Saturday, March 31, 2012: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM
Pacific B (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the educational objectives and course requirements for a prototype distance-education course on violence across the lifespan
- Identify the major strengths and limitations of teaching and learning about violence across the lifespan using a distance education format
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to approach developing a distance education program about this topic
The need for in-depth quality education for health professionals about violence and abuse is apparent worldwide. At the University of British Columbia (UBC), a semester-long 3-credit upper-level undergraduate course entitled “Violence Across the Lifespan” was developed. Fully on-line since September 2009, 264 students on four continents have completed this course, helping to build a world-wide cohort of health care, public health and social work practitioners with expertise in the field. This presentation describes this course’s development, implementation and lessons learned.