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The conference is aimed at clinicians and professionals working across a range of service provision including voluntary sector, primary care, gynaecology, midwifery, GUM and HIV services and psychological and mental health services. There will be a detailed review of FGM/C practices and how clinicians can engage with best work with clients who have undergone FGM/C as well as with clients from high prevalence countries. Topics and workshops will include opening conversations & asking about FGM/C, understanding safeguarding and mandatory reporting, FGM/C as child abuse and human rights based approaches and psychological sequelae of FGM/C and associated trauma.
Psychologists, clinicians, nurses, midwives, counsellors, health advisors, gynecologists, psychiatrists, mental health nurses.
Faculty membership is £10 for students/trainees; £15 for Full, Subscriber & International membership. See the Faculty Sexual Health & HIV website for further info: http://www.bps.org.uk/dcp-sexhealth/
09:30 | Registration |
10:00 | Introduction and welcome, Amanda O’Donovan |
10:10 | Overview, Dr Janet Barter |
10:30 | Multiple contexts of FGM, Dr Lih-Mei Liao Claudia de Campos |
11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:45 | Why does it happen? Context of loving families, Fatuma Farah |
12:30 | Safeguarding and mandatory reporting |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Video Presentation: ‘NHS Choices – FGM’ |
14:15 | How to ask, signposting and the therapist’s role, Haseena Lockhat |
15:00 | Workshops |
15:00 | 1. Working therapeutically with women who have experienced circumcision/cutting |
15:00 | 2. How to ask, what to say, finding a language to talk about FGM with patients |
16:00 | Discussion |
16:30 | Close |
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