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Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence (2002)

Chapter: Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence." Institute of Medicine. 2002. Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10127.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence." Institute of Medicine. 2002. Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10127.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence." Institute of Medicine. 2002. Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10127.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence." Institute of Medicine. 2002. Confronting Chronic Neglect: The Education and Training of Health Professionals on Family Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10127.
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Appendix D Mandatory Education Laws for Family Violence 229

Child Abuse and Neglect 230 Who Must Receive Continuing Education/Training? Who Must Be When Is the Mental Social What Information Consulted and/or Education/Training Dentist Doctor Health Nurse Worker Must Be Conveyed? Must Approve? to Take Place? California N N Y N Y Child abuse Board of Behavioral Once (seven hours) Cal. [Bus. & Prof.] Code assessment and Science Examiners § 28 (Deering 2000) reporting Iowa Y Y Y Y Y Child abuse Department of Two hours Iowa Code § 232.69 (2000) identification and Human Services every five years reporting New York Y Y Y Y N Indicators of child Department of Two hours N.Y. [Soc. Serv.] Law abuse and Social Services § 421 (McKinney 2000) maltreatment and reporting procedures

Elder Abuse and Neglect Who Must Receive Continuing Education/Training? Who Must Be When Is the Mental Social What Information Consulted and/or Education/Training Dentist Doctor Health Nurse Worker Must Be Conveyed? Must Approve? to Take Place? Iowa Y Y Y Y Y Identification and Department of Two hours within Iowa Code reporting of Elder Affairs six months of § 235B.16 (1999) dependent adult abuse initial employment and two hours every five years 231

Intimate Partner Violence 232 Who Must Receive Continuing Education/Training? Who Must Be When Is the Mental Social What Information Consulted and/or Education/Training Dentist Doctor Health Nurse Worker Must Be Conveyed? Must Approve? to Take Place? Alaska Y Y Y Y Y Nature, extent, and Council on Domestic Not specified Alaska Stat. causes of intimate Violence and Sexual § 18.66.310 (Michie 1999) partner violence; Assault procedures designed to promote victim safety; lethality issues; and available resources Florida Y Y Y Y Y Number of patients Division of Medical One hour Fla. Stat. Ann. likely to be victims Quality Assurance every two years § 455.597 (West 1999) and perpetrators; screening procedures, and resources in the local community Kentucky Y Y Y Y Y Dynamics of intimate Legal, victim services Once (three hours) Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. partner violence; victim advocacy, and § 194A.540 (Michie 1998) effects on victims; mental health legal remedies; professionals with an lethality and risk expertise in intimate issues; model partner violence protocols; available community resources; and reporting requirements

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As many as 20 to 25 percent of American adults—or one in every four people—have been victimized by, witnesses of, or perpetrators of family violence in their lifetimes. Family violence affects more people than cancer, yet it's an issue that receives far less attention. Surprisingly, many assume that health professionals are deliberately turning a blind eye to this traumatic social problem.

The fact is, very little is being done to educate health professionals about family violence. Health professionals are often the first to encounter victims of abuse and neglect, and therefore they play a critical role in ensuring that victims—as well as perpetrators—get the help they need. Yet, despite their critical role, studies continue to describe a lack of education for health professionals about how to identify and treat family violence. And those that have been trained often say that, despite their education, they feel ill-equipped or lack support from by their employers to deal with a family violence victim, sometimes resulting in a failure to screen for abuse during a clinical encounter.

Equally problematic, the few curricula in existence often lack systematic and rigorous evaluation. This makes it difficult to say whether or not the existing curricula even works.

Confronting Chronic Neglect offers recommendations, such as creating education and research centers, that would help raise awareness of the problem on all levels. In addition, it recommends ways to involve health care professionals in taking some responsibility for responding to this difficult and devastating issue.

Perhaps even more importantly, Confronting Chronic Neglect encourages society as a whole to share responsibility. Health professionals alone cannot solve this complex problem. Responding to victims of family violence and ultimately preventing its occurrence is a societal responsibility

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