About the event
Join us for an essential online webinar, "Child Safety: Early Identification and Management," designed specifically for nurses. This webinar will provide critical insights into the early detection of child abuse within the Australian healthcare system. As frontline healthcare professionals, nurses play a pivotal role in identifying and managing child abuse cases.
This session will focus on equipping you with the latest screening tools and techniques to recognise early signs of abuse, ensuring timely intervention and support for at-risk children leading to saved lives.
Key topics include:
- Overview of child abuse indicators and risk factors
- Best practices for using screening tools in various clinical settings
- Legal and ethical considerations in reporting suspected abuse
- Strategies for effective communication with children and families
Whether you are a seasoned nurse or new to the field, this webinar will enhance your ability to protect vulnerable children and ensure their safety and well-being.
Who Should Attend: Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals involved in pediatric care. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your skills in child safety and make a difference in the lives of young patients.
Key Learning Objectives
- Best practices for using screening tools in various clinical settings
- Legal and ethical considerations in reporting suspected abuse
- Strategies for effective communication with children and families
About the speaker
Rheannwynn ‘Rhee’ Sneesby - Child Protection Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC)-Sydney Local Health District, ACN Chair, Children & Young People Faculty
Rheannwynn ‘Rhee’ has extensive child protection (CP) experience and postgraduate qualifications in Child & Family Health Nursing. Her postgraduate work focused on CP, violence against women, health inequality and policy. As NSW’s first CP CNC, Rhee developed transformative nurse-led child maltreatment processes in acute health settings, including developing the Safer Kids Project (SKiP), a multidisciplinary team approach. SKiP has resulted in enhanced detection and response to child maltreatment in Emergency Departments (ED), and hospitals. Improvements to children’s health and wellbeing has also occurred. Rhee has multiple awards, presented several times at international conference, on expert panels and was a keynote speaker at NNF 2024. She is progressing multiple publications regarding SKiP and acute hospital CP practice. Rhee is passionate about the contribution the nursing profession can make to a public health approach to child maltreatment. This includes ensuring that a cultural safety framework is used by nurses to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families in the statutory CP system. As Co-Chair of the ACN’s Nurses and Violence Taskforce – CP Sub-Committee, Rhee co-authored ‘The role of nurses in a public health response to child abuse and neglect’ and contributed to the ‘Coercive Control’ Position Statement. As National Chair, Children & Young People’s Faculty, Rhee is committed to enhancing the wellbeing of Australian children, adolescents and young people.