Child Abuse Reporting Guidelines: Ethical and Legal IssuesJohn Gavazzi
In 2013 and 2014 Pennsylvania enacted numerous changes to the Child Protective Services Law. This training is designed to review legal, ethical, risk management, and clinical decisions related to the changes in the law. The training will review the signs leading to the recognition of child abuse and also the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse in Pennsylvania. The topics to be covered include a description of child welfare services in Pennsylvania, important definitions related to the child abuse reporting law, responsibilities of mandated reporters, ways to recognize child abuse and other topics. We will review clinical scenarios that challenge ethical issues, legal requirements, risk management concerns, and clinical choices.
A workshop by Dr Imran Waheed, Consultant Psychiatrist, on Giving Evidence in Court delivered in Birmingham, UK on November 14th 2011. The audience was trainee psychiatrists in the West Midlands region.
Child Abuse Reporting Guidelines: Ethical and Legal IssuesJohn Gavazzi
In 2013 and 2014 Pennsylvania enacted numerous changes to the Child Protective Services Law. This training is designed to review legal, ethical, risk management, and clinical decisions related to the changes in the law. The training will review the signs leading to the recognition of child abuse and also the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse in Pennsylvania. The topics to be covered include a description of child welfare services in Pennsylvania, important definitions related to the child abuse reporting law, responsibilities of mandated reporters, ways to recognize child abuse and other topics. We will review clinical scenarios that challenge ethical issues, legal requirements, risk management concerns, and clinical choices.
A workshop by Dr Imran Waheed, Consultant Psychiatrist, on Giving Evidence in Court delivered in Birmingham, UK on November 14th 2011. The audience was trainee psychiatrists in the West Midlands region.