Mandated Reporting through a Trauma-Responsive and Racial Justice Lens

2 CEUs - Ethics

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 - 10:00am-12:00pm CT via Zoom

Presenter: Miriam Itzkowitz, MSW, LICSW

2 CEUs - Ethics

Mandated reporting is a professional responsibility for all helping professionals. Despite our best intentions, and our belief in evidence-based practice, mandated reporting remains one of the few areas in which professionals do not regularly examine best practices or look beyond their perceived legal and ethical obligations. How do we incorporate all that we know about trauma, racial disproportionality in child welfare, the importance of relationships, and ethical, evidence-based practice into our legal duty as mandated reporters? In this training, professionals will learn alternatives to mandated reporting that can prevent child maltreatment, promote family preservation, and maintain client engagement. Participants will be asked to take a critical eye to the legal and ethical implications of the decision to report and consider ways in which these decisions have impact for families, and for our professions, beyond the reporting call.

About the Presenter

Miriam Itzkowitz, MSW, LICSW, is Senior Specialist of Interdisciplinary Practice and Student Well-being at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. In this role, Miriam develops and implements best practices for the intersection of legal services and trauma-informed care, particularly in the area of child welfare and family policing. Miriam's clinical experience is in counseling adults and adolescents in clinical, home, and school settings. Prior to her work at MHSL, Miriam was a faculty member in the School of Social Work at the University of St. Thomas. Miriam is also an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Pricing 

$40 Member

$30 Student/Retired Member

$60 Not-Yet-Member

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