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Professional Training Program
Mandated Child Abuse
Recognition & Reporting
All PA Mental Health Mandated Reporters Must Obtain 2 CE Hours
of DPW-Approved Training Before Their 2015 Relicensure
Presented By
Debra Schilling Wolfe, M.Ed.
Founding Executive Director
Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research
University of Pennsylvania
Friday - January 9, 2015 - 9 a.m. to Noon
Lancaster Host Hotel - Lancaster, PA
Live Webinar Option
You can view this seminar as a live Webinar Webcast on your computer via any high speed internet
connection. Pennsylvania accepts Virtual Live Webinar attendance as in-person CE.
For more information and a preview of the Webinar site:
 go to www.beaconliveweb.com - Enter jkseminars1 as the meeting room (no spaces)
 No access code required - Enter xxx for the company
3 CE Hours Credit for Most Professions
Audience
Human Service Professionals
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psychologists
social workers
mental health counselors
school counselors and psychologists
child and adolescent psychiatrists
drug & alcohol counselors
marriage & family therapists
case managers
psychiatric nurses
rehabilitation counselors
occupational therapists
graduate students
J&K
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Application for Approved by PA-DPW for Act
31 Requirement will be sent soon
Psychologists (3 hours)
Nurses (2.75 hours)
PA, NJ, DE & MD Social Workers (3 hours)
NBCC Counselors (3 hours)
D&A Professionals - PCACB (2.75hours)
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (2.75 hours)
Occupational Therapists (.275 AOTA CEU)
Certificates of Attendance Provided to All
Professional Registrants
Register Toll Free - (800) 801-5415
(Lancaster County 717-393-0707)
Offering high quality CE programs
for human service professionals since 1990
Mandated Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting
Debra Schilling Wolfe, M.Ed. - January 9, 2015 - Lancaster, PA
Background
This past April, the Pennsylvania legislature passed
Act 31 of 2014 amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
known as the Child Protective Services Law. These
amendments go into effect December 31, 2014.
Included in these amendments are requirements that
all mental health mandated child abuse reporters
applying for the renewal of a license or certification
obtain two hours of Dept. of Public Welfare (DPW)
approved continuing education (CE) before their 2015
renewal. Persons applying for a license or certification
must obtain three hours of approved CE.
Overview
This training is designed to fulfill the requirements
for mental health professionals to obtain 2-3 hours of
DPW and professional board approved continuing
education on current Child Abuse Recognition and
Reporting.
Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe:
Differences between child protective services and
general protective services
 Relevant definitions including: child, perpetrator,
acts or failures to act, categories of child abuse, and
exclusions to child abuse
 Provisions and responsibilities for reporting
suspected child abuse
 Indicators for the recognition of child abuse
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Upcoming J&K Seminars/Webinars
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It’s All Your Fault: Mastering Cognitive Interpersonal
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April 16 & 17, 2015
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ADHD: Nature, Course, Diagnosis, & Management
12 CE Hours
June 18 & 19, 2015
Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
Advanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy:
Implementing Psychotherapy Core Tasks
12 CE Hours
Friday, January 9, 2015
8:15 a.m. Registration (continental breakfast)
9:00 Description of Child Welfare in Pennsylvania
Child Protective Services (CPS)
General Protective Services (GPS)
Description/differentiation of the two types
Criteria for a report being CPS vs. GPS
Definitions that Must be Covered:
Components of Child Abuse
Child
Perpetrator
 Inclusion of school employees
Act or failure to act
All Categories of Child Abuse
Exclusions to Child Abuse
Clarify exclusion to substantiating a
report versus exclusion to reporting
10:20 Break (coffee and tea)
10:35 Provisions and Responsibilities for Reporting
Suspected Child Abuse
Permissive Reporters
Mandated Reporters
Attorneys as Mandated Reporters
Privileged/Confidential communications
Reporting Process
Mandated Reporters role related to
reasonable cause to suspect vs.
