Addressing Violence Through Patient Care

Offered By: University of Bergen via FutureLearn

Course Description

Overview

Understand the methods and importance of medical peace work

On this course you will learn about some of the key concepts and challenges in the field of medical peace work, particularly the importance of violence prevention and peace practice for healthcare professionals.

You will cover aspects of theory, field work and advocacy focusing on working with domestic violence, refugee healthcare and healing torture victims. In each case you will consider the specific challenges of treating these victims of violence and the role you play in helping them.

This course has been created for people with some experience in healthcare. It is particularly relevant to clinical healthcare professionals working in medicine, nursing, and allied health.

Syllabus

Domestic violence

Welcome to the Course
Introduction to domestic violence
Risk groups, signs & symptoms
Issues around disclosure
Danger assessment and safety planning
Follow-up and referral
Basic Concepts in Medical Peacework
What did we learn this week?

Refugee health

The refugee health team
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
What did we learn this week?

Healing torture victims

Introduction to healing torture victims
Basic concepts of Healing torture victims
Initial consultations
Delving deeper
Long-term care
What did we learn this week?
Course Conclusion

Taught by

Rebecca Love-Howard