Specialized Training: PREA Medical and Mental Care Standards

The intent of the curriculum is to provide prisons, jails, community confinement, and juvenile detention facilities with specialized training for medical and mental health personnel on specific aspects of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Specifically, this curriculum provides training on how to detect and assess signs of sexual abuse, preserve physical evidence, and respond effectively and professionally to victims.

Intended Audience: The intended audience is health professionals. This includes but is not limited to physicians, psychologists, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, health administrators, social workers, and other professionals who provide, support, or administer health care services in correctional environments.

Curriculum Modules and Training Length: The curriculum contains four modules and should take four hours to complete, including breaks and time for questions. All modules are considered essential.


Training Materials:

Module 1:

Module 2:

Module 3:

Module 4:

Authors
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Type
Tool
Toolsets
Facility
Community Confinement
Juvenile Facility
Lockup Facility
Prisons and Jails
Terms
Curricula
Health care
Mental health care
Medical care
Survivor services
Victim services
Forensic medical examination
Evidence