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Webinar Description
For over 50 years, various professionals have been required by law to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect as “mandated reporters”. This workshop explores the role of mandated reporting by applying foundational ethical principles through the lens of racial & social justice. An exploration of the original intent of mandated reporter laws will be juxtaposed with the evolution of the legal responsibility, and resulting disproportionalities in the current system. As society grapples with the role that certain systems, including the child welfare system, have played in poor outcomes for children of color, it is vital that we explore the role that individual reporters play in this process. This workshop will provide a framework for professionals to place their role in context, with the goal of furthering racial and social justice for all children and families.
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About the Presenter:
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the competing ethical and legal principles at play in the development of mandated reporting laws over time.
- Explain the contributing factors related to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
- Identify ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report
- Apply a framework to guide the process for considering racial and social justice when determining whether they are required to make a report to child protective services.
Agenda:
Program Agenda
- Ethical Principles (45 minutes)
- Introduce ethical principles:
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-Maleficence
- Justice
- Explore the sub-components of “Justice”
- Social & racial justice
- Place mandated reporting in the context of ethical responsibilities
- Introduce ethical principles:
- Historical Development of Mandated Reporting (35 minutes)
- Origins of Mandated Reporting
- Expansion of Mandated Reporting
- Current State of Mandated Reporting & the Child Welfare System
- Highlighting disproportionate impacts
- Socioeconomic status
- Community level factors
- Racial disproportionality
- Quasi-criminalization
- Highlighting disproportionate impacts
- Explore Roots of Disproportionate Impacts (30 minutes)
- Macro Level:
- Civil Rights Movement
- Neo-liberalism
- Political Systems
- Mezzo Level:
- Community resources
- Community connections
- Micro Level:
- Professionalism
- Personal lens
- Framework for “Just” (as in “Justice”) Reporting (50 minutes)
- Legal responsibility to report
- When suspicions are required to be reported & when they are not
- Challenging legal requirements
- Abolition movement
- Evaluating influence of personal lenses to reporting decision
- Ethical responsibility for just practice
- Ethical responsibilities when report is made
- Ethical responsibilities when report is not made
- Case examples & application of framework
- Legal responsibility to report
- Review & Summarize (20 minutes)
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level, and is beneficial for intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Additional information
- Refunds: Registrants who are unable to attend a EZ CEU seminar or live webinars may ask for, and will receive, a credit or refund (your choice). Refund requests will be processed within 3 business days. When an attendee knows in advance that they are unable to attend we ask that they inform EZ CEU ahead of time by emailing support@nefeshinternational.com or by calling or texting 201-384-0084 this allows us to free up the spot in the training in the event that a training is at or near capacity.
- Disability Access: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
- Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly.
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- Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.