Training Series to Inform Medical Providers in Providing Quality Care to Sexual Assault Victims
“Through this training series, CPCM is honored to increase our training capacity for the statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Learning Collaborative,” said Chrissie Young, CPCM Director. “This series is going to be a valuable asset for any professional tasked with sexual assault response and victim care.”
The series will be held exclusively online, with varying dates and times. The series will include national and local experts on sexual assault response and medical care, featuring topics ranging from intergenerational trauma, medical evidence in child sexual abuse, male victims, gender and race-based violence, traumatic brain injury, and more.
“Avera’s eSANE project’s goal is to improve the quality of health care for sexual assault victims in our rural state,” said Jennifer Canton, Avera SANE Supervisor. “We are thrilled to be able to offer this caliber of training and access to this level of expertise in our state.”
A first of its kind training for South Dakota will be a two-day session from Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, “Strangulation: The Last Warning Shot.” The series also covers the diversity of victims of violence, featuring topics specific to Native Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, immigrants/refugees, multilingual individuals and victims who have disabilities.
The training series includes the following events.
- May 7: The Impact of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma on the Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ Community presented by Lenny Hayes, Tate Topa Consulting
- June 18: Normal is Normal: Effective Use of Medical Evidence in the Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases presented by Kathleen Nolan, senior attorney with Zero Abuse Project
- June 18: Where the Boys Are: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of CSA When the Victim is Male presented by Victor Vieth, chief program officer of education and research with Zero Abuse Project
- June 28: History of the Movement to End Gender and Race-Based Violence: Moving Beyond Crisis to Healing presented by Christina Love, Indigenous storyteller, survivor, multilevel advocate
- July 12: Understanding the Nexus of Violence and the Science of Addiction presented by Christina Love, Indigenous storyteller, survivor, multilevel advocate
- July 17: Domestic Abuse & Civil Legal Considerations presented by Tracey Decker, J.Dd. and Krista Heeren-Graber, BSW, MS, LBSW, SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
- July 24: Victims’ Rights 101 for Medical Personnel presented by Amy Liu and Rebecca Khalil, National Crime Victim Law Institute
- July 31: Victims of Violence with Disabilities presented by Aimee Deliramich, Ph.D., and Nikki Eining, MSW, CSW-PIP, QMHP from the University of South Dakota Center for Disabilities
- August 7: Protecting Survivors’ Privacy and Other Rights in Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration presented by Amy Liu and Rebecca Khalil, National Crime Victim Law Institute
- August 14-15: Strangulation: The Last Warning Shot presented by Gael Strack and Joe Bianco, Alliance for HOPE International
- August 28: Hidden in Plain Sight – Strangulation, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Gender-Based Violence presented by Rachel Ramirez, director of health and disability programs and founder of The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury at the Ohio Domestic Violence Network
- September 18: Culturally Responsive Services for AAPI Survivors of Violence presented by Sarah Khan, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Additional training dates and topics will continue to be added to the series. Registration is required for each individual session. See the full training calendar at sdcpcm.com/news/calendar/. This training series is hosted by CPCM under Grant No. 2019-MU-GX-K014, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
About the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
A service center within the University of South Dakota’s School of Health Sciences, the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM), joins local, tribal, state and federal efforts in the fight against child sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment in South Dakota. CPCM is designed to help South Dakotans know of, respond to and prevent child maltreatment, while supporting resilient families. The center’s director is Chrissie Young.
About Avera Health
The Avera Health system has 20,500 employees and physicians, serving more than 300 locations and 100 communities in a five-state region. Our ministry, our people and our superior value distinguish Avera. We carry on the health care legacy of the Benedictine and Presentation Sisters, delivering care in an environment guided by our values of compassion, hospitality and stewardship. For more information about Avera, visit our website at Avera.org.
About the USD School of Health Sciences
USD’s School of Health Sciences is a national leader in interprofessional health sciences education. South Dakota’s comprehensive School of Health Sciences develops scholars, practitioners and leaders in health and human services, including addiction counselors, dental hygienists, health science practitioners, medical laboratory scientists, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, physician assistants, public health practitioners and social workers.
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