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Appendix E
Existing Curricula on Family Violence
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Institution/Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Focus on Child Abuse
Medical residents
Medium: slide format; self- assessment slides Method: educational brochures; fact sheets on a range of topics; articles; guide to current trends in child abuse and neglect; elective
Resident can diagnose possible child abuse cases; fact sheets cover shaken baby syndrome, managing stress, punishment versus discipline
Curriculum for Pediatric Resident Education in Child Abuse and Neglect
Medical residents
Learn the basics of child abuse, child neglect, and abuse identification and management; identify and communicate with families at risk for abuse or neglect and provide appropriate intervention; attend lectures about physical abuse and sexual abuse; learn about forensic evaluations of child sexual abuse; evaluate children referred for PST consultation; conduct at least one psychosocial interview under supervision; review radiographic studies; evaluate children who may have been sexually abused
Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project (AFVPP)
Training Materials on Domestic Violence; developed 1999
Emergency medicine practitioners, psychologists, pediatricians, home visitors
Core curriculum (modules) with talking points for each slide Section 1: Core Curriculum on
Curriculum covers both domestic violence and child abuse: physical abuse ranking scale; examples of emotional abuse, sexual abuse; severity and frequency; prejudice and misunderstanding; clinical indicators; common diagnoses; nature and circumstance of injuries; related medical findings;
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Domestic Violence Section 2: Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Curriculum
mental health/ psychological symptoms; relationship between domestic violence and child abuse; escalation of the violence; severe and fatal cases of child abuse; childhood history of abuse; child witnesses; screening for domestic violence and child abuse; goals when intervening in domestic violence and child abuse; child abuse reporting
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Visual Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse; developed 1998
AAP members, medical professionals
Medium: binder with 166 slides; 33-page study guide Method: elective education program
Normal anatomy and variants; nonabusive pathology and trauma; examples in male and female children
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Visual Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse; developed 1994
AAP members, medical professionals
Medium: binder with 150 slides; 33-page study guide Method: elective education program
Medical evidence of physical abuse: inflicted burns, bruises, abrasions, fractures; radiological diagnosis of head trauma; ocular findings
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Focus on Child Abuse: Resources for Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment, 2nd edition
Medical professionals
Medium: CD-ROM featuring 200 color slides Method: presentation
200 color slides on CD-ROM; visual diagnosis of child physical abuse; visual self- assessment; parent and patient education/information; results of 50-state child abuse survey; AAP policies, manual excerpts; full-text articles from Pediatrics; AAP speaker’s kit with slides, lecture notes, and handouts
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
American Psychological Association, Child Abuse and Neglect Working Group and Section on Child Maltreatment of the Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services
A Guide for Including Information on Child Abuse and Neglect in Professional Education and Training; A Guide for Including Information on Child Abuse and Neglect in the Undergraduate Curriculum; developed 1996
Graduate students of psychology
Medium: three-part guide with resources (graduate course on child abuse and neglect) Method: specialized training for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists (basic materials on child abuse and neglect)
Integrating child abuse and neglect into current course work; definitional issues; prevalence and consequences of child abuse and neglect; theories about the development of abusive and neglectful behaviors; recognition and referral of abused and neglected children and adults: child protection system, medical intervention, legal involvement, mental health interventions; prevention of child abuse and neglect; ethical issues; research methods; involvement with other professionals; assessment of child abuse and neglect victims and their families; interventions with abused and neglected children and families—issues for the psychologist; interventions with perpetrators of abuse and neglect
Boston Children’s Hospital, AWAKE program (Advocacy for Women and Kids in Emergencies)
Health Care Services for Battered Women and Their Abused Children
Health care providers
Medium: 60-page manual; elective
Relationships between child abuse and woman abuse (also covers domestic violence); specific, practical information for a health system response
Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Providence, RI
Fellowship Program in Child Abuse and Neglect
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Center for Child Protection, Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA
Gynecology and Obstetrics Preceptorship Clinical Training Program
Gynecology and obstetrics
Medium: clinical training program Method: lecture; vignettes; clinic
Manner in which sexual abuse medical evaluation can be effectively and atraumatically performed; team meetings for case review; 3-5 examples of crossdiscipline cooperation; roles of law enforcement, child protective services, clinical forensic examiner/ interviewer as they relate to investigation; anticipatory problems indicating need for referral for abuse counseling; filling out OCJP 925 medical reports; interpretation of examination findings; documentation; interpretation of photographs; literature review
Center for Child Protection, Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA
Family Violence Rotation
Medium: student rotation Method: observation; educational videotapes; clinic; meetings; research project
Observe child protective services hotline for 1 hour as well as forensic videos, dv tro clinic, Oprah tape on incest dynamics and conference tape; article on child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome; observe/ perform exams on children suspected of having been abused; participate in the failure-to-thrive clinic; standardized paper cases to demonstrate differences between medical and forensic history; law review; reporting forms; attendance at a navy family advocacy meeting; meeting with therapists; expert witness testimony
Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Child Abuse and Neglect
Graduate-level students in law, psychology, social work, nursing, dentistry, public health,education, and related disciplines
Method: weekly seminars; two field practica; course projects; participation in a mock trial
Role of child protective services; interviewing children for suspected sexual abuse; substance abuse and child abuse and neglect; issues of child maltreatment in indian country; foster care; treatment of offenders and victims; mock trial; overview of prevention
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Child Abuse and Neglect, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2000 Annual Meeting
Identifying Child Abuse: Can You Meet the Challenge?
AAP Members
Medium: 3-hour lecture followed by “Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children”; elective
Interactive case-based sessions with ARS; review common pitfalls in recognizing abuse; provide approaches for improving diagnostic acumen; and highlight disease mimickers of physical and sexual abuse
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Child Abuse and Neglect Fellowship
Board-eligible or board-certified pediatricians
2 years
Court testimony; clinical care of children; education of medical personnel; multidisciplinary approach to caring for abused children; CARE clinic: work with social work coordinator of the clinic and attending physician to provide medical evaluations to children who are victims of physical and sexual abuse; in-patient evaluations: fellow provides consultation to the pediatric and surgery teams in the hospital when children are admitted as a result of abuse or neglect; research: develop research skills and learn proper research techniques under the guidance of pediatricians and epidemiologists with expertise in the medical research design; multidisciplinary work with the Child Advocacy Center, Philadelphia Child Fatality Review Team, Law Enforcement Child Abuse Project of Philadelphia, Medical Legal Advisory Board on Child Abuse
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Child Abuse Rotation Curriculum
PL-3 residents
Medium: 2-week rotation; required Method: clinic; consultations; review meetings; home visits
Hospital consults (mostly physical abuse and some neglect); outpatient sexual abuse clinic; death review meetings; juvenile court; home visits with Department of Children and Famly Services
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati
Fellowship in Child Forensics and Abuse; developed 1998
Pediatricians; completion of pediatric residency
Medium: 1-year fellowship Method: training; administrative; research
Training in the clinical areas of physical child abuse, sexual child abuse, medical neglect, Munchausen syndrome by proxy; administrative skills needed to direct a child abuse program; research skills required of medical investigators
Duke Medical Center
Pediatric residency rotation
Second-year residents
Medium: 1-month-long required course (however, 1 week of vacation time comes out of this month, and not every resident is able to rotate through the child abuse program/clinic because of limited space) Method: shadowing; clinic
Residents are with the physicians every day of the week but do not participate in child abuse coverage on evenings or weekend
Governor’s Office, State of Pennsylvania
Governor’s Proposal to Help Medical Professionals Identify and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect; released April 1999
Physicians and other medical professionals
