The Battered Women’s Justice Project is hosting a webinar, Maryland’s Lethality Assessment Program, April 16th at 2pm CT. This is a multidisciplinary session, and preregistration is required (by 4/15).
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There have been several published summaries and overviews of the specifics in the recent VAWA reauthorization (PDF). For those of you with questions, here are a few resources to check out:
Apologies for missing a post yesterday, but I spent a really lovely day with a group of (mostly) forensic nurses from the Southwest Ohio/Kentucky area, and so it just never happened. Back today, though, with a newly released publication from the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health:
This weekend gave us a glimpse of spring here in the DC area, so I spent as much time as possible outside. However, I am prepping for a quick trip to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area (hope to some of you there–we’ll be talking about testimony, one of my favorite subjects!), so I wasn’t entirely unplugged. Here’s a look at some of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
Time once again for Articles of Note, some of the research that has caught my eye from peer-reviewed journals in the field. As always, this is not a comprehensive outline of every relevant study, just the stuff that looks interesting to me. Scribd is giving me fits, so I have bagged using it this month; the complete list of articles with active links to PubMed is after the jump. Let me know if you want a printable word doc. Sorry–no free full-text this month. Sadness.
The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (Futures Without Violence) has a webinar coming up March 25th from 10-11:30 PDT, A Survivor’s Journey: Understanding the Health Impact of Abuse and Paths to Wellness. The presenter, Olga Trujillo, is someone I like very much and it’s always great hearing her speak, so I would just go ahead and register for this one, especially if you missed her in Puerto Rico last year at the IAFN Annual Scientific Assembly (she was one of our keynotes). It’s sure to be a good use of your time.
Apologies for being absent yesterday, but a trial out of town makes it virtually impossible to get much else done. I’m back for the rest of the week, though, and preparing for what is naturally (because I’m in DC) being called Snowquestration. We haven’t had a real snow storm here in a couple years, so we’ll see. I guess I need to wear my pajamas inside out so that we end up with a snow day tomorrow. Oh, wait–I work for myself. No snow day. My boss sucks.
There are some great online trainings coming up to discuss. For instance, the Battered Women’s Justice Project is hosting a webinar March 20th, 11:30-1pm Central Time: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault–Research and Advocacy. This is a good opportunity to get better acquainted with some of the science around this issue: the two speakers (Walter DeKeseredy and TK Logan) are well-known for their research on IPSV. Don’t let the advocacy part of the title deter you, healthcare people. I assure you, this is relevant to our practice, as well.
Last month the CDC released the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Findings on Victimization by Sexual Orientation. I was remiss in not posting this sooner, but it’s certainly worth your time. This is the first set of national prevalence data looking at sexual violence and IPV by sexual orientation, and the results are sadly not surprising:
Back in my office after a lovely visit with a really diverse group of forensic nurses in Australia. The trip back from Australia? Less lovely. Much. The good news about the cluster&*@k that was my trip home? Well, I might need some time before I can come up with something, but the extra time added to my return trip gave me plenty of time to read. Here’s some of what I was perusing since last we spoke:
The American Bar Association AIDS Coordinating Committee is hosting a multidisciplinary teleconference on the intersection of domestic violence and HIV. It will take place on February 27th from 12-1pm ET. Looks like you’ll need to email them for call-in info since it isn’t on the announcement. It specifically states that the teleconference is meant for healthcare, legal and social work practitioners, so should be pretty relevant.
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Since Last We Spoke, 2-18-13
I am heading to Sydney today, and while I am hoping to keep posts fairly regular for the week, please bear with me. My intention is also to tweet from the conference where I am able, so look for that, as well. This weekend my kiddo was in town, so it was mostly play time for me (with some packing going on). That didn’t leave a ton of time for reading, but here are a few things that have caught my eye since last we spoke. You may find the NY Times article on strangulation prosecution of particular interest.
The American Journal of Reproductive Immunology’s current issue is completely devoted to Sexual Violence and HIV Transmission (and it appears free full text). So, yeah, I’ll just go ahead and add that to my reading list for my Australia trip…
Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here.
The VA Women’s Health Research Consortium (PDF) has an awesome webinar coming up next week: Clinical Utility of an Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tool for Female VA Patients. The session will be held on February 12th from 3-4 pm ET and is free of charge. You do know my happy place is the intersection of research and practice, so if I’m able I will be attending.
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Since Last We Spoke, 2-4-13
Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here.
Clearly, I needed the weekend to recover, which is exactly what I did. Surrounded myself with loved ones (and my pup) and played down in Charlottesville with good friends. I held a few new babies, drank several glasses of good red, and ate enough for a couple people– all in all, it did a world of good. And while I was at it, I had a chance to do a little reading. Later in the week I will be bringing you a new clinical guide. But in the meantime, here’s what’s caught my attention since last we spoke:
Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here.
Jewish Women International‘s National Alliance to Prevent Domestic Violence is hosting a webinar February 14th from 12-1:30 pm ET–Let’s Talk About Sex: Adolescents and Sexual Violence. Looks like the cost of the webinar (for non-members) is $25. CEs are available for social workers only.
Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here.
An FHO reader sent me a message this week asking when I was going to resume posting the lists of what I’ve been reading over the weekend. I hadn’t realized until receiving that email that I had actually stopped. So in between flying home from a week working in Colorado Springs on Saturday and (maybe) flying south for a trial beginning tomorrow, here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
Apologies for the last minute post, but it includes free CMEs/CEUs AND it’s an important topic, so I figured you all might forgive me. The National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse is hosting a free webinar January 25th from 1:30-3pm ET, Trauma Informed Care: The Role of the Health Care Provider.
I am a bit late on getting an Articles of Note post up, but hopefully what I lack in timeliness I make up for in volume. There’s some really interesting research to be found in the current journals, so I encourage you to peruse the list and see what looks relevant to your practice. Not too many free full-text articles, sadly, so hopefully you can access the articles via your local medical library or hospital. What follows after the jump is the embedded Scribd doc for printing; the list with live links is after that. As always, contact me if you want all of this in a word doc.
This is Part II of a series I mentioned last month; even if you didn’t attend Part I, the content looks like it should stand on its own. Futures Without Violence is hosting a webinar, Strengthening Healthcare-Based Domestic Violence Programs through Evaluation on January 31st, 12-1:30pm ET. Registration is free.
Here’s an e-learning course that has recently come across my desk: Safety at Home–Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel and Veterans. Offered by the Battered Women’s Justice Project, there are currently 4 modules available:
- Context of Violence
- Risk and Danger
- Combat Stress
- Co-Occurring Conditions and Intimate Partner Violence