Reporting Requirements for Residential Care Facilities_SIH_TR016425

PA Family Support Alliance has created a training for provider's and other child serving entities that clarifies what allegations must be reported to ChildLine as suspected child abuse and/or HCSIS as a reportable incident, and further clarifies when an alternative plan of supervision must be put into place. This training also teaches minimal facts interviewing skills to better determine when to make a report, and then explains how those reports of suspected child abuse are categorized and handled at ChildLine. Lastly, internal follow up recommendations and communication are discussed.

This training mirrors the information outlined in the OCYF Bulletin # 3800-21-01 issued January 19, 2021, and is meant as additional training (not a replacement for the mandated reporter training).

Training Goals:

• Participants will understand what are and are not reportable incidents and what allegations must be reported to ChildLine as a CPS and/or HCSIS as a reportable incident.
• Participants will learn minimal facts interviewing skills to better determine when to make a report of suspected child abuse.
• Participants will understand how reports are categorized and handled at ChildLine, to include the identification of an alleged perpetrator.
• Participants will understand the roles and responsibilities of the DHS, OCYF Regional Office in a CPS report or complaint.
• Participants will understand the requirements for alternative plans of supervision.
• Participants will learn recommendations which ensure proper reporting, internal follow up, process for modifications, and communication at the conclusion.

Objectives/Outcomes:

1. Identify what are and are not recordable incidents
2. Identify what are and are not reportable incidents in HCIS
3. Describe the minimal threshold needed to make a report of suspected child abuse to ChildLine
4. Describe the purpose and what information should be gathered through minimal facts interviewing
5. Describe how reports made to ChildLine are categorized (to include CPS, Complaints and referrals to law enforcement, so participants know what to expect)
6. Describe the response times & actions taken by OCYF Regional Offices based on the type of report.
7. Identify when staff must be removed from direct childcare duties and responsibilities or a tiered plan of supervision may be implemented.
8. Describe how a staff person can be a CPSL perpetrator by commission or omission.
9. Identify proper reporting, internal follow up, process for modifications, and communication procedures.