Wednesday-Friday October 10, 11 & 12, 2007

Time:                            8:30-4:30 PM Each Day

Location:                      Penn Campus - Room to be announced
Sponsored by:              University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

                                      Center for Professional Development

Description

A team approach is necessary for a victim centered response to child/adolescent sexual assault.  Therefore, this course will describe the role and function of each member of a child/adolescent sexual assault response team including the role of child sexual abuse specialists.  Emphasis will be placed upon the role of the forensic examiner in the immediate aftermath of the crime.  Protocols and procedures for forensic examiners will be described and discussed

This course is a three day comprehensive course designed for health care professionals. 

At the completion of this course, each participant will be able to assess, evaluate and examine child/adolescent victims of sexual assault in the immediate aftermath of the crime.  Course content will include evidence collection, documentation, referrals, and testimony.  A skills station for photography and colposcopy will be included in the course.

Target Audience

The course is open to nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physicians and physician assistants.  It is beneficial, but not mandatory, if the participant has completed a adult sexual assault forensic examiner training.

Program Faculty:

Kathleen Brown, PhD, NP        

Practice Professor, School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania

Content:       Day 1

·        Anatomy of the Child Sexual Assault Crime, Incidence & Prevalence

·        Conceptual Models: CSA Response Team

·        Mental Health Consequences

·        Role of the Forensic Examiner

                     Day 2

·        Forensic Interviews of Victims of CSA

·        Forensic Examination of Victims of CSA

·        Documentation of the Forensic Examination

·        Forensic Photography

                     Day 3

·        Landmark Cases

·        Law Enforcement Response to CSA

·        Prosecution of CSA Offenders

·        Sexually Transmitted Disease & CSA

·        Role & Function of DHS & CSA

·        Role & Function of Child Advocacy Centers

Registration: The program fee of $359 includes attendance at the program, continental breakfast, program materials and nursing contact hour credits.  Lunch is on your own.  Peds Sane Registration Fall 2007.htm

Discounts: Groups discounts available for 3 or more from the same institution registering at the same time.

Cancellation: Notification (phone or email) must be received one week prior to the program for a full refund.  Cancellations within one week will be assessed a $50 fee.  Refunds will not be issued 48 hours prior to a program or once the program has begun.

Contact Information: Janet Tomcavage 215-898-4522 / tomcavag@nursing.upenn.edu