Additional Resources for 2024 JV Caprez Social Work Field Day
Friday, April 12, 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm CST
Memorial Union Ballroom and Zoom
Title: Female Genital Mutilation-A Local Problem
Speaker: Sean Callaghen and Michele Hanash, The AHA Foundation
Sponsored by: Social Work Club
6 Ethics CEUs available
Objectives:
- Understand the definition of female genital mutilation (FGM)
- Recognize the serious health risks caused by the practice of FGM
- Understand the federal and local laws against the practice
- Recognize the reasons for FGM
- Understand the role of the social worker/psychologist in tackling FGM
- Understand how to manage a referral when a child is at risk of FGM or may have experienced the practice
- Understand how to use FGM risk assessment tool
- Understand how to manage casework
- Know where to signpost women and girls to appropriate support services