Making the Tough Call: Ethical & Legal Challenges in the Reporting of Suspected Child Maltreatment

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3 CE Credits

  • Members - $90
  • Non-members - $140
  • Students - $40

Workshop Description:

Many professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, the legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop provides profession-based context to the role of mandated reporter. Mandated reporters will learn a framework to guide the decision to make this “tough call” using research findings and practical advice based on real case examples.

Workshop Objectives:

  1. Participants will understand considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
  2. Participants will identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
  3. Participants will apply a framework to guide the process for deciding whether to make a report.

About the Presenters:

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.

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