ABSTRACT

Domestic violence (DV) is a serious social problem that impacts significantly on communities globally. While dentists are uniquely positioned to identify patients who experience DV, there is limited content specifically addressing the issue in their undergraduate training. James Cook University (JCU) dental students revealed this gap, and, in response, an interprofessional collaboration between JCU Social Work, JCU Dentistry and the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service was established to codesign and deliver the Dentists and Domestic Violence—Recognise, Respond and Refer program, evaluated through Participatory Action Research (PAR) cycles. The program is informed by critical and feminist social work theory with a gendered analysis of DV. The authors present the program’s evolution and examine the four elements identified as central to its success: interprofessional collaboration, critical and feminist theory and gendered analysis, scaffolded content, and skills-based activities. This article will provide a guide for others starting work in this space.

• IMPLICATIONS

• Designing and implementing an interprofessional domestic violence curriculum informed by critical theory and tailored for dental students’ can help meet their learning needs.

• Collaboratively educating dental students to recognise and respond to domestic violence cases will enable appropriate clinical interactions with patients who are victim-survivors of domestic violence and improve the quality of referrals and interactions with community support services.

• Undertaking evaluation research that guides effective domestic violence training for students across disciplines contributes to addressing domestic violence.

摘要

家庭暴力（DV）是一个严重的社会问题，对全球社区产生重大影响。虽然牙医在识别患有 DV 的患者方面具有独特的优势，但在本科培训中专门解决该问题的内容有限。詹姆斯库克大学 (JCU) 牙科学生揭示了这一差距，作为回应，JCU 社会工作、JCU 牙科和凯恩斯地区家庭暴力服务机构之间建立了跨专业合作，共同设计和提供牙医和家庭暴力 — 识别、回应和参考计划，通过参与行动研究 (PAR) 周期进行评估。该计划以批判性和女权主义社会工作理论为基础，并对 DV 进行性别分析。作者介绍了该计划的演变，并研究了被认为是其成功的核心的四个要素：跨专业合作、批判性和女权主义理论以及性别分析、支架式内容和基于技能的活动。本文将为其他在该领域开始工作的人提供指南。

• 影响

• 设计和实施以批判理论为基础并为牙科学生量身定制的跨专业家庭暴力课程可以帮助满足他们的学习需求。

• 合作教育牙科学生识别和应对家庭暴力案件，将有助于与家庭暴力受害者幸存者进行适当的临床互动，并提高转诊质量和与社区支持服务的互动质量。

• 开展评估研究，指导对跨学科学生进行有效的家庭暴力培训，有助于解决家庭暴力问题。