Mandated Reporting

Mandated Reporting.  Everyone’s favorite topic.  Well, not really. 

 

There will inevitably come a time in your career (or maybe even in your internship, like me) that you feel that there is a mandate to report. 

 

The 3 Principles:

• Is there imminent harm for the person (suicide for example)?

• Is there imminent harm from this person towards another?

• Third-party reports (she said this about this person) are not, in most cases, considered a mandate to report.  These are hearsay.  Knowing this difference can help with clarifying whether or not to report. 

 

Check out the videos and quick reference sheet below to help clarify this important topic: