For this Assignment, you need to demonstrate your understanding of the ethical considerations relevant to mandated reporting, as well as how you might negotiate the consequences of reporting or not. You must provide this analysis through a fictitious case example of your own creation that involves the requirement to report a violation according to your state's licensing board. This case might entail child or elder abuse or neglect. It might also involve abuse or neglect of persons with mental or physical disabilities, depending on your state's laws. The case should be no longer than a page and a half, and the rest should be your explanation of the ethical issues. Be certain to avoid using any real names or identifying information about real people.

1. Provide your fictitious case example, including the relevant details of the case.
2. Explain why this case presents an ethical issue related to mandated reporting in your intended state of practice's rules.
3. Explain whether you would report the situation and why.
4. Explain how you would negotiate the intended and unintended consequences of your decision to report or not.

References

• American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
• Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2019). Mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf
• Golomb, S., Sears, K., Drozd, R., Kotori, J., & Vera-Hughes, M. (2017). Future mandated reporters: Understanding the role. Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology, 6(1), 1-16.
• Knapp, S. J., VandeCreek, L. D., & Fingerhut, R. (2017). Life-endangering patients. In Practical ethics for psychologists: A positive approach (3rd ed., pp. 149-168). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000036-008
• Moore, C., & Browne, C. (2017). Emerging innovations, best practices, and evidence-based practices in elder abuse and neglect: A review of recent developments in the field. Journal of Family Violence, 32(4), 383-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9812-4