Medium: curriculum provided by 27 physicians and 32 county children and youth agencies in the state Method: lecture
How to identify child abuse and neglect and families at risk of child abuse and neglect; curriculum focuses on providing information on child protective services law and mandatory reporting provisions; hypothetical examples in which physicians and medical professionals may suspect child abuse and neglect; actual examples of child abuse compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics; common themes that may indicate child abuse and neglect
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Hawaii Dental Hygenists’ Association
Dentistry’s Role in Preventing Abuse and Neglect
Dentistry students
Medium: reading list; handout; worksheet Method: lectures
History and etiology of child abuse and neglect; risk factors for child abuse and neglect; warning signs; physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and neglect; the relation of child abuse and neglect to other forms of family violence; statutory definitions; precipitating factors to family violence; recognition of physical abuse: clinical, general, head and neck, intraoral; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; conditions that mimic abuse; dental neglect; recognition of neglect; interventions; legal and liability issues; multipage resource/reading list; office protocol for identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect
Louisiana County Department of Health Services
Family Violence for Health Professional Schools; 1981 (currently being updated)
Health professionals
Also covers elder abuse, domestic violence, and other special topics
Louisiana State University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Child abuse rotation
All pediatrics interns, fourthyear elective, psychiatry fellows
Medium: 1-month rotation that consists of 40 hours per week outpatient clinic Method: clinic; consultations; review meetings; court attendance
One to three residents per month; outpatient clinic involves physical abuse, sexual abuse, failure to thrive and burns (inflicted) ; after hours; inpatient local death consultations; multidisciplinary staffing; attendance at review panels; elective attendance at pediatric autopsies; attendance in juvenile and criminal court; hired former prosecutor to plan/hold mock trial withthe resident being the expert once a month; planning to add a major/minor head injury
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clinic in conjunction with neurology and ophthalmology; psychiatry fellows concentrate on improving interview skills with children
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Institute for Professional Education
Medical evaluation of physical and sexual abuse; accidents and abuse: how to tell the difference; head trauma in child abuse; visceral injuries in child abuse; cutaneous manifestations of child abuse; skeletal injuries as a manifestation of child abuse; child neglect; unsafe manifestations of child abuse; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; conditions mistaken for child abuse; syndromes associated with child abuse, fatal child abuse, and sudden infant death syndrome, dental aspects of child abuse and neglect; critical injuries from falls
Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, College of Allied Health, Health Professions Division
Issues in Medicine: Domestic Violence; developed 1999
First-year physician assistant students, practicing physician assistants
Medium: on-line project or course during the “transition month” for physician assistant students; for CME [?] credits Method: 3-hour program
Presentation features epidemiology; diagnosis; treatment; patient education; counseling and prevention; state laws; reporting and case presentations; also covers spousal/mate abuse, elderly abuse, disabled abuse
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Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus
The Child Abuse Program; developed 1998
1 year (July 1 through June 30)
Fellow attends five clinics in the Family Development Clinic each week; remaining time is spent in selfstudy, including pre- and posttesting, preparation of education materials, and community visits; attendance at weekly pediatric grand rounds and other appropriate educational programs at Children’s Hospital; fellow and staff on all consultations, training programs, and court appearances; develop skills in research design, data collection, and data analysis; perform a forensic physical exam for abuse or neglect; complete an appropriate abuse form; participate in the interview of a child suspected of having been sexually abused; testify in court about findings as a fact witness; recognize sexual abuse; describe the roles of adjudication, identification, treatment, and prevention; date a bruise, subdural bleed, fracture; recognize 10 diseases that can be mistaken for child abuse; develop a community plan of action for child maltreatment; family development clinic
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix
Children’s Health Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital Residents
Residents in their PL-2 year
