NSVRC kicks off their xCHANGE Forum Summer Series next month with a moderated online conversation on sexual violence in the lives of African American women (PDF) on June 10th from 1-3pm ET. This is a great opportunity to bring researchers and practitioners together, so if you have the ability to participate, I encourage you to make some time. Should be quite the rich discussion.
The CDC is set to release their updated STD guidelines in June, and in anticipation of that, there is a webinar reviewing some of the changes that may be of interest…
NSVRC has released the practitioner report from the NIJ-funded Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) study on operations and efficacy. I’m super-geeked to read it, and not just because I’m an evaluation fan-girl. Okay, mostly because I’m an evaluation fan-girl. You can find the full report here (PDF). If you feel like tackling the technical report, you’ll find it over at the NCJRS site (PDF).
ICYMI: Lancet published a really interesting series of articles last month that are available free full-text (with registration)–completely worth your time:
When you work on issues like sexual assault, putting them away and leaving them at work aren’t often an option. Much of the work I do rears its head in every facet of my life, and I’m not certain that’s a complaint, just an observation, really. So it wasn’t too surprising that as I got ready to face the DC traffic yesterday, the interview on Fresh Air focused on sexual assault. But it wasn’t just about sexual assault–it was about sexual assault in my hometown, and in the state where my practice was born, by a reporter whose work I have been following closely for years. I was more than happy to succumb to the ugly that is my commute so I could listen to the full interview.
OVC TTAC has a 5-part webinar series coming up, beginning next week. Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault: Strategies to Strengthen Community Collaboration to Respond to Survivors’ Needs will take place beginning May 28th at 2:30 pm ET. Click through for details and the full calendar of events (including links for each session at the bottom):
Apologies for being absent last week–too many balls in the air, and something had to give. You understand, I know. But it’s a brand new week, and maybe this one will be a bit less hectic. I actually tried pretty hard to stay offline over the weekend, but I had some screen time last evening, and it turns out a few fascinating things were happening on the interwebs while I was tuned out and otherwise preoccupied. So here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
The National Center for Victims of Crime is offering the webinar, Psychological First Aid, June 3rd at 2pm ET. It sounds like a pretty intriguing session, most certainly relevant no matter what type of forensic practice you have. Click through for details:
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Since Last We Spoke 5-11-15
I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother’s Day weekend. Mine was pretty mellow–got to see my spouse for about a minute before she jetted off to Seattle, puttered around my garden, sadly didn’t have any time with my kiddo this time around. I did spend a lot of time Sunday morning combing through the Times, catching up on my Twitter feed and so forth, so here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
The Tribal Forensic Healthcare project is offering a pediatric sexual assault case review webinar June 3rd from 3-4:30pm ET. Our friend Shalotta Sharp is the featured speaker. As always, CEUs and CMEs are available and it will be archived for future viewing.
If, like me, you weren’t able to make it to the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, Futures Without Violence recently posted the Top 10 Moments on their blog. It’s replete with slide deck and video links (including the full presentation of the social determinants of health plenary and VP Biden’s remarks). Check out their Youtube channel to also catch the full ACEs plenary. Screening one of these would be a good way to spend a little time at an upcoming staff meeting, no?
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Blame
You know I love this RSA Short featuring Brene Brown’s piece on empathy (I use it in a lot of different things I teach), so I was thrilled to see their new piece featuring Brene Brown on blame. I don’t know if it was meant to be, but I think it’s a great {brief} lesson on one aspect of leadership. Enjoy.
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Since Last We Spoke 5-4-15
It was an absolute whirlwind of a weekend. While my wife was off with the Army at Ft. Dix, I drove to Cleveland and back to see my kiddo star in her school musical (she was brilliant, obviously). I got home last last night, so apologies for the scant list this week, but I promise quality in place of quantity. Here’s what I’ve been checking out since last we spoke:
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Title IX for Forensic Nurses
SAFEta is hosting a webinar, Title IX for Forensic Nurses. The session will be held May 21st from 2-3:30pm ET. Click through for details:
I know I don’t normally post live trainings, but this is one of my favorite to teach, and the solicitation has just gone out. It’s a course for both sexual assault nurse examiners AND prosecutors, so please spread the word to your colleagues. Please note: this course tends to fill-up, so I encourage you to move on this if you’re interested. Click through for details and the application.
The National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse is hosting a webinar, Elder Abuse: Raising Awareness and Impact on Health. The session will be held May 20th at 12pm ET. Click through for details:
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Since Last We Spoke 4-27-15
I spent a great few days in New Orleans last week with some of my favorite JAGs. This week is all work, with hard deadlines looming in a big way. Still, I had some play time this weekend; it was pretty gorgeous, but I spent plenty of my evening catching up with my twitter feed. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:
We had a robust discussion today around false allegations of sexual assault in adult cases, and I figured it was probably time to post a clinical guide on the topic (I get asked for the research often). I’m only posting the published literature from the past 10 years–if you’re looking for something earlier than 2005 let me know.
The National Center for Victims of Crime has another webinar coming up in the neurobiology of trauma series: Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness and How They Are Relevant to Trauma will take place April 29th at 3:30pm ET. Click through for details about this session: