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Originally Posted by monalisasmile
They have brought in a new law here in Ireland that once abuse is mentioned that the therapist has to report it and this will make many people afraid of saying anything, it won't be safe anymore. I think that we go to counselling because we really need to talk about what happened to someone safe who won't tell. If I was to tell who this man was she would have to report it, he is old now and I don't think it would do any good only harm to his family to tell.
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I think the mandatory reporting law to which you are referring really applies to current or active or recent occurrences of CSA, where the child or a vulnerable adult is still endangered, just as a t would have to report a threat by the client. We have that in the United States. I dont think it means a t has to report everything that happened to every client in the past, such as emotional abuse. Like sometimes on Dr Phil he tells the parents, you guys accept my help or you will hear from Child Protective Services because i (dr phil) am a mandated reporter.