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Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors.

Couns Psychother Res. 2017 Dec;17(4):309-319. doi: 10.1002/capr.12136. Epub 2017 Jul 20. Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors. Jackson C ABSTRACT Background: There is a dearth of literature that has looked at the psychological  impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and little is known about theContinue reading “Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors.”

Educating about female genital mutilation.

Educ Prim Care. 2016 Oct 28:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Educating about female genital mutilation. Holmes V, Farrington R, Mulongo P Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK but nevertheless practised in some immigrant communities. Effective educational approaches are required to inform policy and to direct resources, often in the voluntary sector. TheContinue reading “Educating about female genital mutilation.”

Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation

BMJ. 2015;351:h6693 Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation Kmietowicz Z EXTRACT More training and guidance on treating women and girls who have had female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) are needed for health professionals around the world, a review has concluded. Researchers from Sydney, Australia, conducted a systematic review to assess healthContinue reading “Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation”

Female Genital Mutilation: What Health Educators Should Know

Journal of Health Education. 1999, 30(4):222-228 Female genital mutilation: what health educators should know Ausherman JA, Welshimer KJ & Black JM ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of the issues surrounding the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is a general term used to describe various forms of genital cutting that are performed on girls andContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation: What Health Educators Should Know”

School nurses take lead on FGM.

Nurs Stand. 2014 Jul 1;28(43):22-3. doi: 10.7748/ns.28.43.22.s27. School nurses take lead on FGM. Trueland J. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is now recognised as an important public health issue in the UK, requiring action from nurses and midwives. School nurses in particular are being enlisted to identify and support girls at risk of FGM, and helpContinue reading “School nurses take lead on FGM.”

Female genital mutilation: classification and management.

Nurs Stand. 2007 Oct 24-30;22(7):43-9; quiz 50. Female genital mutilation: classification and management. Bikoo M. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. maligaye.bikoo@uclh.nhs.uk ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is a deeply rooted cultural tradition observed primarily in Africa and among certain communities in the Middle East and Asia. ItContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: classification and management.”

Classrooms in London schools tackle genital mutilation

Web Dw.De. 23.11.2011 Classrooms in London schools tackle genital mutilation Schweiger L., Steffen S EXTRACT …Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is most commonly performed in Africa, where some 30 countries have subjected approximately 92 million girls to this practice, it is also an issue in Western countries. Parents from immigrant communities in countries including Germany, FranceContinue reading “Classrooms in London schools tackle genital mutilation”

Female genital mutilation: the role of health professionals in prevention, assessment, and management

BMJ. 2012;344:e1361 Female genital mutilation: the role of health professionals in prevention, assessment, and management Simpson J, Robinson K, Creighton SM, Hodes D Summary Points Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of child abuse and is illegal in the UK. It is also a criminal offence to arrange (or try to arrange) FGM overseas for a UK national orContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: the role of health professionals in prevention, assessment, and management”

Reports focus on female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan

The Lancet. 2010 Mar;375(9717):794 Reports focus on female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Burki T Preview Campaigns against female genital mutilation have mainly targeted African nations, where most mutilations occur. Now two reports hope to highlight the issue further afield. Talha Burki reports. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widespread in Africa but also occurs inContinue reading “Reports focus on female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan”