Behind the Scenes: Healing through Rewinding the Past
Mandated reporting laws were created to ensure that our children are protected and social expectations are met surrounding child abuse reporting to legal authorities. Even though these laws have been in existence since as early as 1963, many hesitations still exist to report abuse or suspected abuse. As a society, we are becoming desensitized through the media reporting constant situations or cases where children are neglected or abused. This program will deliver an enlightening message of a survivor who healed through his past and used his experiences to effect positive changes in advocating for victims. The message proclaims that surviving is different than living your best life. The program will continue to explore advocacy programs as well as legal resources that can assist both reporters and victims to make certain that children remain a cherished part of society and one of our greatest resources who have the right to live their best life.
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to:
• Describe the intimate thoughts, logic, and beliefs that child sexual abuse victims display while trapped in the secret (pre-intervention)
• Evaluate how the absence of Child Advocacy Center and the high-profile nature of a case can negatively impact the prosecution and the mental health of the victim
• Demonstrate effective healing practices/positive reinforcements for survivors of child sexual abuse based on how Sasha was able to shift his perceptions, thoughts, logic, and beliefs to positively reinforce a healthy, post-trauma life.
Christie Galcik, MSN, RN, CEN Advanced Clinical Education Specialist Emergency Department UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Elizabeth Iannone, MD Emergency Medicine Physician UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Katherine Norton, JD Director of Clinical and International Programs Assistant Professor of Law Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Savannah, BS President and CEO, Passavant Hospital Foundation UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Megan Schroeder, LSW Supervisor of Crisis Intervention Services Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jennifer Taylor, MSN, RN, CEN Unit Director- Emergency Department UPMC Passavant/Cranberry, Cranberry Twp, Pa
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.5 contact hours.
Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 continuing education credits
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 5.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.50 ASWB
- 5.50 Attendance