Information for health professionals
Great news!
NSW Education Program for FGM training now attracts CPD points
The NSW Education Program for Female Genital Mutilation offers a range of services for health professionals.
Professional Education Program
Our Professional Education Program targets health care professionals, counsellors, youth workers, education and welfare workers and police. Training offered covers clinical case management and psychosocial counselling responses to FGM in order to equip workers to provide care in a sensitive, non-judgemental manner to women and girls affected by FGM.
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For more information about our Professional Education Program
Training workshop: Providing culturally appropriate care for women, girls and families affected by female genital mutilation
This workshop is aimed at all professionals who may come into contact with women, girls and families affected by FGM.
Issues covered:
- how is FGM embedded in culture?
- why and where is it practiced?
- how does it affect women?
- NSW Legislation
- how to work with women affected by FGM
Morning tea provided. Training manual and certificate included.
This program equates to five and a half (5.5) CPD hours (NSW College of Nursing)
The two hour training for midwives equates to two midplus points (2) CPD hours (Australian College of Midwives)
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For more information about the workshop, contact:
[email protected]