Course Overview
Via live interactive webinar
Course Description:
Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment, and are often required to report concerns for intimate partner violence and/or elder abuse, as well. These legal requirements to report are often confusing to navigate, especially in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities.
This course is intended for mental and behavioral health who already have a basic understanding of their obligations as mandated reporters, and want to explore areas that are complicated by our professional relationships with clients across the lifespan in light of our legal obligations. Specifically, we will explore how our reporting obligations differ based on the social problem we are reporting about. Where do these legal obligations to report come from? And are they ethically appropriate?
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Participants will identify four basic ethical principles to guide decision making
- Participants will identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when makingthe decision to report child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and elder abuse.
- Participants will apply a framework to guide the process of determining whether theyare required to make a report.
- Participants will demonstrate ways to advocate for improved services systems.
Sources and Resources (click to expand):
Krase, K.S. & Delong Hamilton, T. (2020). Child welfare: Preparing social workers for practice inthe field. New York: Routledge.
Krase, K.S. & Delong Hamilton, T.D. (2015). Preparing Social Workers as Mandated Reporters ofSuspected Child Maltreatment. Social Work Education.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2015.1094047 .
Wildeman C, Emanuel N, Leventhal JM, Putnam-Hornstein E, Waldfogel J, Lee H. The Prevalenceof Confirmed Maltreatment Among US Children, 2004 to 2011. JAMA Pediatr.2014;168(8):706–713. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.410
Cross, T. P., & Hershkowitz, I. (2017). Psychology and child protection: Promoting widespreadimprovement in practice. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 23(4), 503.
Gubi, A. A., Strait, J., Wycoff, K., Vega, V., Brauser, B., & Osman, Y. (2019). Trauma-informedknowledge and practices in school psychology: A pilot study and review. Journal ofapplied school psychology, 35(2), 176-199
Rodríguez, M. A., Wallace, S. P., Woolf, N. H., & Mangione, C. M. (2006). Mandatory reportingof elder abuse: between a rock and a hard place. The Annals of Family Medicine, 4(5),403-409
Felson, R. B., Messner, S. F., Hoskin, A. W., & Deane, G. (2002). Reasons for reporting and notreporting domestic violence to the police. Criminology, 40(3), 617-648.
Voce, I., & Boxall, H. (2018). Who reports domestic violence to police? A review of theevidence. Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice, (559), 1-16.
Myhre, J., Malmedal, W. K., Saga, S., Ostaszkiewicz, J., & Nakrem, S. (2020). Nursing homeleaders' perception of factors influencing the reporting of elder abuseand neglect: aqualitative study. Journal of Health Organization and Management.
CE Credits: 3 CE Live Online Contact Hour(s)
Note: Live interactive webinar is considered the same as live in person by most states. Please confirm with your local board.
Core Wellness, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0569 and for mental health counselors, #MHC-0167, psychologists, #PSY-0236 and for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0142. Note: This course provides 3 Ethics Contact Hour(s) live online credits (via interactive webinar) or live in person.
Core Wellness, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for all programs. Our credits are accepted via reciprocity by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Board of Psychologists. Please verify with your board.
ASWB ACE Approved
Core Wellness, LLC, #1745, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/18/2024 to 5/18/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Ethics continuing education credits.
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