This course is provided by the North Iowa Area Community College and requires a separate login/registration.
An estimated three-million children are abused in the US each year — in Iowa, that’s three of every one-hundred children. An estimated one-point-eight million dependent adults are abused each year in the U.S. — that’s one of every twenty. Sixteen-hundred cases of dependent adult abuse are reported annually in Iowa.
According to the code of Iowa, any person who believes that a child or dependent adult has suffered abuse may report the suspected abuse to the Department Of Human Services. But the nature of certain people’s jobs requires them by law to report suspected abuse. These are mandatory reporters.
This course fulfills the first requirement for mandatory reporters — obtaining two hours of training relating to the identification and reporting of child and dependent adult abuse within six months of initial employment or self employment. Thereafter, you must complete at least two hours of additional child and dependent adult abuse training every five years.
Goal/ Intended Audience The nature of certain jobs, such as physicians, nurses, and social workers, puts people in direct contact with individuals who may be victims of abuse. The Code of Iowa requires that certain health care professionals be mandatory reporters; these professionals must report any suspected abuse of children or dependent adults.
This program meets one of the requirements of mandatory reporters: obtaining two hours of training in the first six months of employment relating to identifying and reporting abuse of children and dependent adults.
This training must be completed every five years while employed in any of the following health care careers: Physicians, nurses, social workers, dentists, dental hygienists and assistants, department heads in long term care, nursing home administrators, mental health counselors, marital and family therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, OT/PT therapists and assistants, respiratory therapists, EMS personnel, dietitians, medical assistants, athletic trainers, and massage therapists.