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Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:

An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

1.5 CE Hour
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About the Course

Mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect can lead to challenges for mental health professionals in regard to navigating between professional ethical and legal obligations while maintaining therapeutic relationships with clients. This course is based on a study that was conducted to determine the decision-making factors involved when dealing with a suspicion of child abuse and neglect, how the participants justified the decision to report or not report to child protection services, and the relationship-repair strategies used with simulated clients during an objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE). This course will review this study, including an overview and background of the topic, the study’s methodology and results, and the conclusions and recommendations of this research.

This course is based on the reading online article, Decision ‘Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: created by Lea Tufford, Ph.D. et al in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Clinical Social Work Journal Feb 2021

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Lea Tufford, Ph.D.
Lea Tufford, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University. Lea’s primary areas of research are the mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect, the use of simulation in social work education, holistic competence, and mindfulness meditation. Lea’s research and teaching are informed by 20 years of clinical practice with individuals, couples, and families. She is a Couple and Family Therapist with the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals, and a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Barbara Lee, Ph.D.
Barbara Lee, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Barbara’s primary areas of research and practice is with children and families involved in the child welfare system in Canada. Barbara uses simulation-based learning to examine social work students’ readiness for field education and prepare students for direct practice with children, youth, and families.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Discuss the topic of suspected abuse and neglect as well as the mandatory reporting guidelines, factors to consider, and mandates for mental health professionals.
  2. 2 Identify and describe the challenges faced by mental health practitioners in regard to maintaining a therapeutic relationship with clients when facing a suspected situation of abuse and/or neglect.
  3. 3 Describe the methodology for and use of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
  4. 4 Identify at least 2 proactive strategies to avoid potential therapeutic alliance ruptures.
  5. 5 Identify at least 2 strategies to repair and maintain the therapeutic relationship between the clinician and clients.
  6. 6 Discuss the implications and recommendations of this study/article for clinical practice.

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Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1.5 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103672

Related Topics

Prevention Youth Mandated Reporting Child Abuse

Availability

This course is available until Feb 5th, 2035.

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