To report or not report? How attitudes, values, and knowledge play a role in mandated reporting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6437990 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine Rogerson (0000-0002-1007-8157, Simmons University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 168-189 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Child Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1554-8732 • E-ISSN: 1554-8740 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15548732.2024.2307940 |
| OpenAlex | W4391280521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
In 2021, 600,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment. Decisions to report suspicions of child maltreatment can be influenced by one's attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge. This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of 15 social workers navigating decisions to report or not report suspicions of child maltreatment. Findings indicate the influence attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge have in the decision-making process. Three distinct decision-making group processes were identified, varying primarily in beliefs and knowledge, those who "always err on the side of caution," those who believe "suspicion is a gray area" and those who consider "imminent danger as a factor
Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Child Abuse and Trauma · Disaster Management and Resilience · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
Phenomenological research methods
Motivational and emotional controls of cognition.
Mandated reporters’ experiences with reporting child maltreatment
Relationship Repair Strategies When Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment
Common Factors in Community Mental Health Intervention
A Statewide Study of the Public's Knowledge of Child Abuse Reporting Laws
Experiences of mandated reporting among family therapists
Privatization, racial disproportionality and disparity in child welfare
Comparing reports of suspected child maltreatment in states with and without Universal Mandated Reporting
Beyond Bigotry
Heuristics in Professional Judgement
Effects of legally mandated child-abuse reports on the therapeutic relationship
Methodological Problems Associated With Practice-Close Research
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |