Families and Violence Course
Families and Violence Course is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Description:
Millions of families across the U.S. are impacted by family violence. Family violence includes intimate partner violence (IPV), child abuse and neglect, and some forms of elder and dependent adult abuse. As a healthcare professional, you can recognize signs of family violence and intervene to protect your patients from further abuse.
This course reviews the types of violence that occur in families. You will also learn to explain the roots of family violence from a biopsychosocial perspective. Lastly, this course discusses a range of interventions that can help families affected by violence, from safety planning to evidence-based psychotherapeutic strategies.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to provide knowledge to medical assistants, nurses, physicians, and social workers in in acute settings about family violence.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Define the scope and trends in family violence.
• Identify biopsychosocial characteristics of family violence.
• Indicate appropriate interventions for assisting victims of family violence.