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

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​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 individual

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.