Medium: 1-month-long required course Method: clinic; shadowing; rotation
Sexual abuse clinic; hospital consults; spend day with investigator; attend court with staff who are testifying; rotation initiated at the request of the students who wanted more training
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State University of New York, Health Science Center at Syracuse University Health Center
Fellowship in Forensic and Child Abuse Pediatrics
Pediatricians
Medium: 2-to 3-year fellowship for one or two fellows Method: teaching; research; patient care advocacy
Prepare pediatricians for teaching, research, patient care, legal and community responsibilities in the area of child maltreatment, including child abuse, forensics, foster care, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and related issues; provide clinical treatment to maltreated children; plan, conduct, analyze, interpret, write studies related to maltreatment; advocate for children’s issues, including courtroom time; teach medical students and residents, parent groups, and community professionals; program development for child abuse programs
Team for Children at Risk, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Child abuse curriculum
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento
Child Abuse and Neglect Fellowship
Candidate either board certified or board eligible in pediatrics
Medium: 2-year fellowship training program Method: teaching responsibilities; community involvement; research responsibilities; biomedical statistics course; writing workshop; computer workshop; literature searches; database management
Experimental design workshop, conferences, meetings; Child Protection Center Clinic responsibilities; on-call responsibilities; rotation/ experiences; progress assessment; clinical and teaching assessment
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Intimate Partner Violence
Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Massachusetts: Boston Medical Center, Child Witness to Violence Project
Shelter from the Storm; 2000
Mental health clinicians
236-page trainer’s manual; 12-hour curriculum of lectures; small-group discussion; case discussion
Designed to train mental health clinicians to provide services to children and families affected by intimate partner violence
Training materials include training manual, 115 slides on disk, handout containing slide text, additional handouts
Manual contains lecture/facilitator notes, case material, reproducible handouts; bibliography, list of resources, CD-ROM
Modules: domestic violence: principles of empowerment-based practice; impact of domestic violence on children; assessment of children affected by domestic violence; individual and group treatment of children affected by domestic violence; domestic violence; children; the courts; caring for the caregiver
Massachusetts: Children’s Hospital of Boston, Family Violence Task Force AWAKE program (Advocacy for Women and Kids in Emergencies)
Health Care Services for Battered Women and Their Abused Children; 1997
Health care providers
2-hour lecture with accompanying 60-page training manual
Training focus: intimate partner violence; child abuse and neglect
Training topics: definitions; prevalence; dynamics; myths; barriers; signs and symptoms; screening techniques; staff as victims or perpetrators; disclosure; children who witness violence; additional topics on request (personal safety, clinic security, confidentiality, human resources, role plays)
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Massachusetts Medical Society
Seminar Series on Domestic Violence
Physicians, medical students, house officers, practicing physicians, other health care providers
Structured seminars, instructional video, interactive CD-ROM (6 hours total instructional time)
Four interactive structured seminars with comprehensive facilitator notes and handouts: background and dynamics of domestic violence; RADAR—a clinical model for screening, diagnosis, and intervention; skills development for clinical practice; a team approach to violence prevention and intervention
15-minute instructional video: “Diagnosis: Domestic Violence”; three-disc CD-ROM with three survivor interviews and four-visit primary care interactive “cases”; baseline and follow-up evaluation instruments; instructional “goal cards”; handouts; slides; guidelines for teaching section; designed for interested yet nonexpert faculty to teach effectively
Massachusetts: Office of the Attorney General
Diagnosis: Domestic Violence
Health care providers
24-minute video with accompanying monograph
Basic introduction to domestic violence featuring case histories; section on children as witnesses and characteristics of batterers
Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Interclerkship in Domestic Violence; 1995, updated yearly
Third-year medical students
Full-day multidisciplinary training
Lectures; workshops; small-group discussions; role plays; keynote address by a survivor Originally 3 days; now 1 day Required of all third-year medical students
MEDCEU
Domestic Violence Update; 2000 and 2001
Nurses, other medical professionals
On-line self-instructional monograph with posttest for nursing continuing education units
