Screening & Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Family planning clinic staff and clinicians are in a unique position to help clients living with intimate partner violence. Most staff members understand the importance of being a resource for their clients, but how to be that resource is often the unanswered question.

This training is not currently being offered. Please contact CFHC if you are interested in further information.

This workshop provides participants with:

• Practical tools for implementing screenings in their clinic.
• Time-sensitive strategies for appropriately addressing these issues at their facility.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for family planning clinic and program staff, including: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants, Health Educators and other interested staff of federally funded Title X family planning clinics.

What You Will Learn

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the connections between unwanted pregnancy, abortion, transmission of STDs/HIV, substance abuse and intimate partner violence.
• Discuss strategies for addressing intimate partner violence specific to their own clinic setting.
• Conduct a standard health assessment inclusive of an intimate partner violence component.