- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Learning Tools
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Biography
- Contributor’s Biography
- 1 Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting
- 2 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Canada
- 3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory Reporting
- 4 Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 5 Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 6 Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 7 Online Child Abuse and Neglect
- 8 Disclosure of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 9 The Decision to Report
- 10 Reporting to Child Protection Services
- 11 Strategies to Maintain the Relationship
- 12 Following the Report
- 13 Implications for Practice, Education, Policy, and Research
- Appendix 1 Summary Listing of Provincial and Territorial Legislation
- Appendix 2 Contact Information for Child and Family Service Agencies across Canada
- Appendix 3 Incident and Risk of Future Harm Questions
- Appendix 4 Sample Vignettes of Child Maltreatment
- Appendix 5 Reflection Questions: Personal Disciplinary History
- Appendix 6 Glossary of Terms
- Appendix 7 Recommended Websites
- Appendix 8 Feedback Form (Informed Consent)
- Appendix 9 Mandatory Reporting Model
- Index
The Decision to Report
The Decision to Report
- Chapter:
- (p.151) 9 The Decision to Report
- Source:
- Child Abuse and Neglect in Canada
- Author(s):
Lea Tufford
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents a mandatory reporting model outlining the decision-making factors within the context of reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. The chapter begins by examining the literature on decision-making and child maltreatment and then focuses on neurological and emotional aspects of decision-making. The chapter moves to delineating the empirical factors (legal, clinician, situational, professional, and relationship) associated with mandatory reporting and specific domains within each factor. A case example provides an illustration of the decision-making process in a mandatory reporting situation.
Keywords: decision-making, neuroscience, legal, clinician, situational, professional, relationship
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Learning Tools
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Biography
- Contributor’s Biography
- 1 Historical Foundations of Canadian Child Welfare and Mandatory Reporting
- 2 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in Northern Canada
- 3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mandatory Reporting
- 4 Typology and Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 5 Risk Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 6 Protective Factors in Child Abuse and Neglect
- 7 Online Child Abuse and Neglect
- 8 Disclosure of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 9 The Decision to Report
- 10 Reporting to Child Protection Services
- 11 Strategies to Maintain the Relationship
- 12 Following the Report
- 13 Implications for Practice, Education, Policy, and Research
- Appendix 1 Summary Listing of Provincial and Territorial Legislation
- Appendix 2 Contact Information for Child and Family Service Agencies across Canada
- Appendix 3 Incident and Risk of Future Harm Questions
- Appendix 4 Sample Vignettes of Child Maltreatment
- Appendix 5 Reflection Questions: Personal Disciplinary History
- Appendix 6 Glossary of Terms
- Appendix 7 Recommended Websites
- Appendix 8 Feedback Form (Informed Consent)
- Appendix 9 Mandatory Reporting Model
- Index