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2025 Pee Dee Region Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Conference

Program Details:
July 24, 2025 | 7:45am - 5:00pm
Modality:
  • In-person
Registration Fee:
Free to $20.00
View flyer (PDF)
Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
7.50
Didactic Hours (AHEC Scholars):
7.50
Experiential Hours (AHEC Scholars):
0.00
Registration Deadline:
7/20/25 11:59 PM
Cancellation Deadline:
7/22/25 7:45 AM
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Presenter(s)
Description
This one-day conference will offer education to first responders, advocates, and other community stakeholders who care for victims of violence. Presenters will explore best practices in caring for many different victim populations, as well as how best to combat compassion fatigue in themselves, with the end goal being to improve the response to victims of violent crime in the Pee Dee Region by providing a consistent, competent, and collaborative, inter-disciplinary response, ensuring a victim-centered, trauma-informed transition from victim to survivor.

Keywords: sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, McLeod, forensic nurse

Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify best practices when working with the Hispanic Population
  • Discuss why it is important to apply identified best practice when working with the Hispanic Population.
  • Identify cultural differences.
  • Support Hispanic clients in a culturally competent manner.
  • Support bilingual staff.
  • Discuss the scope and impact of online crimes against children.
  • Discuss the laws governing internet crimes against children.
  • Identify at-risk children and implement protective strategies.
  • Identify AI, dark web activities, and evolving technologies in exploitation.
  • Identify the odor that ESD K9’s detect.
  • Discuss legal aspects of an ESD K9.
  • Define thermography.
  • Identify how thermography could be used in assault crimes.
  • Discuss how research and data collection can validate use of thermography in assault crimes.
  • Explain the need for specific laws to address non-fatal strangulation assaults.
  • Discuss the benefits of passing a law specific to non-fatal strangulation.
  • Improve self-awareness.
  • Identify personal and professional areas that need improvement.
  • Develop a plan for long-term success.
  • Implement actionable steps to provide a higher level of service and reduce burnout.
  • Recognize common injuries seen in children.
  • Distinguish abusive vs. non-abusive injuries.
  • Recognize comment anogenital findings in non-abused children.
  • Recognize diagnostic findings of sexual abuse.
  • Discuss the degrees of domestic violence.
  • Explore the key concepts of Domestic Violence.
  • Recognize the importance of documenting strangulation.
  • Identify resources in the community.
  • Explain the risk factors, lethality issues and dynamics of domestic violence.
  • Discuss the role of the SANE nurse.
  • Discuss evidentiary value.
Disclosures
Pee Dee AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Speakers have signed a vested interest form declaring any conflict of interest in education activities. Please see individual activities for any conflicts of interest. Provisions of these educational activities by Pee Dee AHEC does not imply endorsement by Pee Dee AHEC, SCNA or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with activities.
Credits Available
  • Victim Service Providers
    Department of Crime Victim Services Training
    Credit Statement

    This program awards 7.5 Victim Service Credit Hours upon successful completion. Course #: 797

  • Social Workers
    SC Board of Social Work Examiners
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 7.5 social work hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a part of the South Carolina AHEC system, as defined by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • Registered Nurses
    SC Nurses Association
    Credit Statement

    Pee Dee AHEC (Area Health Education Center) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by South Carolina Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 7.5 contact hours.

  • Law Enforcement
    SC Criminal Justice Academy
    Credit Statement

    This program awards 7.5 CLEE hours by The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.

    Lesson Plan Number: 7085

  • EMS/First Responders
    SC Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services
    Credit Statement

    The Division of EMS and Trauma of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has approved this program for the following Continued Education Units (CEUs) based on NREMT’s 2016 NCCR Standards. 7.5 Hours Total

    DHEC Identification Number: 2025_SADVC_SCDPH

  • Counselors/Therapists
    SC Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 7.5 hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a division of SC AHEC, under its accreditation by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists.
  • Attorney
    South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
    Credit Statement
    This program has been approved for 7.5 Credits by the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization. Course Number: 253444
  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 0.75 CEUs by Pee Dee AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
  • AHEC Scholars
    Area Health Education Consortium Student
    Credit Statement
    Participation recognition only: This 7.5 hour(s) program is presented by SC AHEC.
Locations/Participation Options
  • Francis Marion University Chapman Auditorium
    Location:
    Florence , SC Details
    Status:
    Open
Contact(s)

If you have questions about the credits, location/video conference information, or any other details specific to this particular program, please reach out to the contact(s) below:

  • Name:
    Beejay Parnell
    Phone:
    843-777-5347
    Email:
    beejay.parnell@mcleodhealth.org
If you have questions related to registering or using the AHEC Learning Portal, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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