Mandated Reporter Training

After an incident at the hospital where two doctors were fired, as they each assumed the other had made a CPS report for a physical abuse situation, and the perpetrator eventually killed the child; mandated reporter training has become an important part of our business.  This training really makes you think as a mandated reporter.  Our training was presented by Jane Smithson J.D.

I really like her the definition of why you report.  It is not only for the safety of children, which is important enough; it can also be the catalyst for a family in trouble to get they help they need.
Much of the training revolved around when a child abuse report is needed in a sexual situation, which are sometimes mutual.  The light didn't turn on for me until I realized that statuary rape is not necessarily child abuse, although it could be reported to the police.  In this situation that would be a parent who would need to report.  A child abuse report is warranted based on the age difference of those involved.