2011 SART CONFERENCE EVALUATION PROCESS NOW CLOSED
While the evaluation process has now closed for the Sixth National SART Training Conference, you may still receive a certificate for continuing education credits by sending your name, discipline and a summary of what you attended in Austin to the SANE-SART Resource Service. E-mail this information with this link: SANE-SART Resource Service
PUBLIC FORUM ADDED TO 2011 SART CONFERENCE in Austin, Texas
On May 27, 2011, OVC hosted a free public forum, Public and Private Partnerships: Building on Success To Reshape the Future, following the conclusion of the Sixth National SART Training Conference in Austin, Texas. For more information about the forum, please click here
The SANE-SART Resource Service in Minneapolis, MN is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the Office for Victims of Crime, within the Office of Justice Programs, at the U.S. Department of Justice, that the Sixth National SART Training Conference hosted the largest audience to date from May 25 -27, 2011 in Austin, Texas. With an excellent line-up of speakers, training was provided to a multi-disciplinary group of professionals serving victims/survivors of sexual assault.
The primary focus of the 2011 SART Training Conference was once again to continue expanding the capacity of SARTs to promote health and healing of sexual assault victims, hold sex offenders accountable for their crimes, and realize the hope of preventing further sexual violence in their communities.
TRIBAL TRACK
New in 2011, an added concentration focused on the response to sexual assault survivors in Indian Country at the 2011 Conference. The new Tribal Track served to help practitioners in Indian Country gain knowledge to increase their collective capacity to respond to sexual assault, provided a forum to consider how to best facilitate healing and justice for Native victims, and ultimately will help to meet the goal of sustainable and high-functioning SANE/SART programs in Tribal communities. It is essential to the success of Tribal SARTs and SANEs that all of the disciplines receive adequate training and technical assistance.
328 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN 2011
The Office for Victims of Crime provided funding to support three types of scholarships for the 2011 SART Conference. Tribal SART scholarships for groups of four members representing at least three disciplines were available for the first time. The Tribal Team scholarships were offered in addition to the 27 team scholarships for SART teams of four members representing four different disciplines and 50 individual law enforcement officers' scholarships. Watch for an announcement in the spring of 2012 regarding plans for SART scholarships in 2013.
Friday, December 09 2011 @ 12:30 PM Contributed by: adminLM
NEW SANE - SART TRAININGS AVAILABLE
Last Updated: April 11, 2012
Fifth Annual Forensic Investigations
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Child and Elder Abuse...from Scene to Courtroom
Kansas City, MO
May 9 - 11, 2012
Offered by Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Location: Downtown Marriott Hotel, 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
Pre-Conference Courses: May 8 & 9, 2012
Track 1: Physicians: Advanced Sexual Assault Forensic Medicine Course
Track 2: Nurses: S.A.N.E.-A. & S.A.N.E.-.P Prep Course
Track 3: Non-Medical Personnel: The Forensics of Childhood Injury vs. Suspected Abuse
FOR: Join fellow law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, crisis workers, criminalists, crime scene investigators, physicians, nurses, forensic examiners, and EMS personnel for this cutting edge conference. We will focus on a broad array of emerging forensic practices, in sexual assault, interpersonal violence, human trafficking, child and elder abuse in both an urban and rural environment.
FOCUS: This conference is designed to provide a multidisciplinary interactive and joint educational opportunity regarding promising practices when working with victims of violence. Topics will include working with multidisciplinary teams and learning to consider all of the forensic implications on the street, in healthcare settings, and in the court room. Since violence is a health care crisis, we will focus on approaching forensic issues in a collaborative, coordinated, compassionate, competent, caring victim centered manner.
