ED 5522 CHILD ABUSE, HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION WORKSHOP
This seminar is presented in three parts. One part addresses issues concerning the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse and maltreatment (three hours). The next part covers preventive strategies for alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse as well as methods of transmission and progression of HIV and AIDS (two hours). The additional section focuses on providing safety education, including child abduction and personal safety, as well as instruction in fire and arson prevention (three hours). Training in all three of these areas is a New York State Department of Education requirement for all education certification titles.