Week 6 Replies
Hello, Mark Obrien,
I concur with you on mandated reporting. The benefit of mandated reporting is that it protects the child from potential danger, which could affect the child’s school and social life. It also encourages a culture of zero tolerance for child abuse. However, there are various reasons that inhibit mandated reporting. For instance, a counselor might fear that the child will face punishment. Also, sometimes there is not enough evidence that the child was indeed abused. A teacher could interpret a parent’s disciplining their children as child abuse (Eilidth, 2013). Other times, some people just want to create attention, causing over-reporting. My question to you is, what can a counselor do to ovoid misreporting of child abuse?
Hello, Alicia Bailey,
I agree with you that mandate reporting is not easy for professors because their parents are bound to react negatively towards the teacher, who is only doing his job. Regardless, mandated reporting is beneficial as it helps to identify a child that may facing neglect or could be in potential danger and take precaution measures to protect the child. However, mandated reporting may destroy relationships between professionals and parents. However, mandated reporting may cause over-reporting in case the professional misinterprets a situation and could cause trauma to children and innocent parents and guardians. Resistance from a child or parent is a challenge that could inhibit service delivery to clients (Eilidth, 2013). my question is, what can social service providers to reduce the challenges of planning and to deliver services to victims of abuse?
References
Eilidth, J. (2013). Mandatory Reporting: the benefits, difficulties, and drawbacks. Retrieved from
http://www.aoadvocates.com/blog/2013/12/12/mandatory-reporting-the-benefits-difficulties-and-drawbacks