The State of Pennsylvania requires anyone working with children in the social services field to have a current Child Abuse History Clearance. Applicants will be required to provide their own clearance, which must be completed prior to working at Puglisi Counseling. The process can be expedited by completing the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Form now.
Anyone providing services to children must have cleared an FBI Criminal Background Check through the Department of Human Services. The FBI Criminal background check is more comprehensive and will indicate any criminal offenses that have occurred outside of the state of Pennsylvania. FBI clearances can take four to six weeks. All job applicants must complete the clearance process and present the clearance prior to being hired.
The State of Pennsylvania requires anyone working in the social services field to have a current Criminal Record Clearance. Applicants will be required to provide their own clearance, which must be completed prior to working at Puglisi Counseling.
In order to meet Act 168 requirements, we must contact all of previous employers of our clinicians where they had direct contact with children and obtain a completed Act 168 Form from them. Direct contact with children refers to the care, supervision, guidance or control of children or routine interaction with children. This will include employers in and out of state and does not include volunteer work completed.
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