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Who Are
Mandated Reporters?
- Animal control officers
- Child protective services personnel
- Clergy
- District attorney investigators and inspectors
- Evaluators
- Film processors
- Foster parents
- Head Start teachers
- Humane society employees
- Marriage/family/child counselors
- Paramedics
- Physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Public health service employees
- Recreational program staff
- School district police and security officers
- Teachers
- Youth center employees
- Child care providers
- Child visitation monitors
- Dentists
- Emergency room personnel
- Family support officers
- Firefighters
- Group home personnel
- Health practitioners
- Licensing workers
- Nurses
- Parole officers
- Probation officers
- Psychologists
- Pupil personnel public and private schools
- Residential care facilities
- Social workers
- Teacher aides/assistants/administrators
- Volunteers are not mandated reporters
What is the
standard for reporting child abuse?
"Reasonable suspicion"
is the standard for reporting child abuse and neglect. This means that,
based on your training and experience, you have reason to suspect that a
child is being abused or neglected.
Ask yourself,
"Do I REALLY have
serious concern for the child's safety and well being?" |