##  [NURS 586V](/course/nurs-586v) 

Specialized Domains of Nursing Practice - Violence in Families: Advanced Understandings and Responses (3)

[MSN](/course-programs/msn)

[PhD](/course-programs/phd)

 

This course builds upon a basic understanding of violence in families over the lifespan and presents a critical analysis to intervention strategies. It provides an overview of assessment, prevention and intervention strategies for social workers and nurses in their professional interactions with clients/patients who have experienced or perpetrated violence at different stages of their lifecycle. Interventions are considered in terms of the socio-political context of individuals and/or families and individual vulnerabilities due to age, gender, class and ethnicity. Inter-professional collaboration in providing intervention strategies will be emphasized.

### Objectives:

- Appreciate and understand the social context in which violence occurs
- Identify the risk markers to and signs and symptoms of different types of abuse in families and assess for presence of violence
- Identify the appropriate types of interventions for different types of abuse
- Appreciate the value of close collaborative practice between nurses and social workers and with allied health, social service, and legal services
- Appreciate and promote violence prevention strategies
    
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