NYS Mandated Reporter Training

THE NEWLY REVISED

NEW YORK STATE

MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING

Friday, November 14, 2025

3pm-5pm (full program) / 4:30pm-5:00pm (Addendum only; Past Participants)

(DUE: 9/1/25 - 11/17/26)

* This course replaces the MRT that was due 4/1/25*

**This training has been updated to include the information required to fulfill the 2025 revision of Identification and Reporting Of Child Abuse And Maltreatment training (effective September 1, 2025).

Updated Mandated Reporter Training Requirements. Amendment to Section 413 of the Social Services Law requires the mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework to include the addition of guidance on identifying an abused or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability.

The law requires every person who is required to take the mandated training related to child abuse, including those who have previously undergone this training, to complete the new updated training by November 17, 2026.

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WHAT IS DIFFERENT?

This updated version includes the now required protocols and guidance on identifying abused or maltreated children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

On 9/9/25, NYSED announced that licensees who already took the previously updated training (that was due on April 1, 2025) are permitted to take just the updated addendum information IF it is taken with the same provider of the prior version.

If you took the prior updated Identification And Reporting Of Child Abuse training with COUNSELING SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND, you are permitted to just register for the addendum to the prior training version.

What does this mean?

For each updated Identification And Reporting Of Child Abuse training that we offer to fulfill the newest requirement (effective 9/1), there are now two registration options. One registration option is the the full 2-hour training (including all of the newly required information). The second option is a registration for JUST the new information (only available if you took the training version that was due on April 1 with COUNSELING SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND). Please note that the addendum information will be presented in the last half hour of the scheduled training. Practitioners who register for this option can log in with the Zoom link to attend just the final 30 minutes of the training.

Please note that a certificate will not be provided for the addendum version to practitioners who did not complete the prior version with CSLI, per NYSED.

Which registration option is for you?

2-hour Updated Identification And Reporting Of Child Abuse training: This option is for individuals who are taking the training for the first time, or individuals who opt to take the full version of the updated training.

Addendum: This option is only available to licensees who completed the prior updated training (due April 1, 2025) with Counseling Services of Long Island.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This training provides every New York State Mandated Reporter with the knowledge and skills to be able to:

Be able to determine if a child shows indicators of maltreatment or abuse, including in a virtual setting
Recognize signs of intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in children and factors to consider when determining whether a child with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities shows indicators of maltreatment or abuse
Recognize the impact of trauma and ACEs on children, families, and yourself
Recognize the mitigating effects of the five protective factors on trauma
Recognize the impact of bias on your decision-making
Understand when you have a legal obligation to call the SCR
Recognize how you may better connect individuals and families with services
Know how to prepare to make the call to the SCR
Know how to complete the LDSS 2221A form
Understand your rights as a mandated reporter

TRAINER: Bruce V. Hillowe, J.D, Ph.D.

Bruce V. Hillowe, J.D, Ph.D. is a mental healthcare attorney with a law practice in Mineola, New York. A graduate of Binghamton University, Duke University School of Law, and Adelphi University Derner Institute (Clinical Psychology and Postdoctoral Programs), he formerly practiced as a psychologist-psychoanalyst, including as a coordinator of clinical training and a director of a forensic mental health service. He was a teaching attending psychologist in law and ethics at a major teaching hospital for 15 years. He currently teaches courses in ethics and law as adjunct faculty at the Derner Institute. He is legal counsel to numerous mental health facilities, institutes, and practitioners, and sponsors legal plans for professional associations. He has written articles and book chapters including for law reviews and healthcare publications, most recently regarding scope of practice and disciplinary defense. He is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in healthcare law and is a "SuperLawyer" featured in the New York Times Magazine.

DOCUMENTATION:

Documentation in the form of an authorized Certification of Completion must be submitted to the State Education Department at the time of reregistration or initial application for licensure, certification, or a limited permit.

Counseling Services of Long Island is an approved provider for the Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting training. Approved trainers for this workshop: Penny Siegmann-Beiner LCSW-R and Bruce Hillowe, JD, PhD.

Penny Siegmann-Beiner will be the certifying officer.