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Peace Builder Promise: Stacey Sanderson, a social worker in the rehabilitation department at the local hospital, recently attended a seminar addressing domestic violence, ‘Just Ask… Domestic Violence: Your Question Can Make the Difference.’ She has since been inspired to do more. “That was a real catalyst for me,” says Stacey. As part of the Peterborough Peace Builder Campaign, Stacey has promised “to educate myself more about violence and its effects in order that I better serve my clients.” The Peterborough Peace Builder Campaign, launched during October’s Month Without Violence, calls on residents to make a promise of action to reduce violence and build a stronger community. The Peaceful Communities steering group intends to build social capital through the exercise and create an inventory of the positive things happening in the Peterborough area. Stacey, who works at the Rogers Street Site of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), made the promise for both professional and personal reasons. “On a personal level, I think (domestic violence) is one of the ills of our society. I wanted to become more educated in that respect as well.” Professionally, Stacey’s background is in gerontology. Domestic violence “is something that I’m not terribly familiar with or know about,” she says. Since 1998, the Hospital Drive site of the Peterborough hospital has had a woman abuse protocol in place that focuses on universal screening. Stacey would like to increase the awareness of domestic violence in her workplace by spreading the word to her co-workers through the partnership council, a meeting incorporating the site’s physiotherapist, occupational therapist, program director, community partner, charge nurse and registered practical nurse. She’s hoping they will take it back to their staff. For example, if a patient in a physiotherapy session develops a rapport with a staff member and discloses her fractured hip is a result of a violence-related injury, the physiotherapist can see she has a way to get the help she needs. Stacey’s action plan is to introduce the concept Monday to her co-workers.
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