This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management. A core curriculum is supplemented by lectures that contextualize the content with specific examples and programs from around the world. The core curriculum introduces learners to a global perspective on gender based violence (GBV), and includes a review with Dr. Claudia Garcia-Moreno of the new WHO guidelines on responding to violence. Students who wish to receive Honors Recognition will complete the honors module, which expands on the core material and highlights special circumstances and programs.
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Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to GBV - Epidemiology and Health Impact
Health Care Response, Screening, and Psychosocial Support
Clinical Care for GBV Survivors
Additional Materials and Wrap-Up
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- 5 stars81.74%
- 4 stars15.47%
- 3 stars2.38%
- 2 stars0.39%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CONFRONTING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: GLOBAL LESSONS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
If the quality of the sound was better, this course would have been the best learning experience I ever had.
Excellent course to learn and understand universal and global health care lessons to confront GBV
Great course that so relevant to context of turbulent gender-based violence in Vietnam, my country.
Insightful and comprehensive - even for people with prior understanding of GBV, this course is a fantastic way of refreshing the memory and keeping up with new findings.
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