Trauma-informed practice and universal precautions: Educating oral health professionals about the relationship to injury assessment, intervention and referral for survivors of intimate partner violence

Friday, March 30, 2012: 3:40 PM-5:00 PM
Pacific B (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Speakers:
Maria Rodman, MA, Western Massachusetts Training Consortium
Rene Andersen, MA, Consultant

Authors:
Marian P. Mehegan, DDS, MPH, US DHHS
Janice A. Mirabassi, *, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify what constitutes the traumatic experience and the prevalence of trauma in the general population.
  2. Recognize what is meant by trauma-informed practice and universal precautions
  3. Explore how traumatic experiences relate to survivors accessing oral health services
Description:
Members of this panel will provide information about trauma, the prevalence of trauma, current trauma research and the health impacts of traumatic experiences on survivors and how this relates to survivors accessing oral health services.