Often health care professionals may be skilled in “asking” about intimate partner violence yet worry about “what do I do next?” if the client responds with “yes, this has happened to me.” Therefore, it is important for public health nurses to develop and practice their skills in, responding to disclosures of intimate partner violence, including sexual assault or reproductive coercion.
World Health Organization’s LIVES protocol for responding safely to an IPV disclosure:
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Listen
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Inquire about needs and concerns
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Validate
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Enhance safety
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Support
World Health Organization’s LIVES protocol for responding safely to an IPV disclosure:
L
Listen
I
Inquire about needs and concerns
V
Validate
E
Enhance safety
S
Support
Learning Outcomes (examples)
Teaching and Learning Activities
Apply the World Health Organization’s “LIVES” protocol to respond safely to a disclosure of intimate partner violence
- Review the World Health Organization’s Clinical Handbook “Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence”
Respond safely to disclosures including sexual assault
- Continue to complete “IPV Dynamics + Responding to Teens” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)
- Listen to the podcast “The 12th Piece: Let’s Talk about Disclosures (ANOVA, Season Two podcast)
Understand reasons why some immigrant or refugee women might experience hesitancy to ask for supports or to disclose intimate partner violence
Develop strategies for creating culturally safe environments and therapeutic relationships that create safety for disclosure
- Complete “Immigrant and Refugee Women + Cultural Safety in Care” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)
Explain barriers to disclosure and care for individuals who experience same sex intimate partner violence
Identify ways to respond with sensitivity and knowledge to an individual who discloses same sex intimate partner violence
- Continue to complete “Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)
LEARNING OUTCOMES (EXAMPLES)
Apply the World Health Organization’s “LIVES” protocol to respond safely to a disclosure of intimate partner violence
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- Review the World Health Organization’s Clinical Handbook “Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence”
LEARNING OUTCOMES (EXAMPLES)
Respond safely to disclosures including sexual assault
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- Continue to complete “IPV Dynamics + Responding to Teens” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)
- Listen to the podcast “The 12th Piece: Let’s Talk about Disclosures (ANOVA, Season Two podcast)
LEARNING OUTCOMES (EXAMPLES)
Understand reasons why some immigrant or refugee women might experience hesitancy to ask for supports or to disclose intimate partner
Develop strategies for creating culturally safe environments and therapeutic relationships that create safety for disclosure
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Complete “Immigrant and Refugee Women + Cultural Safety in Care” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)
LEARNING OUTCOMES (EXAMPLES)
Explain barriers to disclosure and care for individuals who experience same sex intimate partner violence
Identify ways to respond with sensitivity and knowledge to an individual who discloses same sex intimate partner violence
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
- Continue to complete “Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence” (Responding to Domestic Violence in Clinical Settings)