Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: ADDENDUM to Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026
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Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: ADDENDUM to Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has amended Section 413 of the Social Services Law to require training on recognizing abuse or neglect in children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. As a result, all mandated reporters are now required to complete an updated training workshop by November 17, 2026. This addendum version of the training meets the updated New York State standards, and is only available to those who completed Mandated Reporter Training between 11/1/2022 and 8/31/2025 with this particular provider.

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This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Kathryn Krase

Kathryn Krase

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., 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.

She is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Behavioral Health and Physical Health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists, art therapists, dietitians, school psychologists, psychoanalysts, music therapists, behavior analysts, dietetic technicians, school counselors, teachers, addiction counselors, athletic trainers, chiropractors, dentistries, nurses, optometrists, osteopaths, peer support specialists, pharmacies, physicians, physician assistants, and prevention specialists. It is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.
  2. 2 Explain how to adjust considerations when working with clients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

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Krase, K.S. (2022). Making the tough call: Special edition for mental and behavioral health professionals. New York: Krase Consulting, Inc.

Krase, K., & Delong-Hamilton, T. (2020). Child welfare: preparing social workers for practice in the field. Routledge.

Lau, C., Alqueza, K. L., Sonsteng-Person, M., & Copeland, V. (2024). “Unfortunately what’s right isn’t always what’s best”: Exploring teacher and school staff experiences with mandated reporting. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 18(5), 1110-1135. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2301349

Nouman, H., Alfandari, R., Enosh, G., Dolev, L., & Daskal-Weichhendler, H. (2020). Mandatory reporting between legal requirements and personal interpretations: Community healthcare professionals’ reporting of child maltreatment. Child abuse & neglect, 101, 104261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104261

Pyland, C. P., Williams, M. G., & Mollen, D. (2024). Ethical and diversity considerations of mandatory reporting: Implications for training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000485

Schwab-Reese, L.M., Albright, K. & Krugman, R.D. Mandatory Reporting “will Paralyze People” or “Without it, People Would not Report”: Understanding Perspectives from Within the Child Protection System. Child Youth Care Forum 52, 139–156 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09676-y

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11:00-11:15am - Setting the Stage: Mandated Reporting in Context 11:15-11:45am - Defining & Identifying Child Abuse, Neglect and other forms of Maltreatment - Understanding Complexities: Risk factors & Resilience - Implicit Bias - Working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities 11:45-12:00pm - Making the Decision to Report (or Not)

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