Teaching about child sexual abuse by integrating criminal justice and nursing

This paper discusses an innovative, interdisciplinary course on child sexual abuse. Integrating two disciplines (criminal justice and nursing) often perceived to be distinct and unrelated, this paper demonstrates the establishment of cross-disciplinary commonalities. Based on the authors' experiences developing and presenting the course, this discussion focuses on: (a) the rationale and structure of such a course, (b) topical issues, (c) learning objectives and activities, (d) student responses to such a course, and (e) recommendations for how such a course can effectively be implemented.