2011 SART CONFERENCE to be held in Austin, Texas
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 will be held May 25 -27, 2011 in Austin, Texas. We are currently assembling an excellent line-up of speakers to provide training to a multi-disciplinary group of professionals serving victims/survivors of sexual assault.
The primary focus of the 2011 SART Training Conference will once again be 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. We will be adding an additional concentration to expand on the limited training provided at past conferences in regard to our response to sexual assault survivors in Indian Country.
While past conferences have offered one or two workshops that have addressed issues specific to sexual assault in Indian Country, the conference has not comprehensively addressed complex tribal issues. There is a critical need for specialized, multi-disciplinary training focusing on responding to sexual assault victims in Indian Country. The Attorney General has identified crime in Indian Country as one of the Department of Justice’s highest priorities, including violence against women.
The training offered in 2011 will serve to help practitioners in Indian County gain knowledge to increase their collective capacity to respond to sexual assault, provide them a forum to consider how to best facilitate healing and justice for Native victims, and ultimately help 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.
Thursday, July 15 2010 @ 02:50 PM Contributed by: adminLM
NEW SANE - SART TRAININGS AVAILABLE
Last Updated: August 22, 2010
SANE-A Review Course
Fairview Ridges Hospital, Classroom B
Burnsville, MN
September 18, 2010
Fee:: $25
Bring a lunch and plan to stay after the review for more discussion and social time.
E-mail: Minnesota Forensic Nurses
Further details on the website: Minnesota Forensic Nurses
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Training
Marshall University Forensic Science Center
Huntington, WV
September 20 - 24, 2010
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
Advancing our Care for the Sexual Assault Patient
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (State Crime Lab)
St. Paul, MN
October 7, 2010
Fee:: $40 includes breakfast and lunch
E-mail: Minnesota Forensic Nurses
Further details on the website: Minnesota Forensic Nurses
Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Training
Marshall University Forensic Science Center
Huntington, WV
November 1 - 5, 2010
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Prerequisites: See Description on website
Lead Instructor: Diana Faugno
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
SANE TRAINING
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, IA
June 6 - 10, 2011
Trainer: Dr. Linda E. Ledray, PhD, RN, SANE-A, FAAN
Cost : $550
Contact: Nancy E. Lathrop
Phone: (319) 335-7075
Fax: (319) 353-5326
E-mail: Nancy Lathrop
If interested in posting a training session here, contact the sane-sart website administrator at:
Website Administrator
Please include details and contact information.
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: 612-873-2434
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
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.
Close to 700 people from all over the US and territories are expected to attend the National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC). To secure the best rates, register by July 31 for early registration rates! Hotel rooms are booking fast; reserve your rooms as soon as possible at NSAC Hotel Reservation Link
Workshops and Presenters Selected:
Over 75 workshops will present some exciting, cutting-edge work from experts in the sexual assault and rape prevention and intervention fields. Many presenters will highlight practices from their local agencies. Some of the cities and states that will be represented in these workshops include Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia, Washington DC, Kentucky, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and California. A summary of the presentations (including a partial list of presenters) is available at the conference website.
Workshops
The workshops will be organized into 6 major workshop tracks:
1) intervention/advocacy
2) prevention
3) legal advocacy
4) media/technology
5) leadership development; and
6) wellness.
Keynotes
The plenary/keynote sessions will focus on three key areas; media, activism and wellness. We are working to secure keynote speakers who are not only within the sexual assault field but outside too. Most importantly, through the workshops and plenary sessions, the conference will raise the importance of culture, inclusiveness and collaboration in the work we do to "build the world we want to live in" (the conference theme).
Even More Activities:
There will be a mini-film festival, with directors and writers discussing their films. Also, PSA's from around the country will be showcased. Lastly, there will be a unique "tech lounge" and exhibition area for attendees to receive free one-on-one consultation from social media and technology experts.
