2021_10724NAT Graduate Certificate in the Medical and Forensic Management of Adult Sexual Assault
Course category2021
Course Code: 10724NAT
Course Description: This course is intended to provide participants with a range of knowledge and skills to perform the following functions associated with the medical and forensic management of adult sexual assault in a health setting:
- respond effectively to the immediate health needs of an adult male or female patient following a sexual assault
- focus on the medical, legal and ethical specialist skills and knowledge required to carry out a forensic medical examination
- make high order, independent, complex judgements in a specialised context
- communicate effectively with diverse patients, within a specific legal framework
- provide expert opinion within the criminal justice system
Target audience: The Graduate Certificate in the Medical and Forensic Management of Adult Sexual Assault is targeted at:
- Doctors working for NSW health who are required to provide medical care and forensic examinations to adult victims of sexual assault
- Registered nurses who are training to become Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners working for NSW health who provide medical care and forensic examinations for adult victims of sexual assault.