Continuing Education

This one-hour addendum course fulfills the updated NYSED Mandated Reporter Training requirement for individuals who previously completed the NASW-NY training with Dr. Kathryn Krase between January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2025. It provides the latest guidance on reporting standards, including updates related to children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

This one-hour addendum course fulfills the updated NYSED Mandated Reporter Training requirement for individuals who previously completed the NASW-NY training with Dr. Kathryn Krase between January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2025. It provides the latest guidance on reporting standards, including updates related to children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

The thrust of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) model historically is that solutions and problems are not related. This concept suggests that understanding the detailed history or nature of a problem isn't necessary to construct a solution. Instead of dwelling on why the problem exists, the focus immediately shifts to what a preferred future looks like and what's already working, even slightly, to move in that direction. The relationship between the two is broken because knowing everything about the lock doesn't necessarily help you find the key. The alleged connection between problems and solutions risks getting stuck in problem-talk, which can often be circular and demoralizing. Giving up this illusion liberates us.

Many professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, the legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop provides profession-based context to the role of mandated reporter where professionals are charged with knowing how to support their clients and when they are required to report a concern to child protective services. Mandated reporters will learn a framework to guide the decision to make this “tough call” using research findings and practical advice based on real case examples.