Instructional components: history, definitions and facts, health effects, dating violence, male batterers, references
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Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Medulogic
The Many Faces of Family Violence; 1999
Physicians, nurses dentists, social workers
Self-instructional CD-ROM, including printable text and video clips
Physician, nursing and dental continuing education units (20 hours)
Compatible with IBM-PC, not Macintosh computers
Instructional components: introduction and instructions; overview; survivor’s story; dynamics; myths; domestic violence and health care system; recognizing and interviewing victims; documentation; advocacy; therapy and community action; same-sex intimate partner violence; understanding the batterer; elder abuse; child abuse; legal and reporting issues; resource kit for health care providers; resources; references
Minnesota: Allina Health System
Creating a Safe Place: Family Violence Screening in Health Care
Health care providers (primary care, social service, allied health, prehospital)
Modular teaching, including lecture, group discussion, video, clinical scenarios
Training components: Domestic Violence 101: definitions; statistics; dynamics; barriers to leaving; provider barriers; screening; assessment; documentation; community resources; self-care; 18-minute video and accompanying discussion guide; “Creating a Safe Place”; teaching scenarios
Minnesota: HealthPartners Family Violence Prevention Program
Screening and Intervening for Domestic Violence
Ambulatory health care providers and clinic staff
Brown-bag lunch discussions; 26-minute training video
Video: “Domestic Violence—How to Ask and What to Say ” highlights three health care providers inquiring about abuse
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Minnesota: University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Program Against Sexual Violence
Family Violence: Intervention Model for
Dental Professionals
6-hour multicomponent training program, including didactic presentations, small-group discussion, role plays, case reviews, and two training videos
Concurrent tracks for dentists and allied dental personnel
Training components: introduction; definition; myths; patterns; warning signs of abuse; clinical signs of abuse; role clarification; ethical and legal responsibilities; “healing voices: intervention model for dental professionals”; intervention techniques; development of office safety plans; team intervention techniques; community resources; Q&A
Accompanying materials: training monograph; resource directory; selected articles; poster
Network for Continuing Medical Education
Domestic Violence: Intervention Strategies for the Physician; 2000
Physicians
60-minute video
Used as an independent or adjunctive training tool; can be used as a grand rounds presentation
Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Issues in Medicine: Domestic Violence; 1999
First-year physician assistant students
3-hour course with reading assignments, lecture, case discussion, video scenarios and interviews
Course is part of a series of preclinical seminars offered during the “ transition month ” for physician assistant students entering clinical training
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio Physicians’ Domestic Violence Project: TRUST TALK; 1995
Physicians, nurses, other health care providers
58-page manual, 2-hour program; continuing medical education credit available
Designed for self-study or as a text for training classes; components: how to approach women who are battered; clinical guidelines for recognizing abuse, legal issues and reporting requirements, Ohio resources
Oregon Health Sciences University
Voices of Survivors: Domestic Violence Survivors Educate Physicians; 1999
Physicians
30-minute video consisting of a blackand-white photo montage with voiceover
Documentary video made from the perspectives of survivors of intimate partner violence; accompanying handbooks for learners and facilitators
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Intimate Partner Violence
Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Philadelphia Family Violence Working Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility
The RADAR Domestic Violence Training Project
Health centerbased health care providers
3 to 6 hour didactic and video presentation delivered by a multidisciplinary team
Focus on trauma theory; instruction in RADAR approach to care; survivor presentation
Physicians for a Violence-Free Society (PVS)
PVS Documentation Course: Standardized Medical Documentation for Domestic Violence Injuries; 1999
Physicians
Four 40-minute structured didactic presentations on a standardized approach to medical documentation of injuries resulting from domestic violence; interactive session on how to use a camera designed for medical documentation
Curriculum contains slides and complete facilitator notes for each lecture, participant’s syllabus (to be copied for each participant), chief instructor’s guide, course coordinator’s guide
Participant syllabus contains narratives of each lecture, articles, course evaluation form, local resources
