Staying Safe while Supporting Families
Prepare for the potential risks associated with providing home visits and gain the tools needed to appropriately respond to an unsafe situation.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how professional choice and gender socialization influences our personal approach to safety
- Define the three keys to safety and how they relate to increased personal safety
- Prepare for and conduct home visits in a manner that protects personal well-being
- Identify the signs of domestic violence and drug abuse and manufacture
- Author
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Supplemental Materials
- Estimated Time to Complete
- 60 minutes
- Skills Addressed
- Professional boundaries Personal safety Professional Practice Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Cultural competency Cultural identity Cultural humility Power imbalances Quality improvement Reflective supervision
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