JENNIFER
​PONCE

Cross Disciplinary Training - Domestic Violence and Health Training for Providers

​The training for healthcare professionals was developed through the cross-disciplinary collaboration of three State-funded domestic violence organizations in Orange County: Human Options, Laura’s House and Women’s Transitional Living Center, and the University of California, Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence. We want to equip you with the tools you need to ensure your staff understands intimate partner violence, its effect on patient health, how to screen and counsel patients and where you can refer patients for further services and resources. This effort incorporates the latest research and is part of a countywide collaborative funded by Blue Shield of California Foundation and administered by the Orange County Women’s Health Project.  Our goal is to promote consistent screenings, counseling and referrals by healthcare and social service providers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize DV/IPV and its effects on patient health
• Examine why and how to screen and counsel patients for the occurrence of IPV in a culturally sensitive manner
• Appropriately refer patients for IPV resources/services
  
• Apply limits of confidentiality and mandatory reporting

Jennifer Ponce, CHES is prevention education manager with Laura’s House, a nonprofit that offers shelter and services to domestic violence survivors in Orange County, Calif. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in Community Health with an emphasis in Community Health Education. She will be completing her Master of Social Work degree from Boston University in 2018. For the last 10 years Jennifer has implemented community outreach and education programs domestically and internationally. She is passionate about social welfare and providing education and resources to at-risk communities and victims of violence. Jennifer has been featured on 102.7 KIIS-FM & AM 790 – KABC Talk Radio, as well as in The Orange County Register, Orange County Family Magazine, and Attorney Journal OC. Jennifer is a speaker and guest lecturer at high schools, universities, and at national conferences.