A newly-developed course that may prepare rural health-care suppliers to raised help victims of sexual assault is now open for enrolment via a northern Alberta post-secondary.
The Alberta authorities mentioned $1 million in funding — first introduced in October — helped Grande Prairie’s Northwestern Polytechnic develop an internet course for specialised coaching.
The course, referred to as Rural Sexual Assault Care-Expanded, teaches present complete, trauma-informed care to survivors of current intercourse assaults.
It focuses on evaluation, forensic proof assortment and courtroom testimony.
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The authorities mentioned too typically intercourse assault survivors in rural Alberta should drive lengthy distances to entry important care and providers.
The funding is to cowl the price of the web course for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered midwives and docs in rural Alberta.
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“We want to ensure that as many health-care providers as possible have access to training to best support survivors of sexual assault when they are most vulnerable, and no matter where they live in the province,” Tanya Fir, Alberta’s parliamentary secretary for the standing of ladies, mentioned in a news launch Monday.
“Alberta’s government is committed to supporting all survivors and ensuring the resources and support they deserve are available to them.”
