Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence: Applying Best Practice Guidelines
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define intimate partner violence/domestic violence/elder abuse, particularly in the state of Kentucky.
- Discuss the statistics related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.
- Describe the effects of intimate partner violence/domestic violence on adult and child victims.
- Discuss the dynamic of intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.
- Identify risk factors related to being a victim of violence and for being a perpetrator of violence.
- Describe how to initiate the topic of intimate partner violence/domestic violence and/or elder abuse with your patients.
- Discuss interventions for intimate partner violence/domestic violence identified in the Best Practice Guidelines described in this course.
- Describe reporting requirements related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse in Kentucky.
- Identify victim services and other resources in Kentucky related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.
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| Approved By: | Nurses: Kentucky Board of Nursing, provider number 6-0022, expiration December 31, 2017. Social Workers: Kentucky Board of Social Work, provider number KBSW130088, ***WE ARE AWAITING RE-APPROVAL PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON***. |
| CE Credits: | Nurses: 4.2 Contact Hours; credit available until 12/31/2017; As per the Kentucky Board for Nursing approval, the following course is awarded 4.2 contact hours (50 minutes = 1 contact hour) Social Workers: 4.2 hours of credit available ***WE ARE AWAITING RE-APPROVAL PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON***. |
| Cost: | $30.00 *NOTE: If your association, employer, or organization is paying for this course, and you log in utilizing the correct procedure provided by your association/employer/organization, you will not be charged upon completion of the test. Be sure to check with your association/employer/organization for the correct login procedure. |
| Directions: | Click here for Directions |
| Author: | Silvia Y. Beaupre, MS, RN, CS, NP, PMHNP-BC |
| Course Format Options: | Enter Course Online Download Coursebook (PDF) |
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