Department of Education

 

GDForum ID: 539

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

At its March 18, 2021, business meeting, the Board of Education approved the revisions to the Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention Training Curriculum Guidelines. These guidelines were last approved in 2003 in compliance with § 22.1-298.1 of the Code of Virginia. The legislation requires persons seeking initial licensure as teachers and persons seeking licensure renewal as teachers for the first time to complete study in child abuse recognition and intervention in accordance with curriculum guidelines developed by the Board in consultation with the Department of Social Services. Revisions to the Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention Training Curriculum Guidelines are proposed to reflect amendments to Virginia legislation (HB 2597 (2019), SB 1661 (2019), SB 706 (2020), HB 1242 (2008), HB 2193 (2013), SB 1117 (2018), SB 184 (2018), HB 150 (2018)) and to align with current terminologies and best practices. Specifically, the proposed revisions include reorganization of learning objectives for clarity purposes, updating types of child abuse and types of responses to include human trafficking, and aligning with systems of care and trauma-informed strategies for social services interventions.

 

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Document in Effect	Proposed Document
Student Services	Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention Training Curriculum Guidelines	Document	Proposed Document

 

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