This practitioner training prepares healthcare practitioners to be able to provide knowledgeable, sensitive and helpful interactions when caring for women whose pregnancies, childbirth, and transition to motherhood are being impacted by past or current experiences of abuse or trauma.
Date and Time
- Thursday, November 19
- 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location
- Middlesex County Building
399 Ridout Street North, London, ON
Registration
- Register online
- $40.00 (lunch provided)
The training will focus on:
- How to screen for abuse: what to say and how to say it.
- How to respond to a disclosure of abuse, past or present.
- How to recognize and anticipate potential triggers.
- How to help a woman survivor navigate through triggers.
- How to empower and support her in taking charge of her own process.
- How to help her know she’s not alone.
- How to identify community supports and make a referral.
- How to help her know how to increase her level of safety.