Seats are still available for an upcoming workshop, "Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care Setting," which will be offered by Laurel House in partnership with Lankenau Hospital and Main Line Health on Friday, October 16.
The workshop will be held at the Annenberg Conference Center on the campus of Lankenau Hospital (100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, Pa.). Sign in and breakfast begins at 8:30 AM followed by the full-day workshop presentation from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Cost is $50 and reservations must be made by October 10. (Registrations will not be accepted at the door.) Click here to access the Online Registration form.
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.
"Health care providers are often the first people outside the home to see the injuries caused by domestic violence," states Jan Biresch, who is the Medical Advocate for Laurel House and the trainer who will present the October 16 workshop.
Biresch adds that because more than half of all victims are sexually assaulted, the discussion 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.
"My goal is that by the end of the session participants will have a better understanding of the dynamics of victims and abusers, and to be better able to identify victims in a health care setting," added Biresch.
Biresch will be presenting with other community healthcare professionals 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 Credit information:
“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
For additional information, contact Jan Biresch at 610-277-1860, ext. 106.
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