NEW THIS YEAR: For the first time, there will be pre-conference opportunities for medicine, nursing and criminal justice.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Training
Marshall University Forensic Science Center
Huntington, WV
June 18 - 22, 2012
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Prerequisites: None
Lead Instructor: Shalotta Sharp
Registration Fee: Tuition fee is waived
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm each day
Contact: For information, contact Judy Fry at (304) 691-8959 or email: Judy Fry
Further details on the website: http://forensics.marshall.edu
NATIONAL SART TRAINING CONFERENCE
Seventh National SART Training Conference
Location TBD
May, 2013 Plan to join us in MAY of 2013 for another exceptional muti-disciplinary training experience
Further details regarding the most recent SART Conference may be found at the registration website: http://www.sartconference.com
If interested in posting a training session here, contact the sane-sart website administrator at:
Website Administrator
Please include details and contact information.
TO BRING A SANE TRAINING TO YOUR AREA...
If interested in bringing a SANE-A training to your area, please contact Dr. Linda Ledray:
Dr. Linda E. Ledray, PhD, RN, SANE-A, FAAN
Director, SANE-SART Resource Service
MMRF, Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-347-0910
Adult/Adolecent SANE Trainings Provided
E-mail: Dr. Linda E. Ledray
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Education
Conducted by Linda E. Ledray, PhD, RN, SANE-A, FAAN
This forty-hour didactic training course covers everything the RN or MD needs to know to conduct an effective sexual assault examination and work as a member of a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). It also meets the didactic training requirements of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) to sit for their international certification examination.
Presented by one of the leading SANE researchers and educators the information included is evidence-based, up-to-date, comprehensive, and yet presented in a manageable format. Nurses who have participated in this program have indicated it was one of the most exciting courses they have attended; when they finished the course, they felt ready to complete the clinical component
Thursday, September 29 2011 @ 03:50 PM Contributed by: adminLM
Coming Late Summer 2012
FREE Online SANE-A Certification Course
Starting late this summer, nurses and doctors will enroll free in an interactive, self-directed online and clinical course leading to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)-A certification.
The course, SANE-SART Online+Clinical, will combine interactive simulations, webinars and onsite clinical training for the medical professional. The comprehensive course will be available to all members of the Sexual Assault Response Team including law enforcement, victim advocates, social workers, prosecutors and crime lab personnel.
Upon successful completion, SANE-A candidates will receive up to 32 approved continuing nursing education contact hours of online learning and 16 additional hours of onsite didactic and clinical training. All other disciplines will receive continuing education credits of up to 40 hours upon completion of the training course, and law enforcement will receive up to 40 POST Credits approved.
Combined with the onsite clinical facet, SANE-SART Online+Clinicals unique interactive online components will enable a nurse to learn and practice SANE-A skills literally by doing at her or his own speed.
Dr. Linda Ledray, RN, PhD, SANE-A and FAAN, is the lead subject matter expert in the courses development. Among many other accomplishments in the field of sexual assault response, she is the founder and director of the Sexual Assault Resource Service in Minneapolis, MNone of the first SANE programs and is currently the Director of the SANE-SART Resource Service.
According to Dr. Ledray, SANE-SART Online+Clinical will immerse learners in real-life clinical, legal and victim support situations in which they are challenged to learn by doing and to learn by making mistakes. Through this adult learning process, each SANE learner will be able to develop and demonstrate mastery of SANE-A knowledge and skills, both for clinical practice and courtroom trial.
Dr. Ledray said the program is primarily directed to nurses without previous SANE training in rural and tribal audiences, where access to training is more limited, but audiences in any location will be welcome to enroll.
If you are interested in participating in SANE-SART Online+Clinical course, please send an email to SART Conference Services. Include your name, agency affiliation and address and phone number. You will receive more information about the course, including enrollment and start date, as it becomes available.
SANE-SART Online+Clinical is produced by Kinetic Learning, Inc., and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice to the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law.
Tuesday, June 21 2011 @ 06:05 PM Contributed by: adminLM
MICHELLE CORRAO
A STORY OF TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY
On May 25, 2011, Michelle Corrao was featured as the keynote presenter at the Opening Session of the Sixth National SART Training Conference. She was joined by Detective Art Billingsley who played a key role in her story of survival following her abduction and sexual assault. Michelle is willing to share her story of triumph over tragedy to share hope with other survivors and to support first responders of sexual assault. Please visit her website at www.michellecorrao.com
Michelle is now the Director of Community Resources for Prevail, a victim awareness and support program in Hamilton County, Indiana. She has been with Prevail for nine years in various positions; Michelle also assists as a sexual assault advocate.
