A mandatory reporter who willfully fails to report as required commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first violation and a misdemeanor of the second degree for a second or subsequent violation.
Peer Training: 75-hours of mandatory peer specialist training. Three training vendors are authorized to provide the 75-hour mandatory peer specialist training. No other peer trainings are acceptable other than trainings from one of the authorized training vendors. All education/training must be documented.
Act 126 of 2012 ("Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training") amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities and independent contractors of school entities provide their employees who have direct contact with children with a minimum of three hours of training every five years on child ...
Investigation Phase CPS workers may visit the child's home and interview various parties involved. Parents and children have specific rights during this phase, including the right to understand the accusations and to speak with a lawyer.
Required Training This three-hour, online, mandated reporter training is approved and required by the Pa. Department of Human Services.
Act 31 of 2014 requires the health-related boards to complete 3 hours of approved training on child abuse recognition and reporting. All health-related licensees/certificate holders and funeral directors are considered “mandatory reporters” under section 6311 of the Child Protective Services Law (23 P.S. § 6311).
As part of the requirements of becoming a volunteer, you must complete the mandated reporter training. The training requires 3 hours to complete, but you do not have to complete it all at one time. Once you have completed the training, you will receive a certificate of completion.
Act 31 of 2014 requires the health-related boards to complete 3 hours of approved Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting training for all persons applying to issue an initial license or certificate from any health-related boards.
The mission of Children and Youth Services (CYS) is to provide for the immediate safety and protection of children, to keep children with their own families whenever possible, to provide temporary, substitute care for children when necessary and to reunite children with their families as quickly as possible after ...
CPS cannot enter your home without your permission. Unless CPS has a court order, or they believe your child is in immediate danger, they can't enter your home unless you say it's okay. If a CPS social worker comes to your home for a visit and you're unprepared, simply tell them that it's not the best time.