This training is provided free of charge.

Continuing Education (CE) credits are optional.

• Nurses: 8.0 Continuing Education Hours – $15

• Social Workers: 8.0 Continuing Education Hours – $15

Participants who wish to receive CE credit must register for CE processing and pay the applicable $15 fee.

This Clinical Coordinator and Program Manager Training provides forensic nursing leaders with practical knowledge and strategies to develop, manage, and sustain effective forensic nursing programs. Topics include program development, clinical operations, staffing and scheduling, policies and protocols, quality assurance, staff education and support, multidisciplinary collaboration, data collection, and program sustainability. The training can be tailored to address the individual needs, challenges, and goals of each forensic nursing program.

This comprehensive Strangulation Training provides healthcare professionals and multidisciplinary partners with essential knowledge and skills to recognize, assess, document, and respond to patients who have experienced strangulation. The training covers the mechanisms of strangulation, signs and symptoms, potential medical complications, trauma-informed assessment, injury identification, forensic documentation and photography, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in supporting patient safety and effective case outcomes.

This comprehensive 72-hour Forensic Nurse Examiner training provides registered nurses with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to care for adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients who have experienced sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence. The course combines evidence-based education, trauma-informed care, forensic assessment, injury identification, documentation, evidence collection, and multidisciplinary collaboration to prepare nurses for the next steps in developing safe, compassionate, and competent forensic nursing practice.

This comprehensive 40-hour Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-P) Training provides registered nurses with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to provide compassionate, trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based care to children who may have experienced sexual abuse or assault. The course covers child development, medical and forensic history-taking, pediatric anatomy, examination techniques, injury identification, evidence collection, documentation, forensic photography, mandatory reporting, legal and ethical considerations, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

The Forensic NursExchange is an interactive continuing education series designed to connect forensic nurses and multidisciplinary professionals through shared learning, case review, and discussion of current practices. Each session explores relevant topics in forensic healthcare, encourages collaboration, and provides opportunities to exchange knowledge, experiences, and practical strategies that support compassionate, evidence-based forensic practice.

This comprehensive 40-hour Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training provides registered nurses with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to provide compassionate, trauma-informed, and evidence-based care to adult and adolescent patients who have experienced sexual assault. The course covers forensic history-taking, patient assessment, injury identification, evidence collection, documentation, forensic photography, sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy considerations, legal and ethical issues, and multidisciplinary collaboration. This training provides the essential didactic education needed for nurses to progress toward clinical skills training, preceptorship, and competent forensic nursing practice.

This 16-hour Adult/Adolescent Clinical Skills Lab provides nurses with hands-on opportunities to apply knowledge gained during didactic FNE training. Participants practice forensic history-taking, head-to-toe assessment, injury identification, forensic photography, evidence collection, documentation, and trauma-informed patient care. Interactive scenarios and simulated patient encounters help nurses develop the practical skills, confidence, and clinical judgment needed to progress toward independent forensic nursing practice.

Preceptorship to Practice is a structured clinical development program designed to support forensic nurses as they transition from foundational education to confident, independent practice. Through hands-on learning, mentorship, simulated patient encounters, case review, and guided clinical experiences, participants develop and strengthen their forensic assessment, documentation, evidence collection, critical thinking, and trauma-informed care skills.

This Forensic Teaching Associate (FTA) Training prepares individuals to support the education and clinical development of forensic nurses through realistic, trauma-informed simulated patient encounters. Participants learn the role of the FTA, professional boundaries, communication, simulation safety, examination techniques, and how to provide constructive feedback. The training prepares FTAs to contribute to a safe, supportive, and realistic learning environment where nurses can develop confidence and competence in forensic examination skills.