title: Child abuse reporting requirements: liabilities and immunities for clergy.
abstract: Alerts clergy and pastoral counselors to the role of child abuse reporting requirements in their pastoral care and counseling ministries. Outlines the rationale for child abuse reporting statutes, noting particularly the "spiritual healing exception"; and explains how penalties can be imposed for those who fail to comply with statutes.
authors: Tuckahow Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA 23226.
authors: R K
authors: RK
authors: Bullis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002977:Clergy; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States