*FREE 2.0 CEs* What Child Welfare & Trauma Professionals Need to Know About Race & Corporal Punishment

Registration: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/cwevjqs/lp/b5469886-22b6-44b3-9e0c-0266a3f92c70

Nearly 700,000 children are abused each year in the United States and an average of 5 children die each day as a result of maltreatment.  Researchers have found that spanking is the most prevalent risk factor for injuries and fatalities and that upwards of 70 percent of parents admit to using physical punishment. With these statistics in mind, in November 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a strong policy statement against spanking children, requiring pediatricians to address this very common but harmful parenting practice. Months later, the American Psychological Association released a new policy against spanking. Yet, many pediatricians, mental health professionals, and social workers are not prepared, either academically or in practice, to have this difficult conversation in an effective and efficient way in the exam room or other clinical settings.  Professionals are also hesitant about broaching this controversial issue with parents from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.  This presentation not only addresses these fears but will also provide participants with the communication tools to navigate these longstanding cultural landmines. The session will also use historical archives and biomedical science literature to dispel the myth that “whupping” children is a unique and intrinsic cultural practice among African Americans, and that black children do not experience the same harmful physical and psychological side effects as other groups of children.

Continuing Education

Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0032, licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068, licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038, licensed psychologists #PSY-0081, and licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0032. The School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program and its contents. This training is provided under the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training Provider Certification Number #0194. Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements.

Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development, #1786, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/03/2023 – 03/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive up to 2.0 continuing education credits.