I am a social worker and rape crisis coordinator at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, which means that I work with teen and adolescent survivors of sexual assault. In the immediate aftermath, I’ll accompany my patients to the emergency room, where they are given treatment for common STIs, HIV prophylactics, and emergency contraception as part of a forensic rape exam. I coordinate follow-up medical care, crisis counselling, and legal advocacy for our patients, as well as longer-term counselling, if they want it.
I also help my patients decide whether to report their assault to the police—and more often than not, reporting is not my main objective.
Feministing.com
READ MORE: WHY I DON'T ENCOURAGE
MY PATIENTS TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULThttp://feministing.com/2015/11/03/why-i-dont-encourage-my-patients-to-report-sexual-assault/
READ MORE: WHY I DON'T ENCOURAGE
MY PATIENTS TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULThttp://feministing.com/2015/11/03/why-i-dont-encourage-my-patients-to-report-sexual-assault/
No comments:
Post a Comment