Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework.
This law requires that mandated reporters, including those who have previously undergone the current training, complete the updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025. In
The updated training includes:
- Protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes
- Strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences
- Guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while interacting virtually
Course Curriculum
- Pre Quiz
- Introduction/Biography (1:38)
- Module 1: Introduction (8:32)
- Parents Under Pressure
- Module 2: Understanding Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (17:11)
- Manifestations of Trauma
- Module 3: Understanding and Reducing Implicit and Explicit Bias (17:12)
- Module 4: General Framework (4:26)
- Module 5: Defining Maltreatment and Abuse (4:17)
- Module 6: Indicators of Child Maltreatment and Abuse (6:13)
- Module 7: Learning Exercises (0:10)
- Case Scenarios
- Module 8: Making the Call to the SCR and What Happens Next (5:24)
- Mock Report video
- Post Quiz
- For Mental Health Professionals Only
- For All Professionals
- Feedback Survey
Pauline Walfisch, LCSW-R, PMH-C
Pauline is a Licensed Clinical Social worker with a private practice specializing in reproductive mental health, located in Rockville Centre, NY.She provides individual, couples and group therapy to address the mental health complications of pregnancy, the postpartum period, infertility, perinatal loss, adoption and alternative family building decisions. Pauline is a professional member of Resolve- the national infertility association, as well as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine- Mental Health Practitioners Group. She has completed the Postpartum Support International certificate training for the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Pauline has served on the executive advisory board for the Nassau County Department of Health Perinatal Services Network and is chair of the maternal mental health work group. Pauline is also Co-President of Helping Hands Psychotherapy, a professional corporation that provides social work continuing education and helps social workers to reach their career goals.