Clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence in emergencies: a training curriculum for health workers, facilitator guide
Overview
The clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence in emergencies (CMRIPV) training curriculum is designed to equip health workers with the skills and resources needed to deliver survivor-centered care in humanitarian settings. This in-person training package enhances competencies in clinical care, first-line support using the LIVES approach, and mental health interventions.
Based on the Clinical Management of rape and intimate partner violence survivors: developing protocols for use in humanitarian settings (2020), the curriculum aligns with evidence-based protocols and international standards for responding to survivors during emergencies.
The curriculum includes structured session plans with clearly defined objectives and interactive activities, such as role plays and case studies, to foster participatory learning and ensure practical application of skills.
Training materials
Web annex A: Facilitator Resources: Comprehensive materials, including detailed role-play instructions, simulation scenarios, and feedback forms, to enrich interactive learning.
Web annex B: Participant Job Aids: Practical tools for health workers, such as LIVES pocket cards, safety planning templates, and mental health assessment guides, alongside resources for legal considerations and care for children and adolescents.
Presentation slides
The curriculum’s presentation slides provide mini lectures designed to clearly deliver content or information pertaining to that topic.
- Session 0: Welcome and introductions
- Session 1: Understanding sexual violence and IPV as a public health problem
- Session 2: Increasing awareness and understanding of the survivor experience
- Session 3: Guiding principles for health response to sexual assault and IPV in emergencies
- Session 4: Provider–survivor communication skills
- Session 5: Know your setting
- Session 6: Identifying and responding to IPV
- Session 7: First-line support using LIV(ES), part 1: Listen, Inquire, Validate
- Session 8: First-line support using (LIV)ES, part 2: Enhancing safety and providing Support
- Session 9: Clinical care for survivors of sexual assault, part 1: informed consent and history-taking
- Session 10: Clinical care for survivors of sexual assault, part 2: physical examination and documentation
- Session 11: Clinical care for survivors of sexual assault, part 3: treatment and care
- Session 12: Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
- Session 13: Self-care and preventing burnout
- Session 14: Clinical simulation
- Session 15: Forensic examination (optional)
- Session 16: Conclusion
- Combined slide deck
eLearning Course
The Clinical Management of Rape and Intimate Partner Violence Survivors eLearning course complements the curriculum with a flexible, self-paced learning format to reinforce key practices and concepts.
Other Related Tools
The training curriculum aligns with the Caring for women subjected to violence: a WHO curriculum for training health-care providers (revised edition, 2021), supporting health workers in delivering survivor-centered care, particularly in low-and middle-income settings.
