Sandra Shapiro is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University. She also has experience as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in providing individual, family, and group therapy. Sandy has served as an expert witness in sexual abuse cases and as a Spouse Abuse Board Member in Paducah, Kentucky. Nurses and other health care professionals who are interested in the area of domestic violence and the effects of violence on the victim s mental and physical health. This offering includes the domestic violence training requirements as mandated by Kentucky law and all components of the KBN model curriculum approved for licensed nurses.
Domestic violence affects individuals of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
This offering will refer to women as victims and males as perpetrators of violence since the majority of abuse victims are female. This offering meets and exceeds the requirements for mandatory domestic violence education required for all nurses. Explore issues related to the phenomenon of domestic violence.2. Provide a resource for nurses needing to complete requirements for domestic violence training as mandated by Kentucky law. Explore the global and historical aspects of abuse.