According to WAC 181-79A-200 the Issues of Abuse training requirement must meet specific standards. These standards may be met in one course or a series of courses covering the topics outlined. The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) also provides some additional details regarding this requirement.
The Issues of Abuse requirement does not need to be clock hours. This could be met through any type of classes, training, or personal education outside of an approved provider. The SafeSchools training module may meet these standards. This can be a training completed anywhere, for any length of time, from any point in time, as long is it includes the elements listed. OSPI provides a form to document this training (click here).
If you have a course you have already completed that you believe has met the standards you may edit this record in your OSPI EDS E-cert professional development history and check the Issues of Abuse check box.
If you still need a class, you may want to try the following or search in pdEnroller for a similar course and search in all areas.
SafeSchools
The SafeSchools training module “Child Abuse: Mandatory Reporting may meet all or a portion of the issues of abuse requirement. If your district is a member of SafeSchools then this course could be free.
VESI
Child Abuse: Working with Abused & Neglected Children (this may meet some or all of the requirements)
Online Course with no date restrictions
Register online at http://www.virtualeduc.com/esd101/ or by calling 1-800-313-6744 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday. You can view the syllabus online. For this class, register with VESi to take the class, choosing clock hours through NEWESD 101 (or another clock hours provider or a college/university for credit - they partner with several providers for clock hours or credit.) If you choose clock hours with NEWESD, once you complete the class, VESi will let our registrar know and she will send an email with forms and instructions.