Module 2: Identifying and recognising family violence

Overview

Module 2 encourages students to think about their own attitudes towards family violence, and how these attitudes could create barriers to the way in which they respond professionally to family violence and abuse. Further, it asks students to consider how the issue of family violence may influence their future practice as a healthcare professional and to reflect on patient/client encounters with the healthcare system. This module outlines possible indicators of family violence in adults and children. It describes groups at particular risk of family violence and outlines the particular times a person can be at increased risk of family. Finally, this module outlines possible indicators of family violence in adults and children.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to:

• Describe your own thoughts and attitudes to family violence
• Reflect on how your attitudes may enable or create barriers to the ways in which you professionally respond to those who have experienced family violence
• Examine and reflect on encounters with the healthcare system described by those who have experienced family violence
• Describe and identify possible indicators of family violence in adults and children
• Describe groups at risk of family violence and at risk of adverse impacts as a result of violence
• Identify pregnancy, separation and natural disasters as times of risk for family violence
• Recognise common presentations of family violence in primary healthcare.

Supporting resources

• PACTS - Groups at risk lecture - PowerPoint slides PDF