Seminar in
Child Abuse & Maltreatment Identification, Reporting, &
Intervention for Mandated Professionals
Presenter:
David Drassner, Ph.D.
Friday,
October 21, 2010
9:30 a.m. – 12:15
p.m.
Location: DAC 416A
This seminar will
address such issues as prevalence and typologies of child/sexual
abuse, maltreatment, and neglect, physical and behavioral
indicators, and emotional and societal ramifications. The mandated
professional’s role in recognizing and reporting suspected child
abuse and neglect will be addressed. Caretaker and victim risk
factors will be explored. Seminar participants will enhance their
knowledge of parameters for interviewing suspected victims and
reporting potential child abuse cases to the State Central Register
(SCR).
Video and case
vignettes will be presented through which identification and
reporting skills can be further amplified. The potential for a
child abuse report to eventuate in an array of preventive and
supportive services which can positively impact on families will be
discussed. Prevention strategies will be reviewed and the mandated
reporter’s role in community education and involvement with regard
to child abuse will be addressed.
Completion of the
workshop earns a certificate of completion required for mandated
professional reporters of child abuse and
maltreatment.
Goals and
Objectives:
1. To enable
practitioners to identify signs of child abuse, maltreatment, and
neglect.
2. To inform
practitioners of instances where reporting is
required.
3. To inform
practitioners how to report child abuse, maltreatment, and
neglect.
3. To provide a
certificate of completion for mandated professional reporters of
child abuse and maltreatment.
Schedule of
Events
9:15
a.m.
Registration
9:30
a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Rafael Javier, Ph.D.,
ABPP
Director, Postgraduate Professional
Development Programs
Patricia Pitta, Ph.D.,
ABPP
Coordinator, Continuing Education
10:00-12:15
p.m. David Drassner, Ph.D.
presents Child Abuse Reporting and Maltreatment
Identification, Reporting,
and Intervention for Mandated Professionals
12:15-12:30
p.m. Audience
Comments and Discussion
Registration
Fees
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Type:
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Fee
before 11/17/09
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At
the door
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General
Admission
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$45
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$50
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Student (with
ID)
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$20
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$25
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Nassau County Psychological
Association
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$35
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$40
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SJU
Alumni
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$35
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$40
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Current SJU
Graduate Psychology Students
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FREE
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FREE
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Continuing
Education Credit: This program is sponsored by the Office of
Postgraduate Professional Development Programs. The office maintains
responsibility for this program and its content. Attendees are eligible for
three continuing education credits through the American
Psychological Association.
For registration
information please call the office at (718) 990-5460 or visit our
website at
http://www.stjohns.edu/postgraduatedevelopment
About the
Presenter:
Dr. David Drassner
is a New York State Licensed Psychologist in private practice in
Rockland County, N.Y. His practice encompasses such areas as crisis
intervention, resiliency-focused therapy, adolescent/school
concerns, individual/family counseling, school/agency consultation,
employee assistance consultation, substance abuse, and professional
development seminars. Dr. Drassner is the President/Clinical
Director of the Rockland Resiliency Institute- a consultation
organization providing professional development and consultation to
clinicians, professional associations, schools, businesses, and
community groups on maximizing human potential and coping with
varied life challenges and transitions. He has also served as an
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Doctoral Practicum Supervisor in
the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers
College, Columbia University. Dr. Drassner earned a Ph.D.
in Counseling Psychology from New York University, and an M.Ed. in
Counseling Psychology from Columbia University’s Teachers
College.