____________________________ Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement PYPA03CA — 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.
Faculty 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 as a consultant/subject matter expert for the New York City Board of Education and publishing companies for online cur- riculum development, developing practice MCAT questions in the area of psychology and sociology. Her research focus is on the area of culture and mental health in ethnic minority communities. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planner Margaret Donohue, PhD Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell
Audience This introductory course is designed for all Pennsylvania psychologists 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. 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 identifica- tion 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. 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.
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