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Children or Family First: Navigating the Ethical Conflict of Child Protection vs. Parental Rights

More than half of child maltreatment suspicions do not get reported to child protective services. Contributing to the quandaries professional reporters face when making the decision to report is concern for infringing on family autonomy. These concerns largely relate to the ethical conflict between protecting children and respecting parental rights. This session will explore the history and ethical application of parental, child and family rights schemas in an effort to help prepare professional reporters of suspected child maltreatment with the tools to report, when necessary, and respect family autonomy whenever possible.

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Children or Family First: Navigating the Ethical Conflict of Child Protection vs. Parental Rights

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$59.99 Kathryn Krase, Ph.D.,

More than half of child maltreatment suspicions do not get reported to child protective services. Contributing to the quandaries professional reporters face when making the decision to report is concern for infringing on family autonomy. These concerns largely relate to the ethical conflict between protecting children and respecting parental rights. This session will explore the history and ethical application of parental, child and family rights schemas in an effort to help prepare professional reporters of suspected child maltreatment with the tools to report, when necessary, and respect family autonomy whenever possible.

About the Presenter

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, 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.

This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the legal and ethical framework of parents’ rights expectations.
  2. Describe the legal conflict between parents’ rights and children’s rights.
  3. Explain how the conflict between parents’ rights and children’s rights impacts professional practice.
  4. Apply a framework to guide the process for deciding whether a rights’ perspective is impacting their decision to report suspected child maltreatment.1.

Agenda:

1) Introductions
a. 5 minutes
2) Setting the Stage
a. Introducing ethical principles
b. Defining rights orientations
c. Exploring professional responsibilities of mental and behavioral health
professionals
d. 30 minutes

3) Exploring the historical development of parental and children’s rights
a. Providing case examples related to parental rights
b. Providing case examples related to children’s rights
c. 60 minutes
4) Conflicts between parents’, family and children’s rights
a. Discuss areas of conflict between children’s and parental rights.
b. Discuss areas of conflict between parental rights and the rights of other family
members
c. 30 minutes
5) Framework Presentation
a. Present framework for evaluating impact of rights perspective on professional
obligations.
b. Cover responsibility to report suspicions of child maltreatment
c. 45 minutes
6) Conclusions & Questions
a. 10 minutes

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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