Providing Quality Care to the Sexual Assault Survivor: Education and Training for Medical Professionals

Ferguson, Cynthia Sue

doi:10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.08.009

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“…This focus of this review was limited to evaluation reports and peer-reviewed publications that (1) reported on systematic data collection and (2) examined SARTs’ effectiveness and/or challenges faced. Therefore, the following types of publications were excluded: theoretical discussions of the SART model (Ferguson, 2006; Girardin, 2005; Ledray, 1999; Taylor, 2002; Voekler, 1996; five studies), descriptive studies or discussion of individual SARTs (e.g., Botello, King, & Ratner, 2003; Dandino-Abbott, 1999; Fulginiti et al, 1996; Hatmaker, Pinholster, & Saye, 2002; Johnston, 2005; Peterson et al, 2009; Smith, Holmseth, MacGregor, & Letourneau, 1998; Zajac 2006, 2009; nine studies), and articles that sought to provide information about sexual assault to SARTs (Archambault & Faugno, 2001; Ledray, 2001b; Nakajima, 2005; three studies). Additionally, articles that described what a SART is, how it should be structured or function and/or its potential benefits, but did not report on systematic data collection or evaluation were excluded.…”

Section: Empirical Review Of Sarts’ Effectiveness and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)

Greeson

Campbell

2012

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Historically, the response of the legal, medical, and mental health/advocacy systems to sexual assault has been inadequate and uncoordinated. To address this problem, communities have developed coordinated sexual assault response teams (SARTs) to address these problems. SARTs are community-level interventions that seek to build positive relationships and increase collaboration among sexual assault responders. SARTs hope to improve both the community response to sexual assault victims and the processing of sexual assault cases through the criminal justice system. This article has three aims: to summarize the historical development of SARTs in the United States, to review the empirical literature on SARTs' effectiveness at improving multidisciplinary relationships, legal outcomes, and victims' help-seeking experiences; and to review the empirical literature on the challenges SARTs face, which may hamper their effectiveness. Findings suggest that SARTs are a promising practice, but face many challenges; further methodologically rigorous research is needed to more fully understand these interventions. Implications for policy, practice, and future research are discussed.

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Section: Empirical Review Of Sarts’ Effectiveness and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)

Greeson

Campbell

2012

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

106

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“…Family physicians should therefore develop increased awareness of sexual assault in their practices and should be adequately skilled to deal with such cases in practice. 31 Knowledge and skills in sexual assault care can be improved 32 and practitioners often require training in counselling and care of sexual assault victims. 33 Appropriate referral and adequate follow-up to prevent long-term sequelae such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are important.…”

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Profile of rape victims attending the Karl Bremer Hospital Rape Centre, Tygerberg, Cape Town

Bello¹,

Pather

2008

South African Family Practice

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Background:Given the high prevalence of HIV infection in this country today it is not difficult to observe the risk faced by victims of sexual assault. In addition, there is a lack of available data on the per-episode risk of HIV infection with specific sexual encounters, 1 and in combination with poor follow-up of sexual assault victims, 2-4 this has resulted in few studies assessing the risk of HIV infection after sexual assault. There is a paucity of research conducted in this field particularly at rape centres in the Cape Metropolitan area of the Western Cape.

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“…SANE training for the occupational health nurse and nurse practitioner can dramatically improve the quality of care, collection of evidence, and sub-AAOHN JOURNAL· VOL. 59, NO.1, 2011 sequent monitoring of victims of sexual assault (Canaff, 2009;Ferguson, 2006;Patel, Panchal, Piotrowski, & Patel, 2008). For the occupational health nurse or nurse practitioner, this training can result in properly caring for victims and effectively protecting employers from untoward damages due to assaults and inappropriate care in the community.…”

Section: Perpetrators and Victims Of Sexual Assaultmentioning

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Sexual Assault in the Workplace

Garrett¹

2011

AAOHN Journal

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Women are sexually assaulted at an alarming rate, and the workplace is a frequent arena for assault. However, in recent decades, attention has been given to improving responses to sexual assault. Sexual assault is a frequent cause of injury and death for women in the United States. One in five American women admit they have experienced a completed rape during their lifetime. These estimates are conservative because sexual assault and sexual violence are both underreported and underprosecuted. Fear of job loss and discrimination are frequent reasons women do not report sexual assault in the workplace. Women are entering the workplace in greater numbers due in part to more single parent families and the depressed economy. Also, women are entering work environments that have traditionally been the domain of male workers : corporate headquarters, semi trucks, health care providers' offices, rural farms, and rural factories. Employers must have a plan to protect female employees and effectively address any incidents of sexual assault or violence. Occupational health nurses and nurse practitioners can assist both employees and employers to prevent sexual assault and resolve the aftermath of sexual assault. However, to accomplish this goal, occupational health nurses and nurse practitioners must be trained in sexual assault and violence response as well as preventive interventions.

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Providing Quality Care to the Sexual Assault Survivor: Education and Training for Medical Professionals

Cited by 13 publications

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Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)

Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)

Profile of rape victims attending the Karl Bremer Hospital Rape Centre, Tygerberg, Cape Town

Sexual Assault in the Workplace

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