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Counselors’ Mandated Responsibility to Report Child Maltreatment: A Review of U.S. Laws |
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| Authors: | Maureen C. Kenny Roberto L. Abreu Claire Helpingstine Angel Lopez Ben Mathews |
| Affiliation: | 1. Leadership and Professional Studies;2. Department of Educational, School, and Counseling PsychologyUniversity of Kentucky;3. Department of PsychologyFlorida International University;4. The Village South, Miami, Florida;5. School of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
| Abstract: | Although counselors in 44 states are mandatory reporters of child maltreatment, they may lack an understanding of their legally designated role. This article presents the results of a systematic review of child maltreatment reporting laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The authors apply relevant legislation to real‐life contexts for counselors. |
| Keywords: | mandated reporters counselors child maltreatment federal and state laws |