Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 3:00pm ET
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Presenter(s):
Cordelia Clapp RN, BSN (Pawnee)
Cordelia Clapp RN, BSN (Pawnee) is a national recognized nurse educator with a passionate interest in decreasing Violence against Women, sexual assault among children and eliminating behavioral health disparities among tribal communities. Having the opportunity to live on different reservations as her father worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs allowed her the unique opportunity to see firsthand the unique resiliency within each tribal community that has empowered American Indian’s to endure generations of historical trauma. Her passion and goal is to make a difference for all people in overall health care needs, focusing on prevention and intervention traditional guidance for the underserved, the American Indian/Alaska Native. Cordelia has built her expertise during more than twenty four years of nursing with the last nine years of work in a Clinical Tribal setting in Oklahoma as their Public Health Nurse. She also secured and was the coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Faith Based grant tribal programs providing prevention and awareness about violence against women and sexual assault with focus to bring spiritual knowledge and healing presence to the dark times that survivors face through Faith-Based spiritual leaders by responding sensitively and effectively to victims of crime. In Oklahoma, she serves on the Health Equity Executive Council, Health Equity Council for Region VI, Ponca City Memorial Hospital Diabetic Advisory Board, State Advisory Team, and the Circle of Wisdom (Systems of Care Program) for the Pawnee service area. Ms. Clapp was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in 2006 to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence against Women; her selection was based on leadership in the area of violence against women and the efforts made to bring public awareness to the serious crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. She was awarded the Local Impact Award at the National Indian Health Board 21st Consumer Conference for her outstanding efforts in the improvement of health care delivery for American Indians.
Join us to gain a better understanding of the culture in the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in addressing sexual assault and domestic violence. Historically, AI/AN people have experienced mainstream health care systems in varying ways. This sometimes resullts in distrust in the system’s ability to provide them confidential and culturally competent care. Distrust may come from misunderstanding the role of modern medicine versus traditional healing, or not understanding the effects that historical trauma, its impacts, and its modes of transmission across generations has imposed on the American Indian/Alaska Native Communities. This session will help providers recognize why AI/AN women often suffer in silence by not reporting or speaking about the victimization. Additionally, it will emphasize that each survivor that is a victim of sexual assault will experience both the abuse and the health system in culturally specific ways by addressing stereotyping AI/AN through cultural sharing.