Date: January 27, 2021
Description: Intimate partner violence impacts all communities and segments of our society – but farmworkers may encounter additional disparities and barriers to care that make prevention and supports more complex. Community health centers, in collaboration with community based domestic violence prevention programs can play an important role in addressing these barriers, promoting prevention, and providing a bridge to ongoing support as needed.
On this webinar, Migrant Clinicians Network in partnership with Futures Without Violence will describe clinical response strategies to support farmworkers who have experienced intimate partner violence and human trafficking. The presenters will discuss the health impacts of domestic violence and human trafficking and what providers can do to address the connecting and systemic challenges many farmworkers face when accessing care. Faculty will explore strategies to develop meaningful and effective collaboration between community health centers and local domestic violence service providers to better address the needs of farmworker survivors. We will also explore the value of virtual care coordination for farmworkers, particularly in the era of pandemic restrictions. Faculty will present specific and practical tools that providers can implement to promote prevention as well improve their community health center response.
Time: 10:00 am (PST) / 12:00 pm (CST) / 1:00 pm (EST) / 2:00 PM (AST/Puerto Rico)
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to…
- Describe strategies to improve delivery of and access to health care services for farmworkers experiencing intimate partner violence and human trafficking.
- Raise awareness of health issues impacting farmworkers experiencing intimate partner violence and human trafficking.
- Promote meaningful, effective collaboration between domestic violence service providers and community health centers as a critical strategy to support farmworker survivors.
- Participants will identify at least three practical tools that community health center staff can implement to address the needs of survivors and promote prevention of intimate partner violence and human trafficking in farmworker communities.
