This refresher course is for Clinical and Allied Health staff who have completed the Violence Intervention Programme Training Day (Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse and Neglect) within the past 5 years and are working in the following service areas:
- Emergency Department
- Child Health
- Women's Health
- Sexual Health
- Mental Health and Addictions
If you have not completed the Violence Intervention Programme 8hr Training day, or would like to reattend (no longer required every 5 years) please contacted your Nurse Educator or email the Violence Intervention Programme Coordinator: maria.poppelwell@waikatodhb.health.nz
This refresher course takes about 1 hour and covers:
- Changes in legislation in relation to family harm and/or sharing information
- The dynamics of intimate partner violence
- The affects of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) and what your responsibilities are as a health professional
- Current resources
- Child Protection Alerts
- Consultation and referral pathways
- Editing Trainer: Maria Poppelwell