EDUC - 496. Child Abuse and School Violence Workshop

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This six-hour workshop is designed to provide the student with knowledge of the definition of abuse, maltreatment, and neglect according to NYS Family Court Act and Social Services Law; situations requiring reporting of suspected cases of child abuse maltreatment; a description of what constitutes reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or maltreatment; proper procedure for making a report of suspected child abuse; actions mandated reporters may take to protect a child in addition to filing a child abuse report; legal responsibilities in reporting that teachers have as care providers; legal protections afforded reporters and consequences for failing to report; distinctions among various behavioral and physical characteristics of abusive parents and caretakers; physical and behavioral indicators of physical abuse, maltreatment, and neglect; contrast between physical and behavioral indicators of sexual abuse; child abduction; and general principles for interviewing or interacting with child victims. The workshop also provides the training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention.

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Professional Semester.
Attribute: ARTS