conducting an investigation
Reporting without having to determine
the relationship of the perpetrator to the
victim child
Streamlining of the reporting process
Direct reports by the person who
suspects
Report immediately
Electronic submission of reports
by mandated reporters
Reporting scenarios
To whom and how quickly reports are
made
What happens after a report is made
Protections for Reporters
Penalties for Failure to Report
Mandated Reporters Right-to-Know
Recognition/Indicators of Child Abuse
Noon Adjournment
Hotel Accommodations
You must make your own overnight accommodations. A block of
rooms has been reserved at the Lancaster Host Hotel (2300
Lincoln Hwy E.) Call the Host for reservations - 800-233-0121
Mention J&K Seminars to receive a $59 room rate
OR
reserve your room at www.LancasterHost.com
Use code SEMIN
We encourage reservations by November 29
Call J&K Seminars for information about other hotels
800-801-5415
Your nametag, receipt, and driving directions
will be mailed to you the week of December 16
For information visit www.jkseminars.com
or email: [email protected]
Continuing Education Certification
Each professional attendee will receive a certificate of continuing education. One-day attendees receive certificates for half the two-day credits.
Those who arrive late or leave early will not receive CE certificates of full attendance.
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J&K Seminars, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
J&K Seminars, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content - 3 hours
PA Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors - 3 clock hours
J&K Seminars, LLC, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards
(ASWB) www.aswb.org, phone: 1-800-225-6880, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Maryland, New
Jersey and Delaware State Boards of Social Work Examiners accepts ASWB approved seminars –3 hrs CLINICAL
J&K Seminars, LLC is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National
Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines. Provider #5599 - 3 hours
J&K Seminars, LLC is an approved provider of continuing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. - 2.75 hours.
J&K Seminars, LLC is a registered New Jersey professional development provider for the NJ Dept. of Ed.- #1555 – 3 hours
J&K Seminars, LLC is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) approved provider - .275 CEUs The
assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
J&K Seminars, LLC is an approved provider of continuing education by NAADAC & the Pennsylvania Certification Board –
2.75 hours PCB Approved Education for addiction and drug & alcohol professionals
Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) - 2.75 hours - post seminar applications provided and paid for by J&K.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be provided before December 19. A $10 administrative charge will be deducted from refunds requested after
December 19. No refunds will be given after January 7 or for “no-shows.” If the program is cancelled for any reason, the liability of J&K Seminars,
LLC shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees. To date, no J&K Seminars program has ever been cancelled.
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please let us know of any disability which may require special assistance.
For more information, phone (800) 801-5415 (In Lancaster County 717-393-0707) or email - [email protected]
Debra Schilling Wolfe, M.Ed.
Debra Schilling Wolfe received her M.Ed. in Community
Mental Health Counseling from Northeastern University in
1978.
Center, Ms. Wolfe’s clinical background includes child and
family therapy and supervision specifically with child
abuse cases.
She is the founding Executive Director of the University of
Pennsylvania’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice
& Research, a multidisciplinary center focused on child
welfare systemic reform. The research and testimony of Ms.
Wolfe and her colleagues have influenced change in child
welfare policy and laws on local and national levels.
Her publications include Revisiting Child Abuse Reporting
Laws and Social Policy, Child Abuse and Neglect, and
Forensic Psychiatry.
A former Director of Child Welfare Services for Catholic
Social Services and Clinical Director for Our Town Family
She has held leadership roles in the child welfare arena for
over 30 years and directed innovative child welfare
programs nationally including the New York Foundling
Hospital’s Crisis Nursery and Boston City Hospital’s
Sexual Abuse Team.
J&K Seminars will record this training and make it into a home study program.
We expect the Streaming Video, Audio Download, Mailed DVD and CD formats will be available around February 1, 2015.
For more information, phone (800) 801-5415 (In Lancaster County 717-393-0707) or email - [email protected]
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Lancaster, PA 17603-2327
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Mandated Child Abuse
Recognition & Reporting
Lancaster, PA
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Presented By
Debra Schilling Wolfe
Friday, January 9, 2015 - Lancaster, PA
Or Attend Via Live Webinar
Register by November 29 for Early Bird Registration Discount
Bonus: Live & Webinar attendees will be able to access the recorded Streaming Video of this seminar/webinar for
about 30 days following the presentation.
J&K
seminars
Mandated Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting
Debra Schilling Wolfe - January 9, 2015 - Lancaster, PA
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Late & On Site Registration (call to assure space is available) ________________________ $90
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