Making the Tough Call: Legal & Ethical Issues Related to the
Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
Enroll in the Online Self-Study and complete the training on your own schedule
3 Ethics CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians
Many professionals throughout the United States have mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, the legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop provides a profession-based context to the role of the mandated reporter. Mandated reporters will learn a framework to guide the decision to make this “tough call” using research findings and practical advice based on real case examples.
Dr. Kathryn Krase is the instructor of five courses that provide in depth material on the topic of mandated reporting. Completion of all five courses offers participants the Mandated Reporter Training Certificate (MRTC). You can enroll in these courses individually or as a bundle for a reduced price of $197 (a $63 savings).
Enroll in Dr. Krase's four other Mandated Reporting-related ethics courses
- Making the Tough Call: Legal & Ethical Issues Related to the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
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Many professionals throughout the United States have mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, the legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop provides a profession-based context to the role of the mandated reporter. Mandated reporters will learn a framework to guide the decision to make this “tough call” using research findings and practical advice based on real case examples.
This course includes 3+ hours of video training, a post-test and a course evaluation.
This course was recorded on December 16, 2022.
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
Determine when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
Identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when deciding to report.
Apply a framework to guide the process for deciding whether to make a report.
Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W.
Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant and founder of Making the Tough Call is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.
“Making the Tough Call” is a project of Krase Consulting. Kathryn S. Krase is the sole proprietor of both initiatives. Both Making the Tough Call and Krase Consulting are registered entities in New York State.
Credit Hours: CEs provided with this course include 3 ethics continuing education hours of credit.
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Online courses are completed by registering, logging in, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), completing all of the modules, completing and passing the post-test, and completing the course evaluation. Participants have 6 months from registration to access and complete online self-study courses.
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Psychologists and other professionals seeking CE credit through our approval with the American Psychological Association are asked, but not required, to complete the course evaluation before obtaining their certificate of completion, however passing a post-test for online self-study courses and live webinars, and submitting one's attendance for live on-site and live webinars is required.
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Cancellation Policy
Refunds are offered within the first 30 days for courses which have not been completed. There is a 10% service fee for refunds.
Grievance Policy
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
This program was recorded December 16, 2022
You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.
Kathryn Krase
PhD, JD, MSW
Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant and founder of Making the Tough Call is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.
“Making the Tough Call” is a project of Krase Consulting. Kathryn S. Krase is the sole proprietor of both initiatives. Both Making the Tough Call and Krase Consulting are registered entities in New York State.
The course was so informative and I was glued to my screen for the entire duration. I received so much knowledge concerning ethics in telehealth and I am greatly encouraged to read about all the standards and policies that pertain to my practice. Thank you!.