Mandatory Reporting: Understanding Safety and the Role of CPS
Information
Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify how safety is defined in 3 or more regions/ locations across the United States.
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Identify at least 5 safety threats that impact child safety
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Explain parental protective capacities and describe how they are used to assess child safety
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Identify the needed information and role as a mandated reporter
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to learn, understand, and implement better safety-related information when making a report to CPS as a mandated reporter.
Description
Safety is the #1 focus for the intervention of child protection services (CPS) across the United States. The interventions and services are determined by threshold by which safety risk is defined, assessed, and the parental capacities towards protection of children. If you find yourself questioning why and how your mandated reporting will impact the decision whether to intervene in a child’s life, this training is for you. This training explores safety definitions, the role of mandated reporters, addressing parental protective capacities, and understanding CPS interventions.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dana Johnson from Wisconsin is a career social worker, practicing in senior level management in state government, county human services, an educator in higher education, and operating a consulting and professional development firm. His experience includes child welfare practice, policy, and reform; transformational organizational leadership and culture change, supervision of teams, continuous quality improvement, and dynamic equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts across micro, mezzo, and macro systems.
Financially Sponsored By
- TPN.health