Title: An Ecological Approach for Reducing Violence in the Community 31st Annual Cross Cultural Conference
1An Ecological Approach for Reducing Violence
in the Community31st Annual Cross Cultural
ConferenceYouth, Family and Community
ViolenceStrategies for Prevention, Intervention
and Post-Treatment Support
- Dr. Deborah Williamson, DHA, MSN, CNM
- Dianna Inman, MSN, APRN, CPNP
- Tiffany Williams, MSN, APRN, CPNP
- Anna Tecklenburg, MA
- Melissa Cox, MPH
- Funded by The Duke Endowment
2Center for Community Health Partnerships
- Mission To engage with communities in activities
that promote health, reduce the risk of illness
and disease, manage adaption to chronic
conditions and build community resilience. - Goals
- Strengthen the capacity for existing and
potential MUSC- community partnerships - Stimulate the discovery, translation, and
dissemination of research in community settings - Increase visibility, impact and sustainability of
community based participatory research
3Previous work
- Domestic Violence grant
- To raise awareness of DV and provide resources
for victims - Film Picking Up the Pieces
- Partnership with the National Crime Victims
Center - Network of School-based health centers
- Title I Schools in Charleston County
4Partnerships
Community Health Centers Charleston County School
District North Charleston Police
Department National Crime Victims
Center Communities in Schools
5Project Overview
Key Strategies GIS mapping of information for
community solutions Promote effective screening
and appropriate referral for victims of intimate
partner violence Prevent violent and aggressive
behaviors in children
6Working with health professionals
- To promote effective screening and appropriate
referrals for interpersonal violence by primary
care providers - Support best practices education, resources
quality assurance - Inform the next generation of professionals
7Whats happening now?
Policies and procedures in primary
care? Training of health professionals? Resource
s available?
8Whats happening now?
Policies and procedures in primary care
practices? Training of health professionals? Res
ources available?
9Whats happening now?
Policies and procedures in primary care
practices? Training of health professionals? Res
ources available?
10IPV Program Assessment Tool for Primary Care
Practices Written Policies Q Are there
official, written policies regarding the
assessment and treatment of victims of
IPV? Physical Environment Q Are there
posters and/or brochures related to IPV on public
display at your practice? Cultural
Environment Q Are translator/interpreters
available for working with victims if English is
not the victims first language?
11IPV Program Assessment Tool for Primary Care
Practices Provider Staff Training Q During
the last 12 months, has your practice provided
any training on intimate partner
violence? Assessment Referral Q Do all
providers and staff use standardized questions to
screen patients for IPV? Documentation Q
Does your practice use standardized
documentation (EMR or paper form) to record known
or suspected cases of IPV?
12Pilot Results
13Pilot Results
14Pilot Results
15Pilot Results
16Pilot Results
17Expansion/Revisions
- Expanded sites for survey administration
- Expanded cadre of professionals
- Dentists, physical therapists, pharmacists,
social workers - Tool revisions for easier and more concise survey
administration
18Interprofessional Education
- Informing the next generation of health
professionals - Medicine
- Nursing
- Graduate Studies
- PT/OT
- Pharmacy
- Interprofessional education and opportunities
with health, law, social services
19Next Steps
- Toolkit for providers
- Staff training on best practices for screening
and referral of IPV victims - Web-based training module