Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 3:00pm to Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 4:30pm ET
Expiration Date:
Access to the evaluation and certificate for the live webinar will be available until Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 9:00am ET
Target Audience:
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians, and other health and legal professionals involved in the treatment and care of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Statement of Need/Program Overview:
This webinar will focus on the intersection of women’s experiences of sexual and physical violence in their intimate partnerships. Common patterns of women’s experiences, prevalence, and the causes and consequences of this frequently overlooked form of violence against women will be addressed. Particular attention will be given to discussing the challenges women face in disclosing their experiences, barriers to service provision and best practices in providing resources to women who have been physically and sexually abused by their intimate partners.
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Discuss the prevalence of sexual and physical violence in intimate partnerships
- Describe the various types of IPSV and DV and how survivors are affected by IPSV.
- Identify the causal factors and consequences of IPSV and DV
- Develop strategies to discuss sexual and domestic violence with patients and provide support to survivors
Presenter(s):
Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Ph.D.
Raquel Kennedy Bergen is of Sociology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BS from Saint Joseph’s University in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly publications and seven books on violence against women including, Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers; and Issues in Intimate Violence. With Claire Renzetti and Jeff Edleson she edited, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women and Violence Against Women: Classic Statements. She co-edited Violence Against Women: Readings from Social Problems with Claire Renzetti. She has served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission since 2004 when she was appointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell. She has volunteered as an advocate for battered women and sexual assault survivors for the past 25 years. Her current research continues in the field of violence against women—analyzing how domestic violence and sexual assault programs have implemented changes to the services that they provide to intimate partner sexual assault survivors. She also continues to explore the subject of women’s experiences of sexual and physical violence during pregnancy.
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Accreditation Statement:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. JBS International, Inc. is an approved provider through NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (Provider Number 000208).
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Credit Designation:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses designates this enduring activity for 1.25 Nursing CE Credits. JBS International, Inc. designates this enduring activity for 1.25 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Faculty or Presenter | Reported Financial Relationship |
|---|---|
| Raquel Kennedy Bergen | Nothing to disclose |
The following International Assoication of Forensic Nurses planners and managers, Kim Day, RN, FNE A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P, Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, SANE-A, Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P and Sarah Tucker, BA, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months
Media:
Enduring activity
CNE CEU Evaluation:
Nurses: How to Obtain your CEU or CNE Certificate
Complete the appropriate evaluation at the conclusion of the activity to obtain your CNE or CEU certificate.
For any questions relating to CNE (nursing) or CEU certification, please contact us at [email protected].
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