When Should I Be Concerned About Someone’s Parenting? What Can We Do to Help? Exploring Case Studies in Child Neglect

We all became mental health professionals for a reason: we want to help. However, helping can be complicated, especially when it comes to families. It’s hard to distinguish problematic parenting from child maltreatment. Poverty and substance use disorders can make it more difficult to evaluate a situation. As mental health professionals, it is even more complicated, because we’re legally obligated to report certain suspicions to child protective services. This session was developed to help you understand the considerations you should make when you have a concern about someone’s parenting. We’l...Read morel explore common case studies to identify practical strategies for intervention with families that meet our legal and ethical obligations. Less...

Learning Objectives

Distinguish problematic parenting from child maltreatment.
Identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums implicated in evaluating interventions with parents and children.
Describe considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
Identify appropriate interventions to support family functioning.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Levels

Intermediate

Friday, June 16, 2023

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM EDT - 02:15 PM EDT

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Kathryn Krase

Kathryn Krase is a social worker, lawyer, researcher, educator, and expert on professional ethics. She has significant experience as a family law practitioner, social work supervisor, along with more than 20 years of experience in faculty and administrative roles in undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level social work programs in and around New York City. Dr. Krase is the Principal Consultant for Krase Consulting, in Brooklyn, New York, where she focuses on educating mental and physical health professionals on their general legal and ethical obligations.

Agenda

11:00am - 11:10am Introductions

11:10am - 11:50am Ethical and Legal Conundrums in Evaluating Parenting

11:50am - 12:30pm Distinguishing Problematic Parenting from Child Maltreatment

12:30pm - 12:45pm Break

12:45pm - 1:05pm Distinguishing Problematic Parenting from Child Maltreatment Continued

1:05pm - 2:05pm Assessment & Intervention

2:05pm - 2:15pm Conclusions, Q&A

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

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