Lecture summary: introduction and need for a medical response, medical response to domestic violence, living forensics: recognizing patterns of injury, medical-legal aspects of domestic violence
Interactive session: learning to take pictures
Professional Resource Press
Domestic Violence and Spousal Abuse Program; 1994
Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, other mental health providers
Home study continuing education course and self-exam based on book on spouse abuse; 3 hours of continuing education
Book sections: what kind of families are violent? how much do you know about partner abuse? assessment of spouse abuse; treatment of spouse abuse; final word on spouse abuse; references
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In Need of Special Attention
Emergency medical professionals
18-minute video
Emergency room training film demonstrates how emergency room personnel can identify and treat victims of spouse abuse
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Domestic Violence Presentation
Physicians
54-slide didactic presentation
Slide presentation for residency faculty to use as a teaching tool, for self-instruction, or for grand rounds presentations
Texas: Violence Intervention Prevention (VIP) Center Parkland Hospital, Dallas
Manual Strangulation in Victims of Domestic Violence
Physicians
PowerPoint presentation
Presentation components: rapid response intervention; in-depth assessment; case management, disposition, and placement; homicidal strangulation; literature on survivors of strangulation; information on walking and talking to the strangled patient
University of Iowa
Family Violence
Master’s in social work students
Medium: course Methods: readings; lecture; written assignments; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Discussion of historical aspects of family violence; examination of family violence as a social issue; discussion of the role of “family” in society
University of Iowa
Selected Aspects of Social Work: Violence and Trauma
Social work students
Medium: lecture Method: readings; interview with trauma survivor or professional in field; written assignments; guest speakers; duration is 4 months (one semester)
Analyze violent content on television; overview of violence in community; effects of traumatic experiences
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Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
University of Kentucky
Family Violence: Social Work Interventions
Master’s in social work students
Medium: course Method: readings; lecture; exams; duration, 4 weeks: meets twice a week for 3 hours
Evaluation of theories for understanding the etiology of child, spouse, elder, and sibling abuse; identify interventions to be used; identify implications of violence for social policy
University of Michigan
Family Violence Prevention and Intervention
Master’s in social work students
Method: no information Medium: duration is 4 months (one semester); elective
Focus on methods of prevention; intervention and social change; provides overview of risk factors; emphasis is on needs of oppressed populations
University of Michigan
Special Issues in Interpersonal Violence
Master’s in social work students
Method: no information Medium: duration is 4 months (one semester); required course
Integrates content on diversity, prevention, and social justice; use of social science theories and research is applied
University of Michigan
Integrative Seminar: Family Violence
Master’s in social work students
Medium: models of interagency coordination; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Overview of risk factors; effects of trauma due to family violence are discussed; description of current models of prevention and intervention
University of Michigan
Practice Seminar in Child Maltreatment: Assessment and Treatment
Master’s in social work students
Lectures; discussion; demonstrations; video role play; small-group exercises; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Explores personal, professional, and societal responses to children at risk; discusses client issues and responses to child welfare interventions; discusses theories that explain child maltreatment
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University of Michigan
Integrative Seminar in Child Maltreatment
Master’s in social work students
Lecture; discussion; small-group exercises; student presentation; guest speaker
Examination of child welfare from perspective of community practice; direct practice and policy; integration of research findings related to child welfare; examines the relationship between child maltreatment and environmental factors
University of Minnesota Medical School
Domestic Abuse: The Role of the Physician; 1996
Medical students
Format includes lecture and video; class is 1 hour in length and is taught once every 2 months
Relationship of early intervention and prevention; prevalence of domestic abuse and violence; definitions; misconceptions and dynamics of domestic abuse; role and responsibilities of the health care provider; Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizatons hospital and ambulatory care standards; prevention in practice—a structure for change client services—vocacy and case ma nagement; where do we go from here?
