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Mandated reporter: Child abuse & neglect

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain who is a mandated reporter in your state and what "reasonable suspicion" means
  • Video
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Recognise physical, behavioural and situational indicators of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect
  • Flashcards
  • Accordion
  • Video
  • Sorting activity
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Respond to a disclosure in a supportive way without investigating
  • Process
  • Video
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Apply the duty to realistic situations, including when you're unsure
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Make a report to the correct agency within the state deadline, and know your immunity and the penalty for not reporting
  • Checklist
  • Accordion
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

What is needed before a mandated reporter makes a report?

 

Reasonable suspicion is enough. You are not asked to investigate or prove anything.

Lesson 1, Why it matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A child says, "Promise you won't tell." What do you say?

 

Do not promise secrecy. Say you cannot keep it a secret, and that you will help.

Lesson 3, When a child tells you, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

You told your supervisor about a concern. Are you done?

 

In most states the duty is personal. Check your state's rule.

Lesson 4, Practice, teaches this. See the outline

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Mandated reporter: Child abuse & neglect

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 10 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Mandated reporter: Child abuse & neglect course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why it matters · 8 min

    Explain who is a mandated reporter in your state and what "reasonable suspicion" means.

  • Lesson 2: Know the signs · 8 min

    Recognise physical, behavioural and situational indicators of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect.

  • Lesson 3: When a child tells you · 6 min

    Respond to a disclosure in a supportive way without investigating.

  • Lesson 4: Practice · 5 min

    Apply the duty to realistic situations, including when you're unsure.

  • Lesson 5: Making the report · 8 min

    Make a report to the correct agency within the state deadline, and know your immunity and the penalty for not reporting.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), 42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B) (states must have mandatory reporting provisi…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act or ask your own counsel.

At hire + per state rule (some states mandate specific approved training and renewal - e.g. CA AB 1432 for school staff annually, PA Act 31 every 5 years - verify).

Staff in professions named by state law - teachers, school staff, childcare, coaches, healthcare, social services, clergy, camp counsellors.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • State
  • State mandated reporter list
  • State additional categories
  • State cps hotline
  • Report deadline
  • Written report form
  • State penalty
  • Who to inform internally after reporting
  • Whether a state-specific certificate is also needed
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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