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The Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) is supporting a specialized training effort addressing child abuse recognition and reporting training for residential facilities through a contract with the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA) to provide training child residential staff, their related purchasing entities, and local law enforcement agencies.

Title of Training: Reporting Requirements for Children Served in Residential Care Facilities
Training Hours: 3 Hours 
Format: Live, Virtual
Register for an upcoming Training:

  1. December 17: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  2. December 19: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
  3. December 20: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Training Summary:

This training is for providers and other child-serving entities and clarifies what allegations must be reported to ChildLine as suspected child abuse and/or HCSIS as a reportable incident, as well as further clarifies when an alternative plan of supervision must be put into place. This training also teaches minimal facts interviewing skills to better determine when to make a report and explains how those reports of suspected child abuse are categorized and handled at ChildLine. Lastly, internal follow-up recommendations and communication are discussed. Other entities that interact with these 3800 facilities are also welcome to attend – OCYF Regional Office Reps, Law Enforcement, MCOs, etc.

This training mirrors the information outlined in the OCYF Bulletin # 3800-21-01 issued January 19, 2021, and is an additional training (not a replacement for the mandated reporter training).

Please reach out to COO and Mental Health Policy Director Jim Sharp with any questions.

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Friday, February 7, 2025
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST;
11:00 am – 12:00 pm MST; 10:00 am – 11:00 am PST
Register Here

Christina Kokorelis, MD

Presenter Bio:

Christina Kokorelis, MD, is a rehabilitation physician specializing in pediatric and adult postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), orthostatic intolerance, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. She takes a comprehensive, team-based approach to patient care. Dr. Kokorelis also treats children with concussions and chronic pain disorders. An assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where she completed her residency, Dr. Kokorelis followed the residency with a pediatric rehabilitation fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She currently works as an attending physician in the Johns Hopkins POTS clinic and is also the Medical Director of the Pediatric POTS clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.

Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:

  • Define POTS;
  • Discuss how to diagnose POTS;
  • Describe treatment approach to POTS; and
  • Discuss long-term outcomes of POTS.

Audience: This webinar is intended for all interested members of the rehabilitation team.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.

Complimentary webinars are a benefit of membership in IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today.

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As part of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s (BIAPA) Clinical Forum Series, a pediatric-specific webinar will be offered on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm. The webinar, “Formalizing a Disorders of Consciousness Program for Pediatric Patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),” will discuss efforts for increased standardization of care, continuity/continuum of care, individualized components of the Disorders of Consciousness program at CHOP, discharge planning, and follow-up care.

The presenters of this free webinar are from multiple rehabilitation disciplines of the Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) program at CHOP. The session is intended for a professional audience.

Register here. For additional information, members should refer to the webinar flyer.

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST;
11:00 am – 12:00 pm MST; 10:00 am – 11:00 am PST
Register Here

Samantha Bohl, OD

Presenter Bio:
Dr. Bohl earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas, and completed a residency in neuro-optometric rehabilitation through the State University of New York College of Optometry. Dr. Bohl joined the team at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in 2017, where she supports individuals with vision impairments in the rehabilitation setting.

Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:

  • Review the visual system and areas of the brain used for vision;
  • Identify common visual issues found in the pediatric population; and
  • Describe several treatments for pediatric vision deficits, including vision therapy.

Audience: This webinar is intended for all interested members of the rehabilitation team.

Level: Beginner

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.

Complimentary webinars are a benefit of membership in IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today.

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is welcoming public comments on the draft SAMHSA Now Accepting Public Comments on Draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions.

SAMHSA developed the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions document for state, territory, Tribal, and local entities; crisis services providers; public and private payers; regulators; and help seekers and their supporters to clarify and distinguish the different types of crisis services for people across the nation.

Interested people are invited to submit written comments for these draft definitions from Thursday, November 21, 2024, through Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET.

For more information on the definitions and to submit comments, please visit the Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions web page on the Crisis Systems Response Training and Technical Assistance Center website at the link below.

Read More Here

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in concert with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has issued a third extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications, through December 31, 2025.

In 2023, in response to a set of proposed telemedicine rules, DEA received more than 38,000 comments and held two days of public listening sessions. In light of that feedback and discussion, and to give DEA time to consider a new path forward for telemedicine, DEA and HHS extended current telemedicine flexibilities through the end of 2024.

DEA and HHS continue to carefully consider the input received and are working to promulgate a final set of telemedicine regulations. However, with the end of 2024 quickly approaching, DEA, jointly with HHS, has extended current telemedicine flexibilities through December 31, 2025. RCPA has remained active in our advocacy to make permanent the telehealth flexibility across the behavioral health landscape both federally and in Pennsylvania. Please follow this link to view the ruling.

If you have additional questions, please contact RCPA SUD Treatment Services Director Jason Snyder or COO / Mental Health Services Director Jim Sharp.

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