Responding to Immigrant Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors Part I: Legal Rights to Access Health Care, Public Benefits, and Family Law Protections

This webinar will provide forensic nurses, health care providers, and victim advocate attendees with detailed information on the full range of publicly funded benefits and services immigrant sexual and domestic violence survivors can access in their states. Some publicly funded benefits and services are open to all immigrants without regard to immigration status. Since public...

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: How Advocacy Benefits the Patient and the Forensic Nurse

Presenters: Karla Vierthaler, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Sara Walters, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Andrea Wilson, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) This presentation will review the role of the community based medical advocate for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence before, during and after a forensic exam, as well...

Individualizing Care: Providing Medical Forensic Exams Across All Skin Tones

Presenters: Chantel Hammond, MSN, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P Angelita Olowu, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P In this webinar the presenters will discuss considerations for individualizing care when providing a comprehensive medical forensic exam. As forensic nurses, it is a prioritization to ensure that a patient-centered approach is taken when providing care. In order for this to...

Responding to Immigrant Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors Part 2: Tips and Tools to Assist in Achieving Access to Health Care and Public Benefits

Presenters: Leslye Orloff, Adjunct Professor and Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), American University, Washington College of Law Rafaela Rodrigues, Immigrant Women Law and Policy Fellow, NIWAP Immigrant survivors of sexual and domestic and sexual violence who receive medical forensic exams and heath care have multiple intersecting advocacy needs. Best practices are employed when...

Guiding the Care of Patients Experiencing IPV Through a National Protocol

Presenters: IAFN & OVW staff Research has provided data informing that often there is inadequate training provided to clinicians on who, when, and how to screen for and respond to intimate partner violence. This potentially leads to inconsistencies in the care provided to this patient population. The Office on Violence Against Women has funded the...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sexual Violence and Abuse Part 1: Understanding Autism From the Clinical Perspective

For those providing a response to Individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that have experienced sexual violence, it is Important to understand the many differences in ways those individuals may interact, communicate, and learn. In Part 1 of this webinar series, the content experts will share their knowledge on ASD and how it shows...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sexual Violence and Abuse Part 2: Recognizing and Adapting the Response to Individuals with Autism

In the second part of this webinar series, we are joined again by content experts, Travis Haycook, Staci Whitney, and Sandra Harrell, as they address the response to individuals with autism that have experienced sexual violence and abuse. The presenters will highlight strategies to adapt a response to survivors with autism to fit the needs...

Diving Into the Reality of Safety Planning for Survivors

In this webinar the subject matter experts will discuss safety planning for individuals experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Award winning speaker, Mildred D. Muhammad, will give her personal account of experiencing violence at the hands of her former husband and the barriers she faced when safety planning for herself and her children. Drawing from these real-life...

Interdisciplinary Engagement to Enhance Court Testimony

Testimony may seem daunting to clinicians without proper preparation. This concern may exist with clinicians who are new to testimony or who have rarely been called to testify. Appropriate and effective preparation is a process that takes more than simply reviewing a medical chart. Whether a civil or criminal proceeding, and whether called by a...

Diving Into the Reality of Safety Planning for Survivors – Part 2

In this webinar, the subject matter experts will continue with part two of the discussion of working with patient survivors on safety planning. The presenters will identify barriers and solutions, highlight available resources, and discuss strategies for more effective safety planning for individuals experiencing intimate partner violence. There will be a deep dive into safety...

One Step Ahead: STI Prophylaxis Guidelines and Emergency Contraceptive Updates and Accessibility

Healthcare concerns such as exposure to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and/or risk of pregnancy must be given care and consideration to provide a truly comprehensive Medical Forensic Exam. Adhering to the CDC Sexual Assault STI Treatment Guidelines, ensuring patients are able to access the full dosage of prophylaxis, and providing access to emergency contraception, to...

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