Apply for Scholarships Now
CALCASA is working hard to identify funds for scholarships. Information and applications can be found under the “Scholarships Tab” on the conference website, CALCASA NSAC Link Please apply as soon as possible.
Conference Supporters
Conference supporters who are providing funds, scholarships or other support include the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Joyful Heart Foundation, Legal Aid Society of San Francisco, Just Detention International, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, and members of the National Advisory Committee. More sponsors will be announced soon.
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 online—from anywhere in the world—the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing—Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) master’s 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-bachelor’s 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 master’s 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 clients—individual patients, families, groups, and communities—who 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 organizations—to 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-bachelor’s 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 Master’s 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 there’s a comprehensive guide that helps you establish, improve, and manage a coordinated Sexual Assault Response Team that’s 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 country’s most respected SART programs. Learn step-by-step how to:
Establish an effective institutional response to campus sexual assault—with 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 today’s 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
SART CONFERENCE EVALUATIONS Fifth National SART Training Conference Evaluations
The evaluation links for the recent SART Training Conference have been removed from the website as the process has closed. If you did not complete the evaluations and print your CEU Certificate, please e-mail any comments you would like to make regarding the conference to Linda L. McMahon, CTC at Website Administrator
To obtain your CEU certificate, please provide your name and the number of contact hours earned to Sonya Overmyer: Sonya Overmyer
Contact Hours: Each of the eight breakout sessions qualified for 1.5 contact hours. The Opening Session was 1.5 hours for nurses or two hours for other disciplines. Each of the other Keynotes was one hour.
Wednesday, July 22 2009 @ 01:11 PM Contributed by: adminLM
As an exhibitor at the Fifth National SART Training Conference in Seattle, WA in May of 2009, we are providing this information to you about Crime Sciences, Inc.
Crime Sciences, Inc. provides a broad range of forensic products. They are a leader in supplying forensic light sources and training in the use of forensic light sources. Their display at the Fifth National SART Training Conference in Seattle in May of 2009 featured their Forensic Flare Nursing Kit, the forensic light source of choice of SANE programs in New Mexico and Canada.
The Forensic Flare Nursing Kit was specifically designed for use by sexual assault nurse examiners. The flare incorporates the ideal combination of high output and a narrow band light output at 470nm, ideal for detecting biological fluids, in a unique hand held design. You will never know what evidence you have been missing until you use a Flare! They also displayed their range of evidence rulers and markers including their unique 6” Gray Ruler with color scale, and their sterile disposable nail clippers with nail catcher.
Sunday, September 21 2008 @ 08:29 PM Contributed by: adminLM
Thank you for your patience as we moved our website to a new server in an effort to continue providing timely and pertinent information to SANEs and SART teams around the country. The move has now been completed.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR USERS UPLOADING DATA TO THE SANE-SART DATA BASE:
We are continuing to experience a technical difficulty with the SANE data tool that allows our users to upload cases to our website. We have now determined that extensive programming will be required to make the SANE data tool operable. Unfortunately, it will require funding to accomplish this task. The SARS office has applied for a grant to facilitate this. We hope that the national database will be operational again this fall. When the SANE data tool is working properly, we will post it on the website. Thank you again for your patience.
Until then, we hope that you will catalogue your sexual assault data to enter in the national data base late this fall. If you choose to suspend entering data at this point and just resume entering new cases this fall, we certainly understand. In the mean time, you will continue to have access to the aggregate data entered up to the point when the data was transferred to the new server in May. While the date shown when you pull a report displays the current date, you will see that the total number of cases entered into the database is frozen at 8,388 cases.
If your agency has loaded over 100 sexual assault cases, your local aggregate data reports will be frozen at the total number of cases entered.
Once the SANE data tool has been reprogrammed, we hope to revise the form utilized for data entry to make the form more user-friendly as well as incorporating suggestions made as to the type of data you would like to see included.
Please notify us by e-mail if you have further suggestions for data that you collect that is not currently included on our "Client Data Sheet" and/or on the aggregate data reports. The e-mail address is admin@sartconference.com
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.
