she completed a Masters of Public Health from Fay Boozman College of Public Health at UAMS.

Register here.

 

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Since Last We Spoke, 4-23-18

Greetings, dear readers. Always best intentions when I’m on the road, but some jobs are simply not conducive to posting. Sorry to have missed everyone these last couple weeks. I’m back in the office this week, though, and hope to get caught up. Before I do that, here are a few things that caught my eye since last we spoke:

Loved everything about this

Good guy, no gun

Women veterans, IPV and homelessness

RIP

Watching a movement catch fire in real time

Badass, indeed

 

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Since Last We Spoke, 4-9-18

Good morning from Ft Hood, Texas. For the next two weeks, postings will be somewhat light–I leave here and head straight to Italy for more work, and then on to Cleveland (for the kid’s spring musical), so please bear with me. I will miss everyone at this year’s Leadership and Lobby Days, but I am certain it will be a great success. Confession–the migraines have been crushing as of late, so I didn’t spend a ton of time online this weekend, but here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

Sadness: this was the source of much of my education as a kid, and one of the reasons I ended up doing what I do today

Another man mansplaining #MeToo

Must read: the legacy of childhood trauma

This was Twitter gold

So true (as I get very close to 50 this year)

 

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Navigating the Ethical Maze: Storytelling for Organizations Working With Vulnerable Populations

In the latest issue of Free Range Thinking (PDF), Andy Goodman references a recent issue brief from the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership, Navigating the Ethical Maze: Storytelling for Organizations Working with Vulnerable Populations (PDF). I post about it here because many of us include survivor stories in the work we do–as a way to help funders see the real world impact of our work as we attempt to garner program support, or as a component of trainings and educational opportunities so that clinicians understand the consequences of our interactions with patients. While this piece doesn’t focus completely on our issue (there is a great deal of overlap), there is much to be considered in the brief. Worth your time.

BTW, NSVRC has a storytelling series that starts next week–if you’re interested in this subject and want to explore it in greater depth, I encourage you to check out their 4 webinars (space is limited, but they will all be archived):

Session One: Thursday April 12, 2018 @ 1-2pm Eastern
Introduction to the Value of Personal Storytelling for Sexual Violence Intervention

Session Two: Thursday May 10, 2018 @ 1-2pm Eastern
Understanding a Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Storytelling

Session Three: Thursday June 14, 2018 @ 1-2pm Eastern
A Review of Ethics Guidelines for Working with Sexual Violence Stories

Session Four: Thursday July 12, 2018 @ 1-2pm Eastern
Publicly Sharing Stories to Effect Change

(Register for the webinars here)

 

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Since Last We Spoke, 4-2-18

Happy Easter and Passover to all of you who celebrate–we hosted a lovely seder last night filled with great food and lots of laughter and love. We were 11 in my little house; crowded, but wonderful. A note for this week–posting will be light this week, as I will be in NYC looking at colleges with the girlchild. I love these trips and intend to relish every moment with the kid, so no computer for the bulk of the week. However, before I leave, here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

Black students at MSD want their voices heard too

The folks at Monster Energy have a serious sexual harassment problem

Ugh–were you a Ren and Stimpy watcher?

March 31st was the Transgender Day of Visibility

Also.

Confronting the Native Harvey Weinsteins

I can’t believe it took so long to pass this law

In China, women are using emojis to talk openly about harassment

My wife and I had a good laugh over this–and agree

 

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