Child Sexual Abuse
Presented by Nadia Rojas Jones, Ed.D.
Monday, November 6, 2023
12-1:30pm PT / 2-3:30pm CT / 3-4:30pm ET
Event held online via Zoom.
Child sexual abuse continues to be alarming in our state, in USA and in the world. An estimated one in four U.S. children experience abuse or neglect. Understanding what it is (definitions and characteristics) as well as the prevention of it helps clinicians provide better treatment to the children and families in the community. Clinicians, trainees, and volunteers working with kids are mandated reporters in the state of CA, hence it is also important to stay updated with the changes in the law and reporting situations.
This workshop will provide ethical and legal updates to child abuse reporting law in CA and will focus on exploring not just the types of child sexual abuse, but also grooming and the tactics used by individuals that sexually abuse children.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.5 CEs for Psychologists, 1.5 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSW, and LMFTs.
Child sexual abuse continues to be alarming in our state, in USA and in the world. An estimated one in four U.S. children experience abuse or neglect. Understanding what it is (definitions and characteristics) as well as the prevention of it helps clinicians provide better treatment to the children and families in the community. Clinicians, trainees, and volunteers working with kids are mandated reporters in the state of CA, hence it is also important to stay updated with the changes in the law and reporting situations.
This workshop will provide ethical and legal updates to child abuse reporting law in CA and will focus on exploring not just the types of child sexual abuse, but also grooming and the tactics used by individuals that sexually abuse children.
After attending this intermediate-level program, participants will be able to:
- Define child abuse and their types.
- Define child sexual grooming and how it can be prevented.
This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.2: Program content focuses on ethical, legal, statutory or regulatory policies, guidelines, and standards that influence psychological practice, education, or research.
This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 2: Program will enable psychologists to keep pace with the most current scientific evidence regarding assessment, prevention, intervention, and/or education, as well as important relevant legal, statutory, leadership, or regulatory issues.
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Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, tuition is nonrefundable.
Nadia Rojas Jones, Ed.D., Professor MFT Department and Associate Director of Community Partnerships
Dr. Jones is Core Faculty of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at TCSPP in Los Angeles as well as the Associate Director of Community Partnerships. Dr. Jones was a lecturer at California State University Northridge and California State University Dominguez Hills. Dr. Jones is a bilingual (Spanish) therapist and an AAMFT approved supervisor working in community mental health settings and private practice. Dr. Jones has worked with LA county contracted agencies such as Counseling 4 Kids, Didi Hirsch and The Help Group. Dr. Jones has her Bachelors and License as a Psychologist from Peru, her Masters in MFT from Argosy University and her Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology also from Argosy University.
Dr. Jones has extensive experience in counseling children, adolescents and families, since her internship years in 2001. She started working with kindergarten children in the educational psychology field in 2002 and fell in love with the population. Dr. Jones continued working with children, families and couples in Peru, and then in the U.S. when she moved here in 2005. In the U.S. she did her internship on a free community mental health clinic, and subsequently joined a DMH contracted agency to focus on the Latino community and other minorities. Her love for service learning and the community at large led her to work as an Associate Director of Community Partnerships.
Dr. Jones has training and experience in a wide range of modalities of theoretical and evidence-based practice modalities including CBT, Solution Focused, Family Systems, Trauma Focused CBT, Triple-P, Psychodynamics, Play Therapy, Peri and Post Natal Mood Disorders and Cultural Diversity. Her experience in clinical work with a variety of populations allows her to provide real life case examples to students and to enhance their counseling skills for the jobs they will face in their future.
Dr. Jones’ research focuses on The Positive Parenting Program, trauma, child and adolescent disorders, mom and child relational issues, family therapy and cultural issues.
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Target Audience: Trainees, Interns, Associates, Clinicians, mandated reporters in CA
Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Counselors/Clinical Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors. License Number: 197.000159
Social Workers. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for social workers. License Number: 159.001036
MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you are licensed outside of California please check with your local licensing agency to to determine if they will accept these CEUs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.
Participation Certificate. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is able to provide students and other participants who simply wish to have documentation of their attendance at the program a participation certificate.
Non-Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.