The Enhanced Emergency Sexual Assault Services (EESAS) training program is being offered by Forensiceducation.ca in collaboration with the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS).
This program is designed for professionals working in the criminal justice system with people who have been recently sexually assaulted (e.g. healthcare, counselling, and law enforcement professionals). The intent is to increase comfort and knowledge with supporting people who have been recently sexual assaulted, providing comprehensive trauma informed services in any setting, standardizing terminology and interventions implications of injuries, and collecting or preserving evidence. This program is a total of 4.5 hours in length but it is online and can be completed on your own time.
Live, Online EESAS Training for Rural Alberta Health Professionals – June 8th
Registration is limited to medical providers and allied health professionals working in rural and remote communities in Alberta (communities of less than 15,000 people or in the North Zone). Registration deadline is May 23rd.
This Enhanced Emergency Sexual Assault Services Training session is sponsored by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan, premier providers of continuing education opportunities for rural and remote Health Professionals throughout Alberta.
This program is currently offered at no cost and consists of eight modules, each approximately 1/2 hour in length with a short quiz to follow. You can complete the quizzes as many times as you like. There is also a pdf manual you can print – it is approximately 70 pages and follows along with all the modules.
The modules include the following:
- Sexual assault issues and risks, trauma informed services and EESAS overview
- Psychological considerations and consequences
- Triage and drug facilitated sexual assault considerations
- Consent, sexual assault history and interview techniques
- Injury assessment and BALD STEP guide to physical findings
- Body examination and evidence collection
- Genital examination and evidence collection
- Treatment, discharge considerations and follow up
Ideally you will complete all eight modules to help understand the role of various professionals and the entire spectrum of services the person who has been sexually assaulted experiences. The goal is to facilitate comprehensive understanding of all the phases of sexual assault care between professionals, which is not achieved if selectively taking modules. Once you have completed all desired modules, you will be asked to complete the information in a short survey link. A certificate will be mailed to you when this information is received.
Course Outline
Course Access
Please refer to the step by step guide to register for the course.