Laurel House and Main Line Health to Present "Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care Setting"

Laurel House, in partnership with Lankenau Hospital and Main Line Health, announces its upcoming workshop, "Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care Setting."

Date:
Friday, October 16, 2009

Time:
Sign in and breakfast 8:30 AM
Workshop 9AM-3:30 PM

Location:
Lankenau Hospital
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Annenberg Conference Center

Who Should Attend:
This program is open to all health care, human service and law enforcement personnel who have direct contact with domestic violence and sexual assault victims within the State of Pennsylvania.

Why:
Health care providers are often the first people outside the home to see the injuries caused by domestic violence. Because more than half of all victims are sexually assaulted, we will address the new minimal forensic examination when rape is disclosed.

This information-packed workshop will provide tools to appropriately assess a domestic violence situation in only two minutes. By the end of the session participants will:

- Have a better understanding of the dynamics of victims and abusers
- Be better able to identify victims in a health care setting
- Learn thorough and rapid assessment techniques
- Guideline for evaluation of sexual assault; referrals for children
- Be given resource and referral information

Cost: $50

Presenters

Jan Biresch, Medical Advocate for Laurel House, will be presenting with other colleagues from throughout the community, including the PA Coalition Against Rape, Victim Services of Montgomery County, a sexual assault nurse examiner from Abington Memorial Hospital, and Mission Kids, a new nonprofit created by the collaborative effort of the Montgomery County District Attorney, the Police Chiefs of Montgomery County, and the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth to help ease the criminal justice process for abused children in Montgomery County.

Continuing Education Credits Available

“This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.”
There will be 5 Contact Hours of nursing credits offered for those completing the entire program and responding to the evaluation sheet.
“There will be case manager credits given by CCMC.”
“This conference is approved for a maximum of 5 clock hours of credit issued by the PA Social Work Board via approval #SWCE091423

Click here to access the Online Registration form. (Registration will not be accepted at the door.)

For additional information, contact Jan Biresch at 610-277-1860, ext. 106.