This page is a description for a free live webinar scheduled September 23, 2025 from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time. If you'd like to register for the live webinar, you can do so here: https://adoptioncouncil.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tvG062IOSOmhXb8y1H9NEA.

When a child experiences abuse or neglect, it has significant and lasting effects on their physical, emotional, and psychological development. To offer effective support, professionals and caregivers must understand what child maltreatment is, how it occurs, and the impact it leaves behind. This webinar will explore the various factors that contribute to child maltreatment, including environmental, familial, and societal influences. Participants will also learn to recognize signs of maltreatment and examine the short- and long-term effects of child maltreatment.

Dr. Anna Koehle, EdD, HS-BCP - Government Solutions Manager, Binti

Webinar length: 90 minutes

After attending this recorded webinar, professionals will be able to:

• Define child maltreatment and identify the various types of abuse and neglect.
• Identify the contributing factors to child maltreatment, including environmental, familial, and societal influences.
• Recognize the physical, emotional, and psychological signs of maltreatment in children.
• Explain the short- and long-term effects of child maltreatment on children.

Course level: Beginning, Intermediate

Cost to register: FREE

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National Council For Adoption is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0681. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 contact hours.

In order to receive their contact hours, attendees must participate in the entirety of the webinar training, have their attendance verified and complete a course evaluation. Upon completing these items, attendees will receive their contact hours certificate of credit to the email address provided at registration.

The live webinar will also include an interactive time where attendees can submit questions for response in real-time. To participate in this live webinar, attendees must have the Zoom application downloaded to their device.

Please note that NY contact hours will only be offered for the live webinar. For more information, please visit the FAQ tab. For additional information on the instructors please visit bit.ly/NCFAKoehle.