Exam 11: Strategies to Maintain the Relationship

During the investigation process it is best to not maintain contact with the family through telephone.

The impact of reporting may depend on the strength of the relationship the mandatory reporter has with the family.

Parents are not fearful that their child will be removed from the home.

Not all Child Protective Service agencies across Canada offer services to families such as in-home assistance for parenting struggles.

Disciplines such as medicine, nursing, psychology, and social work do not regard the relationship between mandatory reporter and client as integral to professional practice.

It is not necessary for mandatory reporters to be knowledgeable of community supports as Child Protective Services can provide referrals to these services.

A reciprocal and attuned relationship allows an individual to distance themselves from the emotional state of another.

Many mandatory reporters in mental health are punitively oriented as opposed to therapeutically oriented.

Explaining the limits of confidentiality allows clients to know the consequences of disclosing child abuse or neglect.

Mandatory reporters should not offer to have the clients present when they report to Child Protective Services.