The Division of Graduate and Specialized Programming at Drexel University invites you to participate in the asynchronous course, ACT 31 Mandated Child Abuse Awareness, Recognition and Reporting. This is a two-hour course for license renewal.

The ACT 31 presentation will fulfill the Pennsylvania two-hour child abuse reporting requirements for license renewal. 

Course Description

This 2-hour lecture provides the required training for Pennsylvania license renewal for healthcare providers. The attendees will learn how to define child abuse, differentiate between acts and failure to act and the risk factors for child abuse. The description of a perpetrator, frequency and types of abuse will be discussed. The concept of children’s rights and red flags associated with child abuse will be defined. Medical child abuse will be defined and discussed. How General Protective Services are differentiated from Child Protective Services. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s definition of a child will be explained. The terms mandated reporters and permissive reporters will be defined and their responsibilities outlined. A list of actions to avoid once a child discloses abuse will be presented. The concepts of privileged communications, exemption and substantiation will be defined and discussed. Lastly, case examples of management and prevention strategies will be presented.

Upon registering for this course, you will receive an email confirmation with a link to the lecture recording, required post-test, and course handout. Please be sure to complete the post-test in order to receive credit for your participation in this asynchronous course offering.

Additionally, this course is COPE accredited for two asynchronous Continuing Education credits for optometrists.