Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. This is one of the required workshops for state certification. The updated training includes protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while interacting virtually within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework.
This law requires that mandated reporters, including those who have previously completed the ‘Child Abuse Identification and Reporting’ workshop for state certification, complete the updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025.
This updated training requirement impacts the following certification areas regardless of the certificate type (e.g. Initial/Professional, Provisional/Permanent, Transitional, Reissuance/Renewal).
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Classroom Teacher
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Career & Technical Education
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School Building/District Leaders
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School Counselors
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School Social Workers
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School Psychologists
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School Nurses
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School Dental Hygiene
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School Attendance
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Teaching Assistants
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Coaches
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Adult Education Instructors
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Visiting Lecturers
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JROTC Instructors
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For a list of approved providers, visit NYS Professions - Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Providers (nysed.gov). Ensure that the provider is offering the updated training before you sign up to take it.
The NYS Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS) offers the 2-hour updated training for free - Mandated Reporter Training | Child Protective Services | Office of Children and Family Services (ny.gov).
NOTE: If you complete the updated training through OCFS, make sure that you complete the request to initiate the electronic submission of your Mandated Reporter Training record to NYSED. The request will come in an email from HSLCrequests@hslcnys.org.
Additional information about this requirement is available at Child Abuse Identification Workshop (nysed.gov).
NYSUT Education & Learning Trust (ELT): ELT will be offering this updated training beginning in Fall 2024. Visit ELT - Professional Learning to access the training in the fall.
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03/2024 UPDATED 9/4/2024
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