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Addressing Concerns for Racial & Social Justice in the Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect

For over 50 years, 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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Addressing Concerns for Racial & Social Justice in the Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect

Sunday, March 30, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT

Presenter: Kathryn Krase, Ph.D.,

Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

Participants will describe the competing ethical and legal principles at play in the development of mandated reporting laws over time.
Participants will explain the contributing factors related to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
Participants will identify ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
Participants will 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.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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For over 50 years, 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.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will describe the competing ethical and legal principles at play in the development of mandated reporting laws over time.
Participants will explain the contributing factors related to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
Participants will identify ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
Participants will 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:

1) Ethical Principles (45 minutes)

o Introduce ethical principles:

§ Autonomy

§ Beneficence

§ Non-Maleficence

§ Justice

o Explore the sub-components of “Justice”

§ Social & racial justice

o Place mandated reporting in the context of ethical responsibilities

2) Historical Development of Mandated Reporting (45 minutes)

o Origins of Mandated Reporting

o Expansion of Mandated Reporting

o Current State of Mandated Reporting & the Child Welfare System

§ Highlighting disproportionate impacts

· Socioeconomic status

· Community level factors

· Racial disproportionality

o Quasi-criminalization

3) Explore Roots of Disproportionate Impacts (30 minutes)

o Macro Level:

· Civil Rights Movement

· Neo-liberalism

· Political Systems

o Mezzo Level:

· Community resources

· Community connections

o Micro Level:

· Professionalism

· Personal lens

4) Framework for “Just” (as in “Justice”) Reporting (45 minutes)

o Legal responsibility to report

· When suspicions are required to be reported & when they are not

· Challenging legal requirements

· Abolition movement

o Evaluating influence of personal lenses to reporting decision

o Ethical responsibility for just practice

· Ethical responsibilities when report is made

· Ethical responsibilities when report is not made

o Case examples & application of framework

Review & Summarize (15 minutes)

This presentation is open to:

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

Course Level: introductory

Level of Clinician: beginner

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

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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 to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

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CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
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