Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: An Update for New York
Course Overview
Healthcare professionals, regardless of their discipline or field, are in a unique position to assist in the identification, education, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. This course describes how victims of abuse can be accurately identified and provides the community resources available in the state of New York for child abuse victims. Mandated reporter laws will also be outlined.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Evaluate indicators of maltreatment or abuse, including in a virtual setting.
- Recognize the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on children, families, and yourself.
- Describe mitigating effects of the protective factors on trauma.
- Analyze the impact of bias on your decision making.
- Identify when you have a legal obligation to call the State Central Register (SCR).
- Discuss how you may better connect individuals and families with services.
- Outline how to prepare to make the call to the SCR.
- Describe how to complete the LDSS 2221A form.
- Review your rights as a mandated reporter.
About the Author/Presenter
Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correctional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999. In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Dental, Nursing, Physician, Psychology, Social Work
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