Michelle is co-founder and co-chair of the Hamilton County Family Justice Center, and she has been instrumental in working with the Prosecutors office to set up a Sexual Assault Response Team for adults and pediatrics in Hamilton County. Michelle has completed multiple training courses in all forms of advocacy including domestic violence, sexual assault of adults and children, SANE basic and refresher course.
Michelle has spoken to and supervised training to many different organizations including civic groups, service providers, schools and government agencies, sharing a story to promote awareness of sexual assault.
Look for Michelles featured appearance on an upcoming episode of Biographys channel I Survived.
AWARDS
The Special Courage Award (from U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder)
o The special Courage Award recognizes bravery in the aftermath of a crime or a courageous act on behalf of a potential victim or victim.
Distinguished Hoosier Award
o From Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels and presented by Indiana Attorney General, Greg Zoellers and Executive Director of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Dr. Neil Moore
Distinguished Alumnus Award Hamilton County Leadership Academy
NEW National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) Online Resource
Tuesday, April 05 2011 @ 10:36 PM Contributed by: adminLM
The National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) announces the launch of its newest online resource where visitors can access 11 easy-to-present modules and resources for in-person training on cases involving adult victims of sexual assault. These materials provide information and valuable resources that will be useful to judges and individuals from a broad range of disciplines. The objective is to educate on the difficult issues that arise in criminal and civil cases involving sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
To learn more, visit the NJEP Website. Registration is free and open to all.
NEW CURRICULUM AVAILABLE FROM IAFN - NURSING RESPONSES TO ELDER MISTREATMENT
Tuesday, June 29 2010 @ 11:59 AM Contributed by: adminLM
Nursing Response to Elder Mistreatment Curriculum
Free Training Curriculum for Educators
IAFN now has a curriculum on the nursing response to elder mistreatment
for the public and includes 12 Modules with Instructor Materials,
Participant Materials and PowerPoint presentations
Additional resources and appendices are also available online. This is a free
download. Please go to IAFN Curriculum Link
About the Curriculum
The goal of this course is to help nurses acquire essential knowledge
and skills to appropriately respond to elder mistreatment. This course
prepares nurses to integrate nursing and forensic sciences into the
care of vulnerable older adults who have been mistreated or are at high
risk for mistreatment by trusted others.
Why this Curriculum?
Nurses routinely care for older adults in a variety of settings. As
the aging population in America rapidly increases, nurses are not only
interacting with a greater number of older adults, but there also is an
increased likelihood of encountering individuals who are dependent on
others for help with activities of daily living (such as bathing,
dressing and toileting) and instrumental activities of daily living
(such as shopping, managing finances and using the telephone).
Dependence on trusted others for basic care needs increases the risk
of elder mistreatment.
No national, formalized curriculum exists that provides nurses with
foundational knowledge about elder mistreatment and helps them develop
skills to improve their capacity to respond to this problem. There
are also no national-level education programs to build nurses basic
forensic skills to enhance screening, assessment, intervention and
referral in cases of actual or potential elder mistreatment. IAFN
seeks to change this.
This formalized curriculum, created by the International Association of
Forensic Nurses (IAFN), with funding from the Office for Victims of
Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, provides
nurses the opportunity to improve their responses in elder mistreatment
cases.
Saturday, June 19 2010 @ 11:22 AM Contributed by: adminLM
New Options Open Johns Hopkins Forensic Nursing to the World
June 16, 2010
Nurses seeking to build their forensic nursing knowledge base and clinical expertise now can access onlinefrom anywhere in the worldthe Johns Hopkins University School of NursingClinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) masters program with a Forensic Nursing Focus. Beginning this fall, the popular program will be offered part-time and will join other JHUSON CNS programs that are also moving to online formats.
