EVENT overview

Do you know how to recognise and respond to a patient who presents with indicators of domestic or family violence? 

The College of Medicine and Dentistry, in collaboration with JCU’s Social Work academics and the Cairns Domestic Violence Service, will present this webinar to assist you in identifying the signs of domestic violence and how it may present to you within the dental setting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will;

1. Gain an understanding of the gendered nature and prevalence of domestic and family violence and the importance of the role of dentists.

2. Develop an understanding of the diverse behaviours that constitute domestic and family violence.

3. Develop an understanding of appropriate responses to disclosures of domestic and family violence and appropriate referral pathways.

Speaker biography

Dr Felicity Croker

PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Dentistry, James Cook University 

Informed by over 30 years of clinical practice, teaching and research in regional, remote and disadvantaged communities within Australia and the Asia Pacific, Felicity is strongly committed to educating a socially accountable health workforce who can contribute effectively to low resource communities. Her two JCU excellence awards and national teaching citation reflect her commitment to working collaboratively across sectors and disciplines to achieve health outcomes.  

Felicity has applied a broad interprofessional focus to teaching and research roles while working with social sciences, Indigenous health, education, health sciences, public health, medicine and dentistry.  
Since 2015, Felicity has been working in partnership with Social Work, the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service and dental professionals to develop dentists’ capacity to recognise and respond appropriately to domestic violence survivors.  

As a founding academic in Dentistry at JCU, she has contributed to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation of the program leading to full accreditation. She established and managed clinical placements for dental students across regional and remote Australia and internationally. She developed the successful dentistry capstone year and undergraduate research program. Current collaborative, intersectoral projects focus on rural oral health, dental graduate intentions and destinations, managing medical emergencies in the dental clinic, and the Dentists and Domestic Violence – Recognise, Respond and Refer program.

Previously, Felicity successfully managed completion of the NHMRC Longitudinal Indigenous Health project and contributed to Queensland’s rural and remote training and chronic disease initiatives as a regional project leader. Subsequent consultancies have prepared Aboriginal health and dental services for accreditation and reviewed health workforce planning in the Northern Territory. She collaboratively implemented the NHMRC partnership project focussed on Engaging Rural Communities in Oral Health. 

Felicity is a former member of the Cairns and Hinterland Health and Hospital Board (2013-2016).  She has twice been appointed to the Regional Development Australia (FNQ & Torres) Board and served on the Cairns Hospital Ethics Committee for 13 years.  She continues to be actively involved in research and projects that focus on regional, rural and remote health. 

Ann Carrington

PhD, BSW (Hons)
Senior Lecturer, Social Work, James Cook University

Ann Carrington is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at James Cook University. Her practice has been predominantly with those who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault. She developed the ‘Vortex of Violence’ practice model for working with women who have experienced domestic violence as published in the British Journal of Social Work. She continues to research and write in the area of domestic violence, violence against women, integrated responses and other social and gendered issues. Her other area of research and practice interest is the integration of spiritual theory and practice in social work. Areas of interest within this field include: integration of spirituality in social work theory, practice, research, ethics and pedagogy; and exploration of how spiritual theory and practice may add to social works understanding of issues of power, control, privilege, vicarious trauma/burnout and reflective practice.

Sandra Keogh

CEO, Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service

Sandra is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service and has been with the service for 15 years. Sandra has held a number of positions throughout her time and returned to the service after working for the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women as the Integration Manager for the domestic and family violence High Risk Team in Cairns. Sandra also held a casual position with Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia as a Men’s behaviour Change Counsellor in collaboration with the National Rugby League and their Secondary Prevention Counselling Program. Sandra has been involved in both the evaluation research and delivery of the JCU Dentists and Domestic Violence – Recognise, Respond, Refer initiative since 2016.

Event Pricing

ADA Member - FREE
ADA Practice Staff - FREE
Non-Member - $70
Non-Member Practice Staff - $70

CPD Points

1.5 Non-Scientific hours