Domestic Violence
Thursday, April 13, 2017
This webinar qualifies for the NARM Category 3 Bridge Certificate
Typical Domestic Violence training in midwifery educational programs focuses on intimate terrorism (battering), which is primarily perpetrated by males on females. However, this type of domestic violence constitutes less than 10% of domestic violence. As midwives we need to recognize indicators of domestic violence in all its manifestations to safeguard our clients and improve family health. In addition to discussing the types of abuse and cycles of violence our pregnant clients may experience, this session will cover the other types of domestic violence (90%), which are perpetrated equally by men and women, explain how to screen for these types of domestic violence relationships, how they are handled by the justice system, the effects of these types of domestic violence on the children and therefore the next generation, when to refer, and tips for choosing good treatment programs. It includes video of unrehearsed responses to open-ended questions by a pregnant couple that chose to get treatment voluntarily.
Justine Clegg, MS, LM, CPM, LMHC, holds two health care licenses in Florida: Licensed Midwife and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She is secretary and past president of the Association of Midwifery Educators, and Academic Director and Faculty for Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery since 2009. Justine has been serving midwives and midwifery organizations around the country for over 30 years.
Cynthia Flynn, CNM, PhD, FACNM, received her BA from the University of Washington, her MA and PhD from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her MSN from Yale University. She has served as Executive Director of The Birth Center, Bryn Mawr, PA; the General Director of Family Health and Birth Center, Washington DC, and founder/owner of Columbia Women’s Clinic and Birth Center, Kennewick, WA. She served as Associate Professor of Nursing at Seattle University and as a clinical preceptor for RNs, CNMs, LMs, and NPs. At the national level, she was President of the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC), and was also a member of the Health Professionals Council of the National Quality Forum. Cynthia now consults on midwifery practice through her business www.flynncnm.com.