University of Pittsburgh
Family Violence
Bachelor’s in social work students
Medium: course Method: discussion; readings; written papers; written exam; presentation; duration is 4 months (one semester)
Exploration of aspects of family violence; treatment strategies presented; contains theoretical approach but with focus on practical social work experience
University of Pittsburgh
Child Sexual Abuse
Bachelor’s in social work students
Lecture; readings; written papers; duration is 4 months (one semester)
Overview of child sexual abuse; assessment of child abuse situations; examination of personal value/belief system; evaluation of effectiveness of treatment approaches
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Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
University of Pittsburgh
Child Maltreatment: Physical Abuse and Neglect
Bachelor’s in social work students
Discussion; role plays; readings; written assignments; duration is 4 months (one semester)
Development of relevant treatment strategies for family members; identification of gender and racial issues in abuse/neglect situations; overview of how abuse and neglect are identified and integrated
University of Texas at Austin
Contemporary Issues in Domestic Violence
Bachelor’s and master’s in social work students
Method: no information Duration is 4 months (one semester); elective
Dynamics of domestic violence and practice with individuals and families are discussed
University of Texas at Austin
Child Welfare
Bachelor’s and master’s in social work students
Duration is 4 months (one semester)
U. S. Healthcare, Medical Education Collaborative
Current Concepts in Women’s Health; Domestic Violence and Primary Care
Physicians and other women’s health care providers
75-page self-study manual; 5 hours continuing medical education by the American Academy of Family Physicians, Administration on Aging
Components: overview and introduction; identification, diagnosis, and clinical findings; intervention and treatment; special considerations; appendix, including assessment documents; patient resources; bibliography
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Vantage Professional Education
Domestic Violence: Update for Healthcare Professionals; 2000
Nurses, dieticians
Self-study on-line or download and print; 4 contact hours—Georgia Nurses Associations; 4 continuing professional education credits— Commission on Dietetic Registration
Self-study document containing course objectives; what is domestic violence?; dynamics of violent relationships; effects of domestic violence on children; health care response to domestic violence case studies; sample forms and worksheets; bibliography and additional sources; continuing education test; answer sheet
Virtual Lecture Hall, Medical Directions, Inc.
The Current Management of Domestic Violence; 1999
Physicians
On-line self-study (no time duration indicated)
Case-based, interactive, downloadable forms; links to references and web sites; continuing medical education available
Washburn University
Clinical Practice with Survivors of Trauma
Master’s in social work students
Medium: lectures Method: audio-visual aids; class exercises; readings; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Exploration of trauma on children and adults; impact of institutional and professional responses to traumas; strengths perspective
Washburn University
Clinical Practice with Survivors of Trauma: Adults
Master’s in social work students
Medium: lectures Method: audiovisual aids; class exercises; readings; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Exploration of trauma on adults; impact of institutional and professional responses to traumas; strengths perspective
Washburn University
Clinical Practice with Survivors of Trauma: Professional Development
Master’s in social work students
Medium: lecture Medium: discussions; readings; written assignments; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Focus on practitioner skills; transference and countertransference are discussed
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Sponsoring Institution/ Developer
Title/Release Date
Audience
Training Approach
Description
Washburn University
Clinical Practice with Survivors of Trauma: Adults
Master’s in social work students
Medium: lectures Method: audiovisual aids; class exercises; readings; duration, 4 months (one semester)
Exploration of trauma on children; impact of institutional and professional responses to traumas; strengths perspective
Washington, DC: George Washington University
Sensitive Topics in Interviewing: Domestic Violence
Medical students
Videotape review; discussion; role play
Training components: videotape—the dynamics of domestic violence and the ethics of physician involvement; lecture/discussion; role plays followed by plenary discussion; selected articles as reference
Washington: Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane
A Time of Opportunity: Helping Battered Women in the Health Care Setting
Health professionals
22-minute video
Overview that includes basic information and interviews with survivors of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and a number of professionals who work with battered women
Wisconsin: The Family Peace Project
Family Violence: A Self-Study Guide for Health Care Professionals in Primary Care; 1994
Health care providers
Self-study manual
Manual contains syllabus, required readings, background information, referral information, resource information
Training also includes survivor presentations; role plays; community resource assessment
Representative terms from entire chapter:
child abuse