The Hopkins Nursing specialized focus prepares post-bachelors nurses to work as a clinical nurse specialist with a forensic focus in a variety of areas including: emergency and acute care departments; sexual assault examination programs; child and/or adult protective service investigation units; and psychiatric forensic treatment and evaluation units.
As with all Johns Hopkins CNS masters programs, the essence of education is directed toward creating clinical nursing expertise in diagnosis and treatment to prevent, remediate, or alleviate illness and promote health in a defined specialty population. According to Program Coordinator Daniel Sheridan, PhD, RN, students in this part-time forensic-focused program will be introduced to many types of at-risk forensic populations. He notes, Their expertise will focus on the care of clientsindividual patients, families, groups, and communitieswho are survivors of: 1) child abuse and neglect, 2) intimate partner abuse, 3) elder abuse, 4) abuse of the developmentally disabled, 5) sexual assault, and/or 6) death investigation.
Sheridan adds that the program emphasizes the CNS practices of:
Translation of clinical expertise into nursing care provided either directly or by influencing nurses and nursing personnel through evidence-based nursing care standards and programs of care.
Influences of systems--healthcare agencies, political systems, and public and professional organizationsto mobilize, change, or transform these systems to facilitate expertly designed nursing interventions.
Applications for the new online program beginning in the fall of 2010 are now being accepted through August 1, 2010. Questions regarding curriculum and career opportunities may be addressed to Dr. Daniel Sheridan, Coordinator of the Forensic Clinical Nurse Specialist focus at 410-614-5301 or e-mail Dan Sheridan. Students may be admitted during any semester.
Sheridan reports that Johns Hopkins Nursing also is exploring offering a post-bachelors certificate in forensic nursing and encourages nurses interested in the program to complete a short survey The 12-credit hour certificate would be presented entirely online. Students who successfully complete the certificate could apply 8 of the 12 credits toward the Johns Hopkins Clinical Nursing Specialist (Forensic Nursing focus) Online Masters in Nursing.
Thursday, March 18 2010 @ 03:06 PM Contributed by: adminLM
In a university of 10,000 students, 350 sexual assaults will occur in the course of the school year. Now theres a comprehensive guide that helps you establish, improve, and manage a coordinated Sexual Assault Response Team thats trained and ready when needed.
Campus Sexual Assault Response Teams: Program Development and Operational Management by Donna M. Barry, APN, FN-CSA and Paul M. Cell, Chief of Police, Montclair State University.
This important new resource is designed to help you meet your responsibilities swiftly, skillfully, and lawfully. Take the trial-and-error out of establishing an effective sexual assault response by following the guidelines and protocols developed and implemented at one of the countrys most respected SART programs. Learn step-by-step how to:
Establish an effective institutional response to campus sexual assaultwith comprehensive procedures and policies for campus law enforcement, student affairs and campus judiciary officers, and health care providers and advocacy staff
Meet your legal obligations under the Clery Act and other federal and state laws
Provide a high level of training in todays best practices for every member of your response team
Ensure that campus and local officials, health care professionals, and advocates work together proactively to help victims and hold offenders accountable
Make your community a safer place for students, faculty, and employees.
This book will provide the foundation to assist campuses in the development of a comprehensive plan to address sexual assault.
The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
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With the addition of the Rhode Island program operating out of the Women and Infants Hospital, all fifty U.S. states now have at least one operating SANE program. The Rhode Island SANE program was started by Lu Force, RN, Donna LaFontaine, MD, and Susan Duffy, MD, with significant support from the RI State Attorney General, Patrick Lynch.
The Rhode Island program began providing service in February of 2006 . They currently have 14 SANE trained nurses performing exams, and they expect to see approximately 100 victims a year.
This Web site is supported by Grant No. 27-60-I01014 awarded by the
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration. Initial funding was provided by Grant No. 96-VF-GX-K012 awarded by
the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for
Victims of Crime. Points of view within this Web site are those of participating
writers/researchers and do not necessarily represent the official position or
policies of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Justice or
the Sexual Assault Resource Service.
