In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Rheingold discusses the unique consequences of losing a loved one to homicide. She describes the grief course of traumatic loss and potential mental health outcomes associated with loss by homicide. Dr. Rheingold shares her thoughts on approaches that may assist traumatically bereaved manage their loss and find life with new meaning and purpose.

Dr. Alyssa A. Rheingold is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor at the National Crime Victim's Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is the Associate Director of Administration and Director of Clinical Operations at the NCVC. In addition, Dr. Rheingold is the Co-Director of the Preparedness, Response & Recovery Division of the National Mass Violence Resource Center. Her expertise includes evidence-based treatment of trauma related mental health issues, grief and loss, and traumatic loss by homicide. Dr. Rheingold is the PI of several federally funded service grants to improve resources for survivors of homicide, domestic violence victims, and underserved victims of crime She was the Co-PI on an OVC AEAP grant to provide ongoing resiliency and recovery services for those impacted by the Charleston Emanuel AME Church shooting and is the PI on an OVC funded grant to develop community response to intra-familial homicide. Dr. Rheingold has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and book chapters in the area of trauma, bereavement, and victimization. She has provided a number of trainings including Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Loss by Homicide, GRIEF Approach, Traumatic Grief, Impact of Witnessing Domestic Violence, Stress Management, and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD.

Resources:

Homicide Fact Sheet by the Office of Victims of Crime

https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_Homicide_508_QC.pdf

Homicide Co-Victimization by the Center for Victim Research

https://ncvc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11990/892/CVR%20Research%20Syntheses_Homicide%20Covictims_Brief.pdf

National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center http://www.nmvvrc.org/

Death notification online training resource developed by FBI and Penn State

http://www.deathnotification.psu.edu/

Samuel McLean, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and Jeffery Houpt Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina, where he directs the Institute for Trauma Recovery. He has developed and leads several national research networks dedicated to improving the lives of trauma survivors, including the Better Tomorrow Network.

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. McLean discusses efforts to improve recovery after sexual assault (SA) within the Better Tomorrow Network. Efforts to improve the human condition over the past 100 years demonstrate that substantial improvements in health after an event or diagnosis (e.g., cancer, heart disease) can be achieved through sustained research conducted in large-scale research networks. Ten to thirty percent of the ~3.7 billion women on the planet are sexually assaulted, and SA survivors often experience tremendous mental and physical suffering, yet little research for SA survivors as been performed to develop ways to improve recovery. The Better Tomorrow Network (BTN) is a research network comprised of SANE programs. The mission of the network is to to conduct high quality research studies that yield continuously improved understanding, treatments, and services for sexual assault survivors. The vision of the network is that one day no sexual assault survivor will experience chronic reductions in physical health, mental health, or quality of life due to sexual assault. Dr. McLean will describe the history of the BTN, discoveries using the network to date, and current work using results from the first large-scale multisite study of sexual assault survivors.

For further information and resources, please visit: https://www.med.unc.edu/itr/better-tomorrow-network/

Andrea began teaching diving with Dr. Lee Somers and Karl Huggins at the University of Michigan’s Scientific Diving Program. She served as a Diving Safety Officer for the American Museum of Natural History’s Animal Behavior Research Department, and had three research papers published by the age of 22. She took her first diving rescue course at age 16 with Walt Butch Hendrick. Since that time she has become Vice President of Lifeguard Systems Inc. and RIPTIDE Inc, course director and instructor trainer, published author, public speaker, award winner, program designer, and is one of the leading trainers in the international water rescue and recovery industries today.

Andrea teaches hundreds of police, fire, EMS, military, and USCG personnel annually throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Caribbean.

For further information and resources, please visit:

teamlgs.com/

www.rip-tide.org/

Joanne L. Davis, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at The University of Tulsa, Director of the Trauma Research: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment Center, and Co-Director of The University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Adversity, and Injustice. Dr. Davis’ research focuses on the treatment of nightmares and sleep problems in trauma-exposed individuals as well as on prevention efforts to impact the prevalence and impact of interpersonal trauma. She is the developer of a cognitive behavioral treatment targeting nightmares and sleep problems, Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy, and has conducted research to evaluate its efficacy for the past 18 years. She is a trainer for the Army Medical Education Division for treatment approaches for insomnia and nightmares.

Davis, J.L. (2009). Treating post-trauma nightmares: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach. Springer Publishing Company.

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN is Professor and Anna D. Wolf Chair at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Campbell’s major area of research is violence against women and associated physical and mental health outcomes, including intimate partner homicide, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and abuse during pregnancy. She is committed to the collaborative development and testing of interventions for women exposed to violence in the health care, VA, advocacy and judicial systems in the US and globally. She developed and tested the Danger Assessment risk of DV lethality instrument and collaborated on evaluating interventions based on it, interventions that can help end health inequities for marginalized women. Dr. Campbell has mentored an amazingly talented and committed group of interdisciplinary scholars in research on violence against women who have collaborated in conducting her more than 12 major research studies and producing her more than 250 publications and seven books, including the 2017 version of Assessing Dangerousness and the 2011 Family Violence and Nursing Practice.

For more information on the Danger Assessment and to download the Danger Assessment Tool and DA5 please visit the following web page: https://www.dangerassessment.org/DATools.aspx

About the Presenters:

Ms. Faugno is a Founding Board Director for End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) She is a member of the Board of Directors for the California American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. She is the current president of the Academy of Forensic Nurses as well as a retired-fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Science and a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

Dr. Speck is a Professor and Coordinator of the graduate Advanced Forensic Nursing program, serving on the DNP and PhD faculty. She is internationally recognized as a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (1984-present) and expert in advanced forensic nursing care of patients experiencing an intersection with the legal system. She is the past-president of IAFN (2004-5), is the recipient of over 25 awards, and received the lifetime Professional Impact Award from End Violence Against Women International in 2017. Dr. Speck consults nationally and internationally with governments, universities, institutions, and non-governmental organizations to evaluate and implement infrastructure change in response to violence.

Since each forensic nurse brings a wide-ranging background of experience and expertise, the Bell Work Talks are intended to engage the professional and set the tone for enhancing forensic practice in an array of clinical settings.

These pod cast presentations (which will additionally be archived for flexibility of viewing) will be conducted by professional practitioners selected to provide evidence-based real-time information regarding practice approaches for contemporary trends and issues that challenge forensic nurses. The majority of presentations will be very time-limited and with content presented in a concentrated format. Specifically, these will provide critical highlights for practice

Ms. Bell joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1994. She provides the day to day operations management of the forensic nurse examiner programs. She is responsible for development of replication strategies and training programs that will facilitate other communities in providing forensic nurse examiner services. Ms. Bell is a forensic nurse, performing sexual assault (across the lifespan), drug endangered children, domestic violence, and elder abuse examinations in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is designated Distinguished Fellow and Board member of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.

At the end of this presentation the listener will: Know the development and intent of the Bell Work Talks.