This Sexual Abuse and Molestation (SAM) Training course is designed to educate healthcare personnel (HCP) on how to implement child abuse prevention strategies in their organization.
Child sexual abuse is a significant but preventable adverse childhood experience and public health problem. Experiencing child sexual abuse can affect how a person thinks, acts, and feels over a lifetime, resulting in short- and long-term physical and mental/emotional health consequences.
Therefore, organizations should monitor interactions and react appropriately. Through the use of prevention strategies, organizations can help to combat this serious issue. The goal of prevention efforts is to stop child abuse from ever occurring. However, organizations must have policies in place outlining what to do if child abuse does occur.
What You’ll Learn
- Overview of child abuse
- Guidelines for interactions between individuals
- Monitoring behavior
- Prevention efforts
- Reporting inappropriate behavior
Details
Course length: 1 hour; CEU: 1.
Languages: American English
Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment
ACCME Accreditation
American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve patient care outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps and to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.
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Sexual Abuse and Molestation Training for Healthcare Personnel Course
This course educates employees on preventing child abuse in their organization. Safety should be every organization’s highest priority, and this course will provide employers with the tools to make this a reality.
What is Child Abuse?
Child sexual abuse refers to the involvement of a child (person less than 18 years old) in sexual activity that violates the laws or social taboos of society. Children are not able to give consent and often do not fully comprehend what may be happening to them. This problem is significant: one in four girls and one in thirteen boys will experience childhood sexual abuse. Too often, the perpetrator is someone the family or child already knows.
Child abuse is considered an adverse childhood experience. Child abuse causes a variety of physical, mental, and behavioral health consequences. Everyone has a responsibility to prevent child abuse wherever they can. This course teaches strategies to combat and prevent child abuse.
Regulating Interactions Between Individuals to Prevent Sexual Abuse and Molestation
Organizations should monitor interactions between individuals, especially when one individual is a minor. Furthermore, organizations should implement policies to regulate interactions between youths and adults. Policies and regulations on interactions should be structured based on the organization’s mission.
Out-of-program contact restrictions regulate who youth employees can interact with outside of work. There are two types of out-of-program contract restrictions. Our course details both of these and educates learners on the benefits of each. Additionally, learn about how to identify examples of harmful behavior that may arise in the workplace so they can be prevented.
Monitoring Behavior for Sexual Abuse and Molestation
Employees should monitor the behavior of those around them to identify inappropriate and harmful conduct. Employers cannot prevent harmful behavior without identifying it. Every member of an organization has a responsibility to monitor behavior. Learners will understand how to monitor behavior, along with what to look for, when they take this course.
Preventing Sexual Abuse and Molestation
The ultimate aim of child sexual abuse prevention efforts within an organization is to prevent child sexual abuse from ever occurring. Employers must clearly define what behavior is considered child abuse, along with a strong anti-child abuse policy. These efforts are essential to keep everyone safe. Organizations must have protocols to report instances of child abuse in place, because this gives employees a way to clearly and properly identify and stop misconduct. This course teaches learners how to implement specific methods and structures to report child abuse in the workplace.
Reporting Inappropriate Behavior
While it is essential to report child abuse within the workplace, these instances of misconduct must also be reported to outside agencies. Educating employees on state laws, along with proper reporting procedures, is essential. For example, employers should provide guidelines about how, when, and to whom to report allegations. Furthermore, the heads of organizations are responsible for ensuring instances of sexual abuse and molestation are properly reported. This is why ensuring every member of an organization understands the law is crucial!
While law enforcement is in charge of proper investigation of these claims, organizations should develop systems to track these suspicions in organizations. Completing this course will educate staff on how to develop a tracking system, as well as how to ensure your organization is compliant with local, state, and federal laws.
Other Strategies to Consider
There are other considerations that organizations should make when it comes to identifying and preventing misconduct in the workplace. Organizations may want to supply victims and families with support resources to help them cope with the trauma from abuse. In addition to providing referrals for counseling, organizations should strongly consider reimbursing victims and families for counseling-related expenses.
Helping children and families process trauma associated with abuse is a responsibility of the whole community. Organizations may consider taking a variety of steps after allegations have arisen, such as notifying the community, answering questions that may arise, and offering support. This support is essential to help communities heal from the traumas of abuse. Learn how to support victims in the event of abuse by taking this course.
Benefits of Completing an Online Sexual Abuse and Molestation Course
Learners complete this course fully online and from any location they choose. The fully asynchronous structure allows learners to digest the material at their own pace, and in an environment that is comfortable for them. Learners will have an easier time absorbing the content in this format.
