Mandated reporter

represented by the firm) and sustained serious injuries after the accident. The person who was being deposed witnessed the accident. The deposition started at 10:00 a.m. and ended around 2:00 p.m. This deposition was video recorded and there was a court reporter. The defendant’s attorney was polite to the witness, but asked over 100 questions with the vast majority of them being very confusing. The plaintiff’s attorney (the…

Reporting: All persons hired into positions are mandated reporters and will be provided with a statement, informing them that they are a mandated reporter. The statement will also list their obligations to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect pursuant to California Penal Code Section 11166.5. In accordance with the California Department of Children and Family Services all employees of Creative Minds are mandated reporters. This means that staff must report suspicion…

Mandated reporting is meant to increase the safety net for children. By expanding the safety net to include those that are already interacting with them on a daily basis the chance that someone will notice signs of abuse are increase exponentially. These laws were necessary, not because those interacting and working with children and families were callous and uncaring; professionals working with families are often concern with the sequelae of such accusations. There are many reasons a…

from their abusive home and to get them in a stable and safe environment. Only 21% of people report signs of child abuse/neglect in the United States. Only 64% of mandated reporters report child abuse. This is because mandated reporters that are around kids work in schools, doctor offices, daycares, etc. Many people that are mandated reports do not…

Introduction Jackson County Hospital is located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Lisa Silver, a pediatric social worker, is assigned to a specialized unit designed to provide emergency services for children (). Lisa reports to Diane Hughes, supervisor of the hospital’s Social Work Department. The protagonist, Lisa, suspects Carol Davis, a social worker from Jackson County Division of Family Services (DFS), has transported a foster child to the hospital while under the influence of alcohol.…

BACKGROUND: New Mexico Law requires the reporting of any known or suspected abuse situations that a child is abused or neglected. A report should be made when there is a reasonable cause to believe that a child or adolescent has been abused or neglected or is in danger of being abused. A report of suspected abuse is only a request for an investigation. The person making the report does not need to prove the abuse; Investigation and validation of child abuse reports are the responsibilities of…

Stories similar to the boy taken away from his family and shuffled around in foster care for a false accusation of child abuse and neglect, and the story of a child kept in a cage for a week, show that these states need serious reform. Looking at all three states, there appears to be more similarities than differences with respect to how they handle child abuse and neglect. First and foremost, each state has a government run department that deals with abuse and neglect. All of the departments…

getting rid of any independent news coverage and barring foreign reporters, detaining and attacking journalists, and disabling mobile phones, landlines, electricity, & the internet. Many reporters that try to do news coverage in Syria usually end up missing, being tortured, or killed. The Syrian government under control of President Assad, has gotten rid of all independent news companies, and has forbidden any foreign news reporters from reporting, especially…

In Penal Code Section 11165.7 there is a list of who is considered a mandated reporter and teachers fall under this list. All persons considered a mandated reporter are required to report any suspicion of abuse or neglect, Penal Code Section 11166.5. It is not the responsibility of the teacher to decide whether or not the suspicion of abuse is accurate or not. A report…

acting under the duty to warn law. Confidentiality is not an absolute value, especially when real danger exist to a third party (Sirinskiene, Juskevicius, & Naberkovas, 2005). Unfortunately, most individuals with malice intent do not disclose to mandated reporters (physicians, RN's, social workers, etc) their 'plan' to knowingly infect others. The only revision in the confidentiality law that I would make is to make all that hold positive status to be identified in some way to protect the rights…