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The September 2011 Edition of the
Trainer's Guide on
Dependent Adult Abuse for Mandatory
Reporters has been approved (Approval
#19) by the Iowa Department of Public Health - Abuse Education Review
Panel.
If
you are using, or in the future choose to adopt the Trainer's Guide
on Dependent Adult Abuse for Mandatory Reporters Curriculum for
Dependent Adult Mandatory Reporter Training, you must
make application for curriculum approval with the Iowa Department
of Public Health - Abuse Education Review Panel. Please visit their
website
to learn about the history and purpose of the curriculum approval
process and expectations. In addition to information on the application
for approval, you will find the review panel's meeting agendas and
minutes, links, and a list of others with approved curricula.
If
you are submitting an application to the Department of Public Health's
Abuse Education Review Panel, you must print off this certification
statement and submit it with your application.
The
Iowa Department on Aging will continue to provide enhancement
of this curriculum, which will remain available on our website.
However, the Iowa Department on Aging will no longer assume
responsibility for providing you notice of updates to the Trainer's
Guide on Dependent Adult Abuse for Mandatory Reporters Curriculum.
Per Iowa Code, you can expect future correspondence, including update
notification to come from the Iowa Department of Public Health -
Abuse Education Review Panel.
To
download the curriculum please click the following link: CURRICULUM
SEPTEMBER 2012 CURRICULUM UPDATE
To update your current Trainer's
Guide, refer to this update MEMO
CERTIFICATION
OF TRAINERS
Iowa Administrative Code 17 Chapter 15.20 Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training became effective May 1, 2006 with a compliance date of November 1, 2006. This Administrative Code Section requires individuals who utilize the Iowa Department on Aging Trainers Guide for Mandatory Reporters (Approval #19) to become a certified trainer. This certification is valid for three years and must be conducted by staff at the Iowa Department on Aging. The schedule is posted on the IDA’s website home page under the "Hot Topics" section. For further questions, please contact Linda Hildreth at (515) 725-3321 or Linda.Hildreth@iowa.gov
If you need to apply for approval of your curriculum
or are looking for your approval number, please visit the
Abuse Education Review Panel website - http://www.idph.state.ia.us/bh/abuse_ed_review.asp
To view the list of certified trainers, click
this LINK.
ELDER ABUSE STAKEHOLDERS
AND INTERESTED PARTIES
If you would like to receive e-mail notices
for conferences, training sessions, and other abuse resources
and information, please send a e-mail to Linda.Hildreth@iowa.gov and type "interested party" in the subject line.
This is not a list serve and e-mail addresses are not shared.
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