Yesterday, on my personal Facebook page I posted this link, Talking to Kids About Social Media and Sexting (AAP), which prompted one FHO reader to ask about other social media and general Internet usage guides for parents and providers working with kids. I have several links in my library, so click through to check out some other good resources on this topic. See also an earlier related FHO posts here.
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Yesterday I took a couple hours off work and, with my almost 11 year old daughter in tow, headed down to the Capitol for the VAWA rally. (You can see the pictures at the FHO Flickr stream.) I had intended to write up my thoughts on the rally, but my daughter had so much to say about it, I figured I’d let you hear it from her. So click through to read about Julia’s impressions, almost entirely unedited (save for some comical spelling errors). I hope you enjoy it.
[Ed: Again, we welcome back Jen Pierce-Weeks with the 2nd part of her 10 Things guest post. If you didn’t get a chance to read Part One, you can find it here.]
Ten Things Clinical Forensic Nursing Staff Can Do To Improve Their Programs
Everything regarding program management interestingly enough does not lie with management. Much of a program’s success or failure can be attributed to its staff. With that in mind, the ten things listed below may be able to help staff in evaluating how they can improve their program.
[Ed: This week we forgo our usual Monday column for a 10 Things guest post from our friend Jen Pierce-Weeks. It’s actually a two-parter, so be sure to check in again tomorrow for the follow-up, which will assuredly be no less thought provoking. And as always, feel free to add your contributions in the comments suggestion–I’m certain some of you have a few words of wisdom on this topic to share.]
Ten Things to Consider in Managing a Clinical Forensic Nursing Program
I should preface this post with my thoughts prior to writing it. For starters, I personally miss the “Ten Things” section of this web site. So this is my contribution to its return. Second, recently I have found myself fielding phone calls, emails and general questions that all point in the direction of program management. I hope this can be helpful in some way to your own program’s success.
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Giveaway Winner (At Last!)
Remember that giveaway last month? Took awhile, but I just heard back from STM Learning and they have chosen our winner. Congratulations, Theresa Ressler! You’re the recipient of the Sexual Assault 2-Volume Set. Please contact me with your mailing address so we can get you your books.
The 2nd in IAFN’s 2012 webinar series will be held July 10th at 11am ET. Suicide Investigation: Methods, Notes and More will be presented by Bobbi Jo O’Neal, a forensic nurse death investigator many of you have probably heard speak in the past. Cost is $15/members ($30/non-members) and nets you 1 CEU for your time.
The US Department of State released the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report yesterday. You can read the full report here. You can also watch Secretary of State Clinton’s remarks on the unveiling of the report.
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Sustaining Quality Programs
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is hosting a webinar, Effective Strategies to Help Sustain Your Quality Programs. The session will be held June 27th from 3:30-5 pm ET, but it is limited in size so if you’re interested, I’d recommend registering ASAP.
Time to release your inner geeks, my friends, because we have data! And you all know how much I do love data –this week in the form of the CDC’s 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance. The latest MMWR has the summary (PDF), which looks at 6 different categories of health-risk behavior in youth grades 9-12, including behaviors that lead to unintentional injuries and violence, as well as sexual behavior.
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Who Will Show Up?
Greetings from Lawrence, Kansas! Medscape has a reprint of an interesting article from the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing: Who will show up? Estimating ability and willingness of essential hospital personnel to report to work in response to a disaster [Adams & Berry, Online J Issues Nurs. 2012;17(2)]. A worthwhile read for those of you who include disaster response planning as part of your gig.
(BTW, I couldn’t help notice another article while perusing Medscape with the provocative title, Dr. Douchebag: A Tale of the Emergency Department. It’s a good read, and I have no doubt many of you will be able to relate, regardless of your discipline.)
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Happy Weekend (sigh)
My soldier-partner is at home this weekend, and coincidentally so am I, so for the 1st time since March we will have an entire 4 days together. Our weekend will be cooking, organizing and gardening (with extra time built in around naps and dog-walking). Here’s hoping you’re filling your weekend with whatever will feed your soul. For those of you who have an extended holiday weekend, have a safe, relaxing and happy one. I will be taking Monday off, but please come back on Tuesday for a fantastic e-learning opportunity.
(And for a moving read on the Memorial Day holiday, please check out this NY Times article.)
Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on through May 25th!
I didn’t realize, but May is Mental Health Month. Mental Health America has a new toolkit available, Healing Trauma’s Invisible Wounds, which “focuses on the impact of traumatic events on individuals and communities. It centers around asking the person-based question: ‘What happened to you?'”
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Innovation
Last night I was able to spend some quality time on the phone with one of my most trusted and cherished friends. Val has always supported my wild and seemingly improbably ideas, and has a penchant for pretty expansive thinking in her own right. So it isn’t surprising that we spent some time talking about innovation and the importance of always moving forward. It reminded me of something I read this week in the Harvard Business Review, which really spoke to me:
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Happy Nurses’ Week
Our friend, Jen posted this on Facebook and it was simply too on point not to share. Happy Nurses’ Week to all of my friends and colleagues around the globe.
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Transgender Health
I love that the US Department of Health and Human Services is hosting this webinar (as part of Healthy People 2020): Spotlight on LGBT Health: Transgender Health Issues. If your knowledge of how to best assess and care for transgender patients is lacking, this looks like it will help fill the gap. The webinar will be held May 8th from 1-2:30 EDT. You can register here.
The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health is offering a new webinar: Helping Children and Teens Cope with the Effects of Domestic Violence. The session will be held May 3rd from 2-3:30 CT. It’s aimed at both advocates and parents, but I think there are some useful tools for healthcare providers here, too.
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Staying Current
I will probably spend more time talking about the importance of reading and staying current with research and programmatic and clinical developments tomorrow, but for now, let me just say that based on the emails I have been getting, there is still a lot of confusion about where to find articles, including peer-reviewed research. Allow me to assist with a couple suggestions:
I know this is not geared toward forensic clinicians, but my understanding is that there’s some valuable stuff in here regardless of what type of expert witness you may be. So it’s probably worth checking out NIJ’s new online course, Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert if you’re hoping to compound your knowledge around providing expert witness testimony.
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Finding Funders for Your Cause
I get *a lot* of questions about funding. It comes up to one extent or another anytime a group of medical folks are together, and it most definitely comes up when we talk about sustainability (although if we’re having that conversation, hopefully we’re talking about more than just money). There is a lot of good information out there about potential funding. For example, VAWnet has a bi-weekly funding alert to which you can subscribe.
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The Real CSI on Frontline
The PBS series Frontline is airing their program, The Real CSI tonight. If you check out their site, one of the most interesting pieces accompanying the program information is an article about the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute (“No Forensic Background? No Problem“).