Addressing Domestic Violence during the Childbearing Year

This workshop is for social workers, perinatal case managers, childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors, community health workers and others who work with birthing women and their families  
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Come Join Us and Learn About:

* The cycle of violence and its specific prevalence during the childbearing year
 
* The laws that protect women and children - with an overview of family law, benefits, and immigration issues

* How Safelink, our statewide hotline, helps and refers women to available services

* How to effectively collaborate with DCF- Department of Children and Families

* What hospitals and community health centers are doing to screen and support women and children

* Our role and scope of practice as perinatal health providers and community health workers

Presenters:
• Lorraine Lafata, MSW, LICSW — Clinical supervisor for multiple Domestic Violence agencies in our area with more than 30 years of experience
• Margo Lindauer, Esq. and Elizabeth Brusie, Esq., Attorneys who specialize in Domestic Violence legal advocacy
• Jenny Efimova - Safelink Hotline and Outreach Manager
• Sue Hubert, Manager of the Domestic Violence Unit at the MA Department of Children and Families
• Erin Miller — Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program at Newton Wellesley Hospital
• Maria Pizzimenti, Director of Advocacy, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence

Continuing Education Credits: BACE/NMC: 6 contact hours. Lamaze contact hours are pending. (Lamaze credits are recognized by ICEA and DONA). Application for social work continuing education credits has been submitted to NASWMA. Please contact us for the status of Lamaze credits and social work CE accreditation. Meets criteria of the Comm. of MA Board of Nursing regulations: (244 CMR, section 5:00) for continuing education for nursing re-licensure for 7 contact hours.

Register for this Workshop

BACE-NMC Members $75; Non-Members $90
Contact us for information about special rates for groups of 5 or more.
You may purchase a $30 one year BACE-NMC membership along with your registration.

Please note: beverages and snacks will be provided, but lunch is not included

Pay by credit card

Pay by check

Send a check to:
  BACE
  69 Court Street
  Newton, MA 02458

Please include your name, phone number and email address so that we can confirm your registration.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds up to two weeks before the workshop. Doulas and midwives who are called to a birth and notify us (phone or email) by the day of a workshop will receive a refund, less a maximum $10 fee for any costs we cannot recoup.