Abuse Happens - Understanding the Issues Women Face & How to Help Them at GMHC 2020 (25th Anniversary)

Poppy Smith

Poppy Smith, Speaker-Author, Domestic Abuse Advocate

Abuse Happens - Understanding the Issues Women Face & How to Help Them

Repeat Clinical Preparation

Breakout Session
November 14 2020 1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
P, PA, NP, D, N, DO

This session will present the need for healthcare workers to understand that their response to women who are being abused can make a crucial difference in whether the patient feels safe or shamed. Behavior that can incite fear will be identified: Physical gestures, facial expressions, distance, tone of voice, etc. This session will also discuss how showing skepticism, insensitive questioning, and telling the patient what to do can shut down the opportunity to help her . Helpful ways to communicate concern, respect, and autonomy to make her own decisions, will be identified.