This course provides learners with the necessary knowledge and resources to develop a clinical knowledge base when caring for patients of sexual violence. The goal of this course is to provide affordable, comprehensive basic SAFE Adult/Adolescent education using pedagogical science to thread nursing philosophies, theory, concepts, practice frameworks, scope and standards of practice through forensic nursing educational opportunities. The course contains 14 modules which follow the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Educational Guidelines for didactic course work in Adolescent/Adult SANE and features subject matter experts from around the United States. In accordance with IAFN guidelines, participants have 12 weeks to complete the program.

This course satisfies the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) requirement for 40 hours of didactic coursework as one component of completing the SANE-A certification. The course provides a solid foundation for medical professionals to begin practicing as a SAFE or SANE, under the guidance of a qualified preceptor. Learners will be able to gather and utilize available research and best practices surrounding the medical forensic examination for patients affected by sexual assault.

https://www.sigmamarketplace.org/sexual-assault-forensic-examiner-program----on…

State of Georgia - Rules and Regulations of Nursing

http://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/410?urlRedirected=yes&data=admin&lookingfor=410

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

STDs

Includes current STI Treatment Guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm

Georgia Department of Public Health – Disease Reporting

https://dph.georgia.gov/disease-reporting

Female Genital Mutilation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/womensrh/female-genital-mutilation.html

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

https://www.unicef.org/protection/female-genital-mutilation

World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation

Human Trafficking

Children Healthcare of Atlanta

https://www.choa.org/

Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia

https://www.cacga.org/

Dignity Health – Human Trafficking Response

https://www.dignityhealth.org/hello-humankindness/human-trafficking

Frontline Response: Out of Darkness

https://frontlineresponse.org/

Georgia’s Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking Hotline

https://endhtga.org/

Georgia’s Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force

https://cjcc.georgia.gov/human-trafficking-task-force

Human Trafficking: Medical Response - Free, Self-Paced, Online Training

This course is for all learners - Texas and non-Texas learners. Texas A&M University College of Nursing. Registration required. Upon completion of this course, the participant will have an increase in knowledge of the current, evidence-based information and tools necessary to accurately recognize and intervene in suspected instances of human trafficking. At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:

1. Examine Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, federal and state laws pertinent to the health care, mandatory reporting, and potential implications of reporting to law enforcement regarding human trafficking.

2. Focus on the practices to facilitate safety for all, vulnerabilities of those who are, or who can be at risk regarding human trafficking, and role of health care professional.

3. Analyze trafficking and consensual commercial sex, the concepts of force, fraud and coercion, human trafficking and smuggling, and trafficker profiles and recruitment techniques.

Professional Development: 2.25 contact hours

Human Trafficking Medical Response Course Details.pdf

Course Registration

National Human Trafficking Hotline

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC)

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/training/nhttac

Safe House Project

Trainings to help you spot, report, and prevent trafficking.

https://www.safehouseproject.org/training

Someone Cares - Atlanta

https://s1catl.org/

The Polaris Project

https://polarisproject.org/

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office on Trafficking in Person

Guiding Principles for Agencies Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Regional Southeastern US

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/success-story/guiding-principles-for-agencies-serv…

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office on Trafficking in Persons

Online training modules on a variety of topics, including trauma-informed care and specific trainings aimed at healthcare and social service professionals

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/training/soar-to-health-and-wellness-training/soar…

Wellspring Living

https://wellspringliving.org/

Children/Youth

Children’s Safety Network

https://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/

Committee for Children

Teaching Touching Safety Rules: Safe and Unsafe Touching

https://www.cfchildren.org/blog/2017/08/activity-teaching-touching-safety-rules…

Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse

https://www.d2l.org/

Free Classroom Activities Page

https://www.cfchildren.org/resources/free-classroom-activities/

International Child Advocacy Network

http://www.yesican.org/

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

http://www.missingkids.com/

Prevent Child Abuse

https://preventchildabuse.org/

SAFEta: The Ultimate Source for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance

https://www.safeta.org/

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

https://www.apsac.org/

Military and Veteran

Department of Defense - Safe Helpline

https://safehelpline.org/

U.S. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

https://www.sapr.mil/

Domestic Violence

End Violence Against Women:

http://www.evawintl.org/

Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence

http://gcadv.org/

Georgia Commission on Family Violence

https://gcfv.georgia.gov/

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

http://www.ncadv.org/

National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence in Healthcare Settings

https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline

https://www.thehotline.org/

Tapestri

https://tapestri.org/

Victim Services/Victim Rights

Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program

https://crimevictimscomp.ga.gov/

Office of Justice Programs - Office for Victims of Crime

SANE Program Development and Operation Guide

https://www.ovcttac.gov/saneguide/introduction/

The National Center for Victims of Crime

https://victimsofcrime.org/

U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Services

Rights and Protections for Temporary Worker (available in more than 40 languages)

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/…

Us. Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division

Know Your Rights Video Series (English and Spanish)

https://www.dol.gov/whd/resources/kyrvideo.htm

Victim Connect Resource Center

https://victimconnect.org/

Safety Planning

Love is Respect

https://www.loveisrespect.org/for-yourself/safety-planning/

Technology Safety

National Network to End Domestic Violence

https://www.techsafety.org/

Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault

Society of Forensic Toxicology DFC Committee

http://soft-tox.org/dfcc

Sexual Violence

Academy of Forensic Nursing

https://www.goafn.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Preventing Sexual Assault Fact Sheet

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/sv-factsheet.pdf

International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

https://www.forensicnurses.org/

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence

http://endsexualviolence.org

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

https://www.rainn.org/

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance (SAFEta)

https://www.safeta.org/page/HealthCare

LGBTQ+

Accord Alliance

http://www.accordalliance.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - LGBT Health Page

https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA):

https://www.glma.org/

National Center for Transgender Equality

https://transequality.org/

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs

https://avp.org/ncavp/

National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

http://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

https://gbpflag.org/

Project Health - TransLine

http://project-health.org/transline/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)

https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/lgbt

The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists

http://www.aglp.org/

The Fenway Institute’s National LGBT Health Education Center

https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/

University of California San Francisco – Division of Prevention Science, Department of Medicine Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

https://prevention.ucsf.edu/transhealth

World Professional Association for Transgender Health

https://www.wpath.org/

HIV

AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC)

https://aidsetc.org/npep

Strangulation

Alliance for Hope International

https://www.allianceforhope.com/

Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention

https://www.strangulationtraininginstitute.com/

Nursing

American Nurses Association

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/

Georgia Nurses Association

https://georgianurses.nursingnetwork.com/

Intro to Forensic Nursing (Book Flyer)

introduction-to-forensic-nursing-book-flyer.pdf

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program - Online Course