Complete these five courses led by Dr. Kathryn Krase and earn the Mandated Reporter Training Certificate (MRTC)
Up to 13 Ethics CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians completing each of the five online self-study courses
This 5-part certificate program offers 13 hours of expert-led, comprehensive instruction on the myriad of ethical and legal issues that professionals encounter as mandated reporters. Participants explore when (or if) to make "the call" with regard to social, racial, legal and ethical issues. The obligations and implications of reporting child neglect are covered in-depth over multiple courses included with this program. Professionals examine case studies that demonstrate the complications and ethical issues of being a mandated reporter.
The courses include:
- Making the Tough Call: Exploring the Ethics of Mandated Reporting through the Lens of Racial & Social Justice
- Exploring Ethical Obligations: Boundaries, Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting
- Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment
- Exploring Professional Responses to Child Neglect
- Making the Tough Call: Legal & Ethical Issues Related to the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
This program was recorded during separate webinar events with Dr. Kathryn Krase. Due to the specific focus of instruction for each event, some repetition of instructional material and exploration of case studies may occur.
Earning a certification, credential, or certificate in a specialty validates your knowledge and expertise and demonstrates your commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based treatment. Upon completing the program, you'll receive your Mandated Reporter Training Certificate (MRTC) to be added to your existing credentials.
Enrollment in the 5-course bundle is available for a savings of $63
Earning the Mandated Reporter Training Certificate (MRTC) requires completion of five courses. If you previously completed one or more of these courses, please contact our support team to inquire about completing the MRTC program.
Individual course information and registration is also available:
2 Ethics CEs
For over 50 years, various professionals have been required by law to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect as “mandated reporters”. This workshop explores the role of mandated reporting by applying foundational ethical principles through the lens of racial & social justice. An exploration of the original intent of mandated reporter laws will be juxtaposed with the evolution of the legal responsibility, and resulting disproportionalities in the current system. As society grapples with the role that certain systems, including the child welfare system, have played in poor outcomes for children of color, it is vital that we explore the role that individual reporters play in this process. This workshop will provide a framework for professionals to place their role in context, with the goal of furthering racial and social justice for all children and families.
Topics include:
- Ethical Principles
- Historical Development of Mandated Reporting
- Explore Roots of Disproportionate Impacts
- Framework for “Just” (as in “Justice”) Reporting
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
- Explain the competing ethical and legal principles at play in the development of mandated reporting laws over time.
- Explain the contributing factors related to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
- Identify ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process for considering racial and social justice when determining whether they are required to make a report to child protective services.
3 Ethics CEs
This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice. Through an exploration of boundaries, confidentiality and mandated reporting, this course will provide a framework to contemplate ethical dilemmas and make informed decisions that insulate professionals from legal liability while protecting clients from harm.
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
- Explain the ethical code provisions as they relate to practice with clients/patients at the micro and mezzo levels.
- Describe the limitations on the relationships with clients, as outlined in relevant ethical codes.
- Describe the expectations for keeping client information confidential in their professional practice.
3 Ethics CEs
Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, our legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities.
This workshop is intended for mental and behavioral health clinicians who already have a basic understanding of their obligations as mandated reporters and want to explore areas that are complicated by our professional relationships with clients in light of our legal obligations. Specifically, we will explore informed consent practices with different client populations, supporting practice with clients after making a report, and how to work with child protective services, especially in light of concerns for racial and social justice in the child welfare system.
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
- Identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients before making a report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients after making a report.
- Demonstrate skills at collaborating with child protective services for the benefit of clients.
- Demonstrate ways to advocate for improved child protective services systems
2 Ethics CEs
Reports of suspected child neglect make up more than three-quarters of all reports made to child protective services in any given year; 6 times more than reports of sexual abuse, and 5 times more than reports of physical abuse. However, neglect reports are least likely to be substantiated after investigation. The reality is that reporters of suspected child maltreatment struggle with appropriately identifying and reporting this type of maltreatment.
This session will explore the legal and ethical obligations of professional reporters, especially as they relate to the concept of child neglect. Various types of child neglect, including physical neglect, medical neglect and educational neglect will be explored, along with a significant conversation around parental supervision and the use of corporal punishment.
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
- Define child neglect.
- Explain differences between different types of child neglect.
- Explain considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
3 Ethics CEs
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.
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.
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This 5-part certificate program offers 13 hours of expert-led, comprehensive instruction on the myriad of ethical and legal issues that professionals encounter as Mandated reporters. Participants explore when (or if) to make "the call" with regard to social, racial, legal and ethical issues. The obligations and implications of reporting child neglect are covered in-depth over multiple courses included with this program. Professionals examine case studies that demonstrate the complications and ethical issues of being a mandated reporter.
The MRTC program consists of five self-paced online self-study courses that consist of recorded instruction, a post-test and a course evaluation. Enrollment in the certificate program includes 5 self-study courses (which offer a total of 13 Ethics CEs) and the Mandated Reporter Training Certificate.
The courses include:
- Making the Tough Call: Exploring the Ethics of Mandated Reporting through the Lens of Racial & Social Justice
- Exploring Ethical Obligations: Boundaries, Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting
- Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment
- Exploring Professional Responses to Child Neglect
- Making the Tough Call: Legal & Ethical Issues Related to the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
This program was recorded during separate webinar events with Dr. Kathryn Krase on 2/18/22, 8/12/22, 8/19/22, 9/9/22 and 12/16/22. Due to the specific focus of instruction for each event, some repetition of instructional material and exploration of case studies may occur.
Upon completion of the following courses, professionals will be able to:
Making the Tough Call: Exploring the Ethics of Mandated Reporting through the Lens of Racial & Social Justice
- Explain the competing ethical and legal principles at play in the development of mandated reporting laws over time.
- Explain the contributing factors related to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
- Identify ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process for considering racial and social justice when determining whether they are required to make a report to child protective services.
Exploring Ethical Obligations: Boundaries, Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting
- Explain the ethical code provisions as they relate to practice with clients/patients at the micro and mezzo levels.
- Describe the limitations on the relationships with clients, as outlined in relevant ethical codes.
- Describe the expectations for keeping client information confidential in their professional practice.
Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment
- Identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients before making a report.
- Apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients after making a report.
- Demonstrate skills at collaborating with child protective services for the benefit of clients.
- Demonstrate ways to advocate for improved child protective services systems.
Exploring Professional Responses to Child Neglect
- Define child neglect.
- Explain differences between different types of child neglect.
- Explain considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
Making the Tough Call: Legal & Ethical Issues Related to the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment
- 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:
This course provides 13 ethics credit hours
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This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
To receive your certificates of completion you must complete each course in its entirety. Each course offers an individual certificate of completion.
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.
Live Webinar courses are completed by registering, logging in to this website, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), attending the full course via webinar, submitting your attendance, and completing the post-test and course evaluation online.
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.
You can receive your certificate of completion by logging onto this website, navigating to the course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), scroll to the bottom of your course, and click on your certificate to either download it or print it.
Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
Participants are required to complete each of the five courses in the MRTC program by:
- attending to video instruction
- passing the post-test
- submitting an evaluation
- claiming the certificate of completion indicating CEs
When all courses have been completed, the Mandated Reporter Training Certificate (MRTC) can be accessed in the participants' course list, and completion verified in order to claim the MRTC.
Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
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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 2/18/22, 8/12/22, 8/19/22, 9/9/22 and 12/16/22
You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.
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.
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!.