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:
BWJP is offering a webinar, Women Veterans and Trauma, January 22nd at 3pm Eastern. From the site:
Do you serve women veterans? Do you screen for military service, deployment to combat zones, combat and trauma-related conditions? Do you understand the intersection between combat exposure and other types of trauma? Some women veterans are survivors of military sexual trauma. Some are intimate partner violence survivors or may still be in abusive relationships. Some had trauma histories before entering the military. In addition, some women veterans are dealing with physical injuries and/or co-occurring conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse, and depression, etc. This Webinar will address these issues and will provide a trauma-informed approach to serving women veterans.
I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday (or at least enjoyed a few days off if you don’t celebrate). Today I want to round out some continuing education sources for those of you in need of finishing the year with a few extra in hand (see here for Part I). All are available for nursing CEs; CME credits are available as indicated.
I’m having some serious internet issues today, so I will keep this short. A new VAWnet applied research paper is now available: Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (PDF). Perfect for your January staff meeting (because we know at this month’s meeting it’s all about appreciating your staff and stuffing yourselves full of somebody’s homemade yum yums).
Stop back tomorrow for another great resource from a colleague and FHO reader…
Here’s a read worth your time:
From NCJRS: “The Attorney General’s Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence has released its final recommendations for a national response to address children’s exposure to violence. The report emphasizes prevention and intervention and underscores the importance of trauma-informed care and victim-tailored services.”
Futures without Violence is hosting a two-part webinar in January: Strengthening Healthcare-Based Domestic Violence Programs through Evaluation. Part One will be held January 8th, 2013 from 1-2:30pm ET; Part Two will be January 31st, 12-1:30pm ET. Both are free, but require separate registration.
If you’re looking at your licensure and certification requirements and realizing you need to garner some additional CE hours before the end of the year, here are some ideas for credits that are $25 or less. All have some forensic healthcare application, whether directly or as related to patient education, discharge planning, etc. I’ll be back with Part II later in the week.
A happy Monday morning from rainy and cold Washington, DC. It’s a fine day to hunker down with a cup of tea and read. So let’s not waste any time, shall we? Here’s what I’ve been reading (and watching) since last we spoke:
Well this is a pretty fantastic resource: a new crib sheet from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence comparing survey findings from some of the national surveys on IPV. (Hint: this would make a great discussion focus for an upcoming staff meeting)
Time once again for this month’s Articles of Note, a review of some of what has caught my eye from the recently published peer-reviewed literature. Please keep in mind this is not exhaustive, just some of what I am currently reading this month. You’ll note that there are several free full-text articles in this month’s review. For those of you who want a word doc, feel free to contact me. Otherwise the Scribd doc is embedded, followed by the list of articles with links.
Taking time off leaves a good chunk of time for reading, especially on road trips. In my household, my partner likes to do the distance driving, which leaves me the job of reader. Once I have finished reading aloud the day’s newspaper (or at least the interesting-to-me parts of the Washington Post or NY Times), it’s on to all manner of electronic articles (thank you wifi and consistently good cell service between DC and Cleveland). Here’s some of what caught my attention since last we spoke:
The Institute of Medicine and the Avon Foundation for Women announced the winners of their global challenge to create apps that would help prevent domestic violence. The 3rd and 4th place winners built apps specifically for healthcare providers, so I thought I would share them here.
After a very long (but very productive week) in Portland last week, I unplugged for the weekend (sort of). Mostly I just tried not to do work, instead enjoying being home after 5 days on the opposite coast. As much as I like Portland, I like DC more, and DC was lovely enough to provide a gorgeous weekend with very little in the way of a schedule. So that left plenty of time for reading–here’s a sample of what caught my eye since last we spoke:
If you were in Puerto Rico last month, you may have heard Jennifer Pierce-Weeks’ excellent session on expanding SANE practice. If not, you’re in luck–she’s repeating it via webinar for IAFN’s next online offering. The session will be November 29th at noon, ET. The cost is $15 ($30 for non-members) and will net you 1 CEU. Trust me–it’s worth it.
The National Strangulation Training Institute is offering a webinar, The Pandora Effect: Addressing Long-Term Health Consequences of Strangulation. The session will be held November 20th at 10am PST. Dr. Ellen Taliaferro will be the featured speaker. (UPDATE: ARCHIVED MATERIALS AVAILABLE HERE.)