I am going to be in trial next week, many time zones away from where I am now, so I put up the usual disclaimer: next week posts may be a tad erratic as I see what my connectivity is like and whether or not I get back to my hotel room for more than a 4 hour stretch on any given day. With that, I leave you with some food for thought: many of you have posted, emailed me or tweeted about this article in Salon. Read it if you haven’t yet–it’s worth your time. It also made me think of one of my very favorite comedy bits from way back in the day, for your viewing pleasure after the jump (it sets up right before the 1 minute mark, I just couldn’t find a video with *only* that joke):
Category: Sexual Assault
Our colleagues over at Essentials of Correctional Nursing have an excellent post up, “What is gender responsiveness and trauma-informed care in nursing practice?” Do not skip this just because correctional healthcare isn’t your field–this is a worthwhile read for all clinicians.
Let me just start by saying: I like you people so much. The comments and emails from Friday’s post were awesome and I thank you for being such fantastic clinicians and allies in this work. Much of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke are notes from readers–my inbox has been overflowing this weekend with kindness and words that remind me that the vast majority of people who visit this site get it. However, I have a few other things to share, as well, so let’s get down to the business of Mondays at FHO:
The National Judicial Education Program is offering a webinar on the intersection of stalking and sexual assault. The session will be held July 17th from 3-4:30 ET. You can register here.
The single most read item on this site is now the consensual sex injury research grid. I try to be vigilant with maintaining it, because in adult sexual assault cases, there probably isn’t a more important body of research (in my opinion, at least). So a new study on the issue means a new update. Click on the link to download and/or print the full grid. Research is listed from oldest to newest.
I was all about goofing off this weekend, but that doesn’t actually mean I got to ignore the work stuff. The fruits of NOT ignoring the work will be published here soon. But in the meantime, here is some of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
Time once again for Articles of Note, a review of what’s new in the peer-reviewed journals. Keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive overview; it’s simply what’s caught my eye over the past month. It’s kind of a quiet month for the research, but there’s good stuff to be found here, especially for the peds folks. As always, please contact me if you want the word doc. Otherwise, the printable and hyperlinked doc can be found after the jump.
In case you haven’t seen them yet, there are two new publications worth noting that just came out this week. One is the Trafficking in Persons Report for 2013, released by the US Department of State; the other is the World Health Organization’s Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: Clinical and policy guidelines.
We’ve just opened up the application process for the next online SANE Sustainability course. If you’re interested, the application window is open until June 28th. Find all the details here. Sadly, this is open to US folks only (due to our funding source). 15 CEUs will be available upon completion of the full 6 week course.
Something for the entire multi-disciplinary team: NCPTC is offering a webinar on Understanding Adverse Childhood Experience Research. This research is central to what we know about how violence impacts health, so again, if you’re looking for a great opportunity for some team continuing education, here’s a great one.
Hey–want to know something we suck at? Acknowledging and managing our own trauma from this work we do. Everyone I know in this field (including me) could probably do a better job at the whole self-care thing. And if you’re a program manager, you especially need to be concerned about this issue, because it’s critical that we give members of our teams space to talk about how this work impacts our lives and figure out healthy ways to address the trauma.
There is *so* much in the news that is pretty fascinating. I tried to unplug this weekend, but when I was awake at 3am this morning there was plenty to keep me occupied, article-wise. What follow is just some of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
In light of World Elder Abuse Day here’s another great clinical resource. This one is a brief (less than 10 minute) slide presentation (narrated), Red Flags of Elder Abuse: History and Interview by Dr. Laura Mosqueda from the National Center on Elder Abuse at UC Irvine. Note that you must register with QuantiaMD to access it (free); the presentation has interactive elements. What a great inservice tool this could be for a staff meeting–watch the video as a team and follow-up with a discussion about how your own practice could be strengthened or refined in regards to care of the older adult.
OJJDP is offering a webinar June 26th, Girls at Risk: A Trauma-Informed Approach. the session will be held from from 2-4pm ET (please note the 2 hour timeframe) and is free of charge.
Well, it’s hard to believe, but I won’t be stepping foot in an airport for 5 weeks. Just one road trip this week to spend some qulity time with the Army in Charlottesville, but aside from that, my work is all local. Gives me a little breathing room, and some time to catch up on odds and ends. So here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
Seeing that June 15th is World Elder Abuse Day, I thought I’d get a few posts up on the topic. First up is the Summer 2013 newsletter from the Resource Sharing Project, featuring 2 articles of interest: “Providing Services to People Assaulted In Care Facilities” (PDF) by Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik, Ph.D and “Responding to Older Victims of Sexual Abuse: Promising Practices from OVW Abuse in Later Life Program Grantees” (PDF) by Bonnie Brandl and Madeline Kasper.
Read the complete issue online here.
I had a comment by a reader recently regarding trauma-informed care and kids, in which she mentioned that trauma and trauma-informed care isn’t just limited to abuse and violence. Agreed, and in light of that comment, I figured I’d present a CE offering (for nurses) that looks at the issues in broader terms–this one from Healthcare Toolbox (read more about them here). They have a free audio program, Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress that just requires registration to access.
The Sexual Violence Justice Institute at MNCASA is hosting a webinar, Without a Disclosure: One Community’s Approach to Addressing Sex Trafficking of Minors. The session will be held June 26th from 12-1:30 pm CT.
Head over to VAWnet for an excellent new blog post from them on the connection between sexting and sexual violence. Make sure to spend some time clicking thru the links, particularly their special collection, Safety and Privacy in a Digital World.
First off, thanks for the lovely comments and emails from last week’s post. I heart FHO readers in a big way. Secondly, I know it’s not Monday where most of you are, but it is Monday here (albeit really, really early on Monday here). So since I’m awake, how about a run down of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke: