Teachers, medical personnel, caregivers, and social workers who suspect a child is being abused are subject to “mandated reporting” laws obligating them to alert authorities if they feel a situation warrants investigation (“reporters” don't have to be certain of abuse; Child Protective Service workers will make that determination). The goal, of course, is to keep children safely at home—not put them in foster care, unless it's absolutely necessary. The three-part Mandated Reporting, a “comprehensive staff training video program” is a dry and repetitive presentation that virtually screams “in-service credit hours,” featuring child protection experts who discuss why it's legally and morally imperative to report cases of suspected abuse, as well as what actually happens during and after a report has been made. While this is important material, the production is less than optimum (complete with stilted “dramatizations,” shown over and over—and why have “acting cast” engaging in first-person interviews playing adults abused as children; isn't that faking the material?). Optional. Aud: E, I, J, H, C, P. (R. Reagan)
Mandated Reporting
(2006) 3 videocassettes or 2 discs. 68 min. VHS or DVD: $149.95. KidSafety of America. PPR. Color cover. Closed captioned. Volume 21, Issue 5
Mandated Reporting
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