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State Mandated Trainings

Please note: No one will be admitted to either State Mandated Training after the posted start time and there are no refunds/transfers for late arrivals.

Attention graduate students: If you are currently matriculated at Bank Street College of Education, you can take the State Mandated Trainings for FREE. Just forward a completed registration form to New Perspectives.

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STATE MANDATED TRAINING IN CHILD ABUSE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING TEWS500N
All adults working with children under eighteen years of age are required by NY State law to report suspected child abuse and neglect. This course will help you learn to identify symptoms of child abuse and neglect and will provide you with information about the required procedures for reporting abuse. The NY State Certificate of Completion will be issued to all registrants who attend the full two-hour session. 

SECTION 7
May 13
Tuesday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
instructor: Christine Low

SECTION 8
June 5
Thursday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
Instructor: Christine Low

SECTION 9 - note correction.
June 25
Wednesday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
Instructor: Christine Low

SECTION 2
July 10
Thursday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Instructor: Christine Low

SECTION 3
July 30
Wednesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Instructor: Christine Low

SECTION 4
August 6
Wednesday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Instructor: Christine Low

Christine Low, LCSW, is the Clinical Director of the multidisciplinary Child Advocacy Center and the Child Protection Coordinator at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Since beginning her work with child abuse victims and their families in 1993, she has served as Secretary for the Manhattan Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, as a member of the Administration for Children's Services Interdisciplinary Review Panel, and as a member of the School District 4 Child Protection Committee. She continues to serve on the Mayor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Deb Vilas is a child life specialist, social worker and educator. She has worked with children and families affected by illness and trauma for 15 years in the NewYork area, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Bellevue hospitals. Currently, she teaches in the graduate program at the Bank Street College of Education, teaching and advising future teachers and child life specialists. Deb also does consulting work with Bellevue Hospital and the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit.


Fee for any one session $75
Note: Workshops fill early. Pre-registration is required.

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STATE MANDATED TRAINING ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION TEWS501N  
Anyone applying for certification after February 2, 2001 must complete two hours of training on school violence prevention and intervention. This workshop includes training in effective classroom management techniques, identifying the warning signs of violent and other troubling behavior, and intervention techniques for resolving violent incidents in the school. The NY State Certificate of completion will be issued to all registrants who attend the full two-hour session.

SECTION 6
May 9
Friday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
instructor: Lauren Hyman Kaplan

SECTION 7
May 16

Friday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
instructor: Lauren Hyman Kaplan

  
SECTION 8
June 20
Friday, 4:45 - 6:45 pm
Instructor: Lauren Hyman Kaplan

SECTION 1
July 7
Monday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Instructor: Lauren Hyman Kaplan

SECTION 3
July 24
Thursday, 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Instructor: Lauren Hyman Kaplan

SECTION 4
August 5
Tuesday, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Instructor: Damaris Miranda

 

 

Lauren Hyman Kaplan, MA, is a consultant and school counselor in the field of social emotional learning, emotional intelligence, and violence prevention. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling and Guidance from NYU and is the co-author of the "Interpersonal Violence Prevention Resource Guide for Parents and Educators" (New York State Department of Education, 2002). She has taught Kindergarten and has trained administrators, counselors, teachers, and parents at public and private schools around the United States and the world.

 

Damaris Miranda, LMSW, PsyD, is the Coordinator of the Family Center at the Alliance for School Mental Health, a program of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. She is also a school consultant whose work focuses on the areas of family engagement and school culture change, behavior management, violence prevention, and bullying.

 

Fee for any one session $75
Note: Workshops fill early. Pre-registration is required.

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