California Child Abuse and Neglect Assessment and Reporting
3.5 Hours | 3.5 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on California Child Abuse and Neglect Assessment and Reporting is presented by Szu-Yu Chen, PhD.
This program provides an overview of California laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect as they relate to clinical mental health practice. Mental health professionals learn the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, signs and types of abuse and neglect, and reporting responsibilities and procedures regarding child maltreatment.
The audience for this program includes graduate students enrolled in mental health-related programs and associate or fully licensed marriage and family therapists, professional clinical counselors, social workers, psychologists, and school psychologists who work with minors and their families in schools, community agencies, and inpatient and outpatient settings.
Program Outline
- Examine statistics of child maltreatment in California
- Introduce California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and specific California Penal Codes on child abuse reporting
- Discuss the role and responsibilities of the mandated reporter
- Abuse
- Identify types of abuse: physical, sexual, and emotional abuse
- Identify and assess signs and symptoms of abuse
- Cultural considerations
- Impact of abuse on child’s development
- 2 case study discussion and role play
- Neglect
- Identify types of neglect: physical, emotional, medical, and educational neglect
- Identify and assess signs and symptoms of neglect
- Cultural considerations
- Impact of neglect on child’s development
- 2 case study discussion and role play
- Procedures for making a mandated child abuse report
- When to make a report
- How to make a report
- What is needed information to make a report
- What to expect after making a report
- 2 case study and role play
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and California Penal Codes pertaining to child abuse reporting
Describe types of child abuse and neglect
Describe signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect
Describe the role of the mandated reporter and procedures for making a mandated child abuse report
Presented By
Szu-Yu Chen, PhD
Dr. Szu-Yu "Darlene" Chen (she/her) is an associate professor of the Counseling Department at Palo Alto University. As a bilingual (English/Mandarin) licensed clinical mental health counselor and registered play therapist, she has over 10 years of clinical experience working with children and famili...
Curriculum
1. Program Introduction
2. Child Maltreatment Statistics
3. Poll 2
4. Understanding Abuse and Neglect: Legal Definitions, Reporting Requirements, and Recognizing the Signs in California
5. Case 1: Adam
6. Case 2: Mia
7. Neglect
8. Case 3: Ian
9. Case 4: Kim
10. Assessing and Reporting Child Abuse: Cultural Insights, Developmental Impacts, and Practical Procedures
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