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This 1-hour webinar will help professionals in primary care understand how to identify and respond to concerns of suspected child abuse or neglect keeping a trauma focused approach. There will also be a thorough review of the process of making a report and services provided at a child advocacy center.

Objectives

• Recognize the purpose of a Child Advocacy Center
• Provide basics of state reporting laws
• Determine how to report child abuse and neglect and what information is important to obtain and document
• Discuss what happens when a report is made
• Discuss documentation of trauma disclosure and factors to consider with documentation

Presented by: Jessica Tippery, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC, SANE-P, SANE-A

Jessica Tippery is an Advanced Practice Nurse and the Medical Program Manager at Project Harmony. She has been a nurse for over 12 years primarily serving the pediatric population in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. For the past 5 years Jessica has been practicing as an advanced practice nurse, assessing children for suspected child abuse and neglect. She is a board certified pediatric and adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) through the International Association of Forensic Nurses. Jessica is also a graduate of UNMC with a Master of Science in Nursing and board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She has a passion for serving youth who are at risk for trafficking and in educating the community on child abuse related topics.

Learn more about the series: Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Pediatric Integrated Primary Care