Our Safe Haven: Rural Providers Working Across the Sexual Harm Continuum
Living and working in rural areas pose unique challenges for providers working with individuals across the sexual harm continuum. For survivors and those who have caused harm, rural communities have fewer services, resources, and supports available. Both clients and providers alike can experience feelings of isolation. Clinicians, case managers, educators, and doctors also have to navigate unique challenges related to ethical boundaries, including dual relationships and confidentiality in small towns where everyone seems to know each other. Studies have shown that rural healthcare workers experience higher rates of burnout, in part due to the higher number of ethical dilemmas.
Join us for a series of professional dialogues designed for rural providers who work with individuals across the sexual harm continuum. Moderated by Angelique Caley and David Prescott, these discussions provide a supportive space for rural providers to come together, share insights, offer creative ideas, and develop strategies to address the unique needs of their rural communities, their clients, and to maintain their own self-care.
