Pennsylvania Mandatory Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Renewal Licensure)

Course Description

Course Description:

Child abuse and neglect remains a significant problem in the U.S. Approximately 3.5 million children in the U.S. were the subjects of at least one child abuse or neglect report (United States Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] 2019).  In the state of Pennsylvania alone, there were 46,208 reports of suspected child and student abuse in 2017 (HHS, 2019). This course fulfills the Pennsylvania healthcare provider 2-year licensure renewal continuing education requirement for 2 contact hours of Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting.  The course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania's state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.

This course is for Pennsylvania clinicians to meet the state requirement for mandated reporters. Approval has been granted by the Department of Human Services (DHS). Elite is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of State, provider number CACE000025, course approval number ELITE32615. Your course completion will be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State for verification of completing this requirement upon submission of the mandatory reporting form included within the course materials.