Supporting practitioners to do domestic family and sexual violence work
On-demand recorded 18 Jun 2024
Violence and abuse is very common and survivors present frequently to GPs with health conditions that result from their trauma. GPs need to be equipped to respond to survivors in their clinics. GPs who work with survivors may be at increased risk of burnout and vicarious trauma.
This webinar will discuss how to appropriately respond to survivors in primary care and how to avoid burnout and vicarious trauma when working with survivors.
Presented in partnership with the Safer Families Centre.
Learning outcomes
- To appropriately respond to survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence in primary care.
- To apply trauma and violence informed care practices when caring for survivors.
- To describe role of referral pathways in supporting both survivors and clinicians.
- To explain the pathways of support to avoid burnout and vicarious trauma when working with survivors.
Presenter
A/Prof Jennifer Neil
GP and Educator with The University of Melbourne and Monash University
A/Prof Jennifer Neil is a clinician, educator and researcher in primary care and family violence. Jennifer graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2003 and achieved her Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
She is the Curriculum and Assessment Lead for General Practice at Monash University and has led the development of a trauma-informed medical education approach.
Jennifer has trained hundreds of health professionals across Australia in family violence, authored multiple curricula and has co-authored two chapters and a supplementary chapter in the Royal Australian College of General Practice ‘White Book’ Guideline on abuse and violence. She has also contributed to the RACGP ‘Red Book’ guideline on preventive health.
She is the deputy chair of the RACGP specific interest group on abuse and violence in families and the secretary for WONCA (World Family Doctor Organization) Special Interest Group on Family Violence Steering Committee.