49 Pa. Code § 48.59 - Child abuse recognition and reporting course approval process
(a) An individual,
entity or organization may apply for approval to provide mandated reporter
training as required under
23 Pa.C.S. §
6383(b) (relating to
education and training) by submitting the course materials set forth in
subsection (b) simultaneously to the Department of Human Services, Office of
Children, Youth and Families, and to the Bureau at the following addresses:
(1) Department of Human Services, Office of
Children, Youth and Families, Health and Welfare Building, 625 Forster Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17120 or electronically at RA-PWOCYFCPSL@pa.gov.
(2) Bureau of Professional and Occupational
Affairs, 2601 North Third Street, P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 or
electronically at
RA-stcpsl[lowbar]course[lowbar]app@pa.gov.
(b) Submissions must include the following:
(1) Contact information (mailing address,
e-mail address and telephone number) for the agency/course
administrator.
(2) General
description of the training and course delivery method.
(3) Title of the course.
(4) Timed agenda and estimated hours of
training.
(5) Learning
objectives.
(6) Intended
audience.
(7) The course related
materials, including as applicable:
(i)
Handouts.
(ii) Narrated script or
talking points.
(iii) Interactive
activities or exercises.
(iv)
Videos and audio/visual content.
(v) Knowledge checks, quizzes or other means
of assessing participant's understanding of the material.
(vi) For online courses, a transcript of
audio training.
(8)
Citation of sources, including written permission to use copyrighted material,
if applicable.
(9) Anticipated
credentials or experience of the presenter, or biography of presenter, if
known.
(10) Printed materials used
to market the training.
(11)
Evaluation used to assess participants' satisfaction with the
training.
(12) Sample certificate
of attendance/participation, which must include:
(i) Name of participant.
(ii) Title of training.
(iii) Date of training.
(iv) Length of training (2 or 3
hours).
(v) Name and signature of
authorized representative of the providers. The signature may be an electronic
signature.
(vi) Statement affirming
the participant attended the entire course.
(13) Verification of ability to report
participation/attendance electronically to the Bureau in a format prescribed by
the Bureau.
(c) The
Bureau will notify the applicant in writing upon approval of the course and
will post a list of approved courses on the Bureau's web site and the Board's
web site.
Notes
The provisions of this § 47.59 added under section 6(2) of the Social Workers, Marriage Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (63 P.S. § 1906(2)); and 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6388.
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