Caring for women subjected to violence: a WHO curriculum for training health-care providers, revised edition, 2021
Overview
WHO is launching a “Revised edition, 2021” for the Caring for women subjected to violence: A WHO training curriculum for health-care providers today. The revised edition includes 4 new modules three of which are for health managers to assess and strengthen health facility readiness and one module, which is for managers and providers to support prevention of violence against women. The earlier content published in 2019 remains unchanged. The 2021 edition is aimed at creating an enabling health systems environment for health workers to provide quality care to women subjected to violence.
Related links
Companion guide: Addressing violence against women in pre-service health training: integrating content from the Caring for women subjected to violence curriculum
Related tools
- Handouts (28 pages)
- Resources for exercises (10 pages)
- Slide Deck, 315 pages, PDF, 14 MB (All sessions)
Sessions presentations (pptx)
0. Orientation and introductions
1. Understanding violence against women as a public health problem
3. Guiding principles and overview of the health response to violence against women
4. Provider–survivor communication skills
5. When and how to identify intimate partner violence
6. First-line support using LIVES, part 1: Listen, Inquire, Validate
7. Know your setting: identify referral networks and understand the legal and policy context
8. First-line support using (LIV)ES, part 2: Enhancing safety and providing Support
9. Clinical care for survivors of sexual assault/rape, part 1: history-taking and examination
9a. Forensic examination (supplemental)
10. Clinical care for survivors of sexual assault/rape, part 2: treatment and care
11. Documenting intimate partner violence and sexual violence
12. Care for mental health and self-care for providers
13. Addressing family planning and HIV disclosure for women subjected to violence (supplemental)
14. Assessing health facility/service readiness (module for health managers)
15. Strengthening service readiness: improving health workforce capacity (module for health managers)
