____________________________ Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement MDPA03CA — 3 CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 12/01/24 E xpiration D ate : 11/30/27
Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to fulfill the requirement for 3 hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Act 31) training for healthcare professionals applying for licensure. Provider number CACE000020. This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to fulfill the requirement for 2 hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Act 31) training for healthcare professionals renewing their license. Provider number CACE000020. In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 3 ABIM MOC Points, 3 ABS MOC Points, 3 ABA MOCA Points, 3 ABP MOC Points, 3 ABPath CC Points.
MDPA2126 Mention of commercial products does not indicate endorsement. 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 correc- tional 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. Previously acting as a faculty member at Capella University and Northcentral University, Dr. Yick Flanagan is currently a contributing faculty member at Walden University, School of Social Work, and a dissertation chair at Grand Canyon Uni- versity, College of Doctoral Studies, working with Industrial Organizational Psychology doctoral students. She also serves 6. Identify circumstances under which mandated report- ers are required to make a report if they have reason- able cause to suspect a child is a victim of child abuse. Faculty 3. Outline the action(s) a mandated reporter must imme- diately make if they have reasonable cause to suspect a child is a victim of child abuse, including identification of defining circumstances. 4. Relate the actions that are NOT required to take place in order for a mandated reporter to make a report of suspected child abuse. 5. Describe the concept of good faith and how it relates to a mandated reporter making a report of suspected child abuse.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for all Pennsylvania physicians, physi- cian assistants, nurses, social workers, counselors, pharmacists, and allied health professionals required to complete child
abuse education. Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to enable healthcare professionals in all practice settings to define child abuse and identify the children who are affected by violence. This course describes how a victim can be accurately diagnosed and identifies the community resources available in the state of Pennsylvania for
child abuse victims. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Identify the basis for reporting suspected child abuse, including having “reasonable cause to suspect” a child is a victim of child abuse. 2. List the three key components of child abuse as defined by the PA CPSL.
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