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Child Abuse Reporting for Clinicians
CE course with Oregon, Texas, and Washington law
Clear questions, no tricks. Scout points out the key concepts so you can pass and get back to your clients.
CE hours
3
Format
Self-study (reading)
Post-test
15 questions, 70% to pass
Price
$9
About this course
For licensed clinicians and associates in Oregon (LPCs and LMFTs), Texas, and Washington. A general core on recognizing abuse and neglect, responding to disclosure, documentation, and ethics, plus labeled sections on each of those states' reporting law.
Sections 1 to 3 apply in every state. Sections 4, 5, and 6 cover Oregon (ORS 419B), Texas (Family Code ch. 261), and Washington (RCW 26.44) reporting law, quoted from each state's official legislative website as read on October 17, 2026. It is not legal advice.
Topics:
- Why clinicians encounter child maltreatment, including in adult-only practices
- Ethics and the limits of confidentiality: what to tell clients at intake
- Physical, behavioral, and neglect indicators, and telling neglect apart from poverty
- Responding to a disclosure without leading questions, and when to stop asking
- Consultation, and why it never transfers your duty
- Documentation: exact words, questions asked, and reporting steps
- Oregon, Texas, and Washington: who reports, the standard, deadlines, where to report, immunity, and penalties
Six sections, with worked cases, FAQs, and key points. Color and Print Friendly PDFs.
Learning objectives
A sample of what you will be able to do after completing this course:
- Explain why mental health clinicians are likely to encounter child abuse and neglect, including in practices that serve only adults.
- Explain why clinicians tell clients about the limits of confidentiality, including the duty to report, at the start of services.
- Identify physical and behavioral indicators of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse.
- Distinguish the clinician's assessment role from the role of the forensic interviewer.
- Identify which mental health professionals are "public or private officials" required to report under Oregon law.
- Describe Oregon's definition of abuse, immunity for good faith reporters, and the penalty for failing to report.
- State the Texas professional reporting deadline and the rule against delegating the report.
- Explain how Washington's "social service counselor" definition brings mental health clinicians within the reporting duty.
- Describe Washington's rules on adult survivors, immunity, privilege, and the penalty for failing to report.
Who this course is for
Target audience: licensed mental health clinicians and associates in Oregon (LPCs and LMFTs), Texas, and Washington, including LPC, LMFT, LMHC, LCSW, LMSW, and their associates.
Course schedule
Self-study. Self-paced reading with a post-test. No fixed calendar dates. Allow about 3 hours of CE time.
Provider approval period for California Counselor CEUs (John Oliver Ycaro), CAMFT CEPA Provider #10072759: June 15, 2026 through June 1, 2027 (renew as required to keep offering CE).
Instructor
John Oliver Ycaro, LPCC (also the course developer and CE provider). About 10 years of clinical experience in community mental health and private practice. Expertise relevant to this course: outpatient clinical work with individuals, couples, and families in community mental health and private practice.
Under CAMFT CEPA rules, the named instructor meets instructor qualifications by current related licensure and a related master’s degree (and related practice experience). A current CV is kept in the provider’s CE records.
How it works
- Enroll through the secure Payhip checkout. You get the course right away.
- Read the self-study text at your own pace.
- Take the online post-test (70% to pass; retakes free) and confirm you did the work yourself.
- Complete a short course evaluation (required for CE credit).
- Receive your certificate by email within 1 business day after you pass and complete the evaluation.
Completion records are kept for at least 4 years.
Price
$9
Pay securely on Payhip. CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
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CE information
Course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit. Approved by CAMFT CE Provider #10072759. Please check with your licensing board about acceptance in your state.
CE hours are based on the length of the required reading, using our documented hours method. Your time may vary with your clinical experience and reading speed.
California Counselor CEUs (John Oliver Ycaro) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. California Counselor CEUs (John Oliver Ycaro) maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
- CAMFT Provider #: 10072759
- Format: Self-study (reading), with an online post-test
- CE hours: 3
- Passing score: 70%
- Certificate: Emailed within 1 business day after you pass the post-test and complete the evaluation, as a PDF you can print or save
- Cost: $9
Washington, Texas, and Oregon do not pre-approve CE providers; this course is designed to meet their general CE rules (WAC 246-809-610; 22 TAC 681.140 and 801.261; OAR 833-080-0041). In Oregon, this applies to LPCs and LMFTs only. It is 3 Oregon hours (18,234 instructional words at 6,000 words per hour). It does not satisfy any state’s specific mandated reporter training requirement. Check with your board.
Provider mailing address: 200 San Mateo Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
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Refunds / cancellation
You can get a full refund within 3 days of purchase as long as you haven't started the post-test. After you start the post-test, or after 3 days, we’re not able to offer a refund.
Accommodations
If you need a disability accommodation (for example a screen-reader-friendly file, larger print, or extra time on the post-test), email support@californiacounselorceus.com. We respond within 5 business days. There is no charge for accommodations.
Grievances
If you have a concern about the course, email support@californiacounselorceus.com. You will get a written response within 14 days. If it is not resolved, you can contact CAMFT at cepa@camft.org.
Activities not for CE credit
CE credit is awarded after you complete the reading, pass the post-test at 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation.
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