For Physicians and Heathcare Providers

If you want to improve your health care setting's response to intimate partner violence (IPV), consider this:  You need a team approach to lay the groundwork for effective IPV intervention. Team approaches don't just happen.

Two critical ingredients set the stage for success: 

• Designate a practice setting "IPV Champion" who becomes your local expert on policies, procedures, and local resource coordination.
• Provide training for your staff to understand IPV and to respond to it

Need a trainer?

 

The Health After Trauma team can help you find a speaker. Just email DrT with your request and include the following information:

• Where do you want the training to occur?
• Who do you want to train--physicians, nurses, law enforcement, etc?
• How many folks do you want to train?

 Special in-depth one- to two-day trainings can also be arranged. These trainings focus on intimate partner violence (IPV) detection and screening and an in-depth coverage of the following "how to" 10 actions steps:

1. Respond Effectively to Patients Who Disclose Violent Relationships
2. Respond to Your Patient's Safety Needs
3. Manage Your Patient's Referral Needs
4. Document Your Findings
5. Meet Your State and Local IPV Reporting Requirements
6. Respond to Your Patient's Stage of Change
7. Address IPV in Special Populations
8. Address Special Clinical Situations Involving IPV
9. Develop a System for Addressing IPV in Your Practice
10. Respond to Abusers

We will be happy to customize the workshop to meet the needs of your healthcare setting. For more information, please contact Dr T at ellent@mac.com.