Presented by the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF). This 1.5 hour training is designed to help mandated reporters recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect, their legal obligations related to reporting suspected abuse and neglect, and how to make a report.
The learning objectives are as follows:- Describe the reporting law and reporting procedure for the State of Delaware;
- Minimal Fact questions when indicators are observed and/or a disclosure is made;
- Respond appropriately when children disclose allegations of abuse or neglect;
- Identify what information you can expect upon making a report to the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line; and,
- Acquire a basic understanding of the civil and criminal definitions in statute for the various types of child maltreatment.