Coalition Events

On September 29th, Coalition Member Estefanía Simich Muñoz, PhD, NCC, LCPC, CST, presented the Coalition’s most recent seminar, focused on the dynamics, unique challenges, and experiences of intimate partner violence survivors within immigrant communities. There were 36 individuals in attendance, including health care professionals, advoctaes, social workers, and others.

Stay tuned for the date and topic of the next seminar in the series, which will be announced here in the coming weeks! In the meantime, you can always request a training for your staff or agency through the trainings page on our site.

A number of professionals attended this online event, sponsored by the Maryland Patient Safety Center and Trinity Health, in collaboration with ElderSAFE and the Coalition. The webinar discussed the complex dynamics of elder abuse, increased awareness of elder abuse warning signs and screening tools, explored roles as mandatory reporters, and more. CME’s, CE’s for nurses, and Social Work CEU’s were provided. Stay tuned for more training opportunities to come!

Over 80 professionals joined on April 28th, 2022 as the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence presented the Coalition’s seminar, focused on the intersection of intimate partner violence and sexual violence, best practices when screening for intimate partner sexual violence and providing crisis intervention, and more. Free CME’s and Social Work CEU’s were provided.

Stay tuned for the date and topic of the next seminar in the series, which will be announced on our events page in the coming weeks! In the meantime, you can always request a training for your staff or agency through the trainings page on our site.

On December 16th, 2022, the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence presented “Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy in the Medical Setting: Guidance on Providing Survivor-centered Care,” a seminar built for​ domestic violence and sexual assault victim advocates in hospital-based response programs and advocates from community-based service providers who conduct interventions in hospitals and clinics. The 65 professionals who attended were able to examine common challenges faced in the medical setting and strategies to overcome each. During the presentation, presenters provided tools which offer person-centered key points and strategies that can be used on-the-go with survivors and staff in the medical setting, as ​well as strategies for engaging hospital leadership in improving survivor-centered care.