After completing this course, participants should be able to:
• Recognize your legal duties as a mental health professional and mandated reporter
• Recall confidentiality laws and reporting of suspected abuse and neglect to designated legal authorities
• Identify record keeping requirements in situations of reporting abuse
• Summarize how reports of abuse get handled
Description:
Child abuse and neglect result in five deaths every day in the United States. Against the feudal backdrop of children as quasi-property, there is always a tension between the rights of a child and the rights of parents. All states have laws guiding child protection and child welfare interventions. These laws override confidentiality. In cases of abuse, therapists, as mandated reports, must notify child welfare, which often triggers removal of the child from the family.
Approval Bodies:
Professional Development
Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling)
NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals
National Board for Certified Counselors
Florida Board of Nursing
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
Connecticut Certification Board, Inc.
Pennsylvania Certification Board
Florida Board of Psychology
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)
