Psychologists face new nuances in reporting mandates

Psychologists nationwide face emerging trends in state-mandated reporting requirements for several areas of their practices.
Rachael Soule, director of business regulations & independent practice in the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Office of Professional Legal and Regulatory Affairs, said the most significant shift she has seen impacts child abuse or neglect reporting. Increasingly, many states require a clearer legal distinction between situations like genuine child neglect resulting in harm versus family situations stemming from a lack of resources like food insecurity or housing challenges.
A complicating factor is that s...