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The CDC estimates that over 500,000 women and girls in the U.S. are impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C is typically inflicted on girls between infancy and fifteen years of age and is a form of child abuse. Girls traumatized by FGM/C face serious threats to their health through infection, hemorrhage, septicemia, obstetric complications, and life-long psychological trauma. The practice of FGM/C is recognized by the United Nations as a human rights abuse and is a federal crime in the U.S. Unlike other forms of child sexual abuse, genital mutilation is a one-off event. FGM/C is not generally performed with intent to harm, but to ensure girls conform to specific cultural expectations. Yet the physical and psychological effects of FGM/C can be permanent and life threatening. This webinar’s focus is the prevention of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) through risk assessment and early intervention, and ensuring that girls who have been subjected to this form of abuse receive appropriate, culturally sensitive responses. Participants will learn the types of FGM/C practiced, reasons commonly given for the practice of FGM/C, physical and psychological health consequences, legal framework in the U.S., and available risk assessment tools, as well as appropriate responses to FGM/C.
With this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Understand the practice of FGM/C and the potential for serious harm it can cause.
- Identify the risk factors for a child who has undergone FGM/C.
- Identify the risk factors for a child likely to be subjected to FGM/C.
- Engage appropriately with children at risk, families, and affected communities.
- Respond to incidents of FGM/C.
NASW-NYC Member: $29 | Other Chapter Member: $36 | Non-Member: $43
1.5 SW CE Contact Hours
 
Michele Hanash, JD, has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2006. Ms. Hanash graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan in 2003 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 2006, where she was a first-year Moot Court Competition Champion. Following several years working in private practice, in 2020, Michele joined the nonprofit Unchained At Last, a leader in the U.S. movement to end the harmful practice of child marriage. Joining the AHA Foundation as the Director of Policy and Women’s Programs in 2022, Michele now leads the foundation’s advocacy and programmatic efforts surrounding women's rights. AHA Foundation is a leader in the movement to end female genital mutilation in the U.S. as well as child marriage. AHA's women's programs include FGM awareness and prevention training for frontline professionals across the U.S. Michele provides assistance to AHA's crisis helpline, which connects those facing forced marriage and gender based and honor violence with resources. Michele is passionate about ending gender-based violence.  Oluwadamilola Alabi, MPH has a master’s degree in public health from Northern Illinois University, with a focus on health promotion & education and a background in health administration. While a student, Oluwadamilola interned with the Dept of Public Health, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Nigeria, where she facilitated health talks on female genital mutilation, nutrition, and hygiene to pregnant and nursing mothers at a community health clinic. Back in Chicago, Oluwadamilola was employed to provide casework management as the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Service Coordinator at Southview Care in Chicago before joining the AHA team to become the Program Coordinators of AHA’s federally funded WE STOP FGM/C program in North Chicago. Since joining the team, Oluwadamilola has also become one of the AHA Foundation lead FGM trainers national nationally.  Lisa Brett, having initially studied Electronics, worked in manufacturing for several years before joining Voluntary Service Overseas in 1989 to become a teacher in Nigeria. It was in Nigeria she first became familiar with the practice of FGM. From 1994 to 2000, she lived in Latin America, where she joined the Executive Board of a charity supporting victims of Hurricane Mitch.
Returning to her U.K home, Lisa worked for the British charity Victim Support, where she sat on several international project steering groups and worked with the European Commission on projects to support victims of violence and abuse. In 2011 Lisa became involved in British politics, resulting in her election to the UK’s Local Government Association (LGA), an influential cross -party Westminster lobby group. Lisa became Deputy Chair of the LGA Safer, Stronger Communities Board, which requested she champion tackling abuse and exploitation. In this capacity, Lisa attended a Parliamentary Backbench Committee for Home Affairs, Justice, and Equality. The U.K Home Office invited her to join a panel of experts to coordinate lessons learned from inquiries into historical child sexual abuse. Working with the national British children’s charity, Barnardo’s, and the LGA, Lisa helped to found the UK’s National FGM Center and chaired the National FGM Center’s advisory board. Lisa is currently based in Rome, Italy, where she supports AHA activities in tackling FGM, forced marriage, and honor-based violence.
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