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Family Violence<br />
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Professionalism<br />
<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />
• resist the temptation to investigate the abuse but<br />
demonstrate ease in asking, assessing and advising<br />
of support<br />
• assess family violence in a way that recognises the<br />
importance of involving the whole practice team, the<br />
level of confidentiality required, and the need to provide<br />
support to staff following a disclosure of abuse<br />
• understand clinician reporting requirements <strong>for</strong><br />
suspected child abuse or neglect<br />
• consider their own beliefs and cultural issues when<br />
dealing with family violence<br />
• understand the value of sensitively and proactively<br />
raising the issue of abuse<br />
• discuss the ethical issues related to reporting family<br />
violence<br />
• understand how the practice policy <strong>for</strong> prevention and<br />
intervention in family violence operates<br />
• take into account that the presence of certain family/<br />
whānau members in the consulting room may influence<br />
the likelihood of disclosure occurring.<br />
Scholarship<br />
<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />
• describe the burden of family violence in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong><br />
in relation to the local region, the country as a whole<br />
and different ethnic groups<br />
• document verbatim the history and findings on the<br />
physical examination so that notes are reliable should<br />
they be needed <strong>for</strong> any legal purpose in the future<br />
• discuss the medical consequences and disabilities<br />
of all types caused as a direct result of family violence<br />
to individuals, families and communities<br />
• be able to access and understand the usefulness of<br />
body diagram sheets.<br />
• discuss the aspects of family violence relating to the<br />
inequalities of health suffered by Māori and the historical<br />
basis on which this is founded<br />
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