Meet Your AB 653 Reporting Duty with Confidence
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Learn more about EmtrainTalent agents, managers, and coaches now carry a legal obligation that didn't exist a year ago. Under California's AB 653 (the CAMERA Act), effective January 1, 2026, entertainment professionals who work with minors are mandated reporters — required to report reasonably suspected abuse or neglect, with criminal liability for failing to act. As enforcement ramps up across the industry, agencies need training that gives every employee the legal grounding and practical confidence to fulfill this duty. Emtrain's AB 653 Mandated Reporter Training prepares your workforce to meet this new reality head-on.
Course Description
Emtrain's Mandated Reporter Training for Talent Professionals delivers the legal foundations, abuse-identification skills, and reporting procedures entertainment professionals now need under AB 653. Learners work through the four categories of child abuse and neglect, the elevated risks facing children with disabilities, and the reasonable-suspicion standard that triggers a report. Real-world entertainment-industry scenarios — covering grooming, exploitation, and educational neglect — put the material into practice, and a step-by-step walkthrough covers exactly who to call, what to document, and the 36-hour written report requirement.
Learning Objectives
- Understand your legal obligations as a mandated reporter under California's AB 653 (the CAMERA Act).
- Recognize the signs of neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse, including special considerations for children with disabilities.
- Know when and how to make a report, including the information required and the reporting timeline.
- Apply cultural sensitivity when identifying and reporting concerns in real-world entertainment scenarios.
Course Features
- Access to our Anonymous Ask the Expert tool
- Rich video scenarios based on real-world events
- Built-in employee sentiment surveys
- 50+ Machine Translation Options
- Optional program timer
- Policy acknowledgement tool
- Extensive customization options
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