Course Module

Physical & Sexual Abuse - Google Doc

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Practice Guidelines Guidance

Online Resources

Webinars / Training

• Trauma Informed Principles & Practices, 17 minutes. Phoenix Trauma Center & Dr Scott Giacomucci. May 7, 2021

• What is Trauma Informed Care?: A Comprehensive Overview, 1 hour, 30 minutes. Phoenix Trauma Center & Dr Scott Giacomucci. May 28, 2022

• Tips for Trauma Informed Language when Interviewing and Writing About Individuals [Charting], 1 hour, 31 minutues. Jun 19, 2023

• Clinical Training Center for Sexual & Reproductive Health, Training and Resources

• FeministMidwife.com, and @FeministMidwife on Substack, Stephanie Tillman, CNM, Live workshops, resrouces for Trauma Informed Care.

Websites

• Screening for Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy

• National Perinatal Association: Intimate Partner Violence

• Intimate Partner Violence Screening, Fact Sheet, and Resources

• IPV Consulting Services for Midwives with Cassandra Aho, CPM.

• Futures Without Violence

• Elephant Circle: Mandatory Reporting: A Guide for Practitioners

• CA Mandatory Reporting FAQ

• Compendium of State and U.S. Territory Statutes and Policies on Domestic Violence and Health Care. 4th is the most current.

• CDC Resources : Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Articles & Info

• Clinician Guide For Trauma Informed Care, PDF from CTCSRH.org

• “What Is Battering?” : Healthy Place

• Women's Lives Cut Short : OpEd, NYTimes (2017)

• National Statistics : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics full study (1994, not updated)

• “The Rod of Guidance” : Sue Hille

• “Initial Health History” : Molly Westerman, SQUAT Birth Journal Issue 17 (All issues are free downloads)

• Laboring to Mother in the Context of Past Trauma : Berman, et al

• Types of Abuse (Microsoft Word Document)

• Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

• 2017 Report on LGBTQ and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence : Anti-Violence Project (PDF)

• Resources for abused trans folks : Forge Forward

• “Let’s Talk About Domestic Violence in the Trans* Community” : Everyday Feminism Magazine

• Emotional/Psychological Abuse : Healthy Place

Podcasts

• Clinical Chats: A podcast for Sexual and Reproductive Health Professionals, CTC-SRH Resource Library

Online Videos