Professionals Required to Report (State of California)   Citation: Penal Code §§ 11166; 11165.7  Mandated reporters include any of the following:            Teachers, teacher's assistants, administrative officers, certificated pupil personnel employees of any public or private school            Administrators and employees of public or private day camps, youth centers, youth recreation programs, or youth organizations            Employees of child care institutions, including, but not limited to, foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities            Social workers, probation officers, or parole officers            Any person who is an administrator or a counselor in a child abuse prevention program in any public or private school            District attorney investigators, peace officers, firefighters, except for volunteer firefighters            Physicians, surgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, dentists, licensed nurses, dental hygienists, optometrists, marriage counselors, family and child counselors, clinical social workers            Emergency medical technicians I or II or paramedics            State or county public health employees            Coroners or medical examiners            Commercial film and photographic print processors            Child visitation monitors            Animal control officers or humane society officers            Clergy members, which includes priests, ministers, rabbis, religious practitioners, or similar functionary of a church, temple, or recognized denomination or organization            Any custodian of records of a clergy member            Employees of any police department, county sheriff's department, county probation department, or county welfare department     Employees or volunteers of Court Appointed Special Advocate programs
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Q: What type of professional occupations are regarded as "mandated reporters" for suspected child abuse or child neglect?

A: Professionals Required to Report (State of California)
Citation: Penal Code §§ 11166; 11165.7
Mandated reporters include any of the following:


       Teachers, teacher's assistants, administrative officers, certificated pupil personnel employees of any public or private school


       Administrators and employees of public or private day camps, youth centers, youth recreation programs, or youth organizations


       Employees of child care institutions, including, but not limited to, foster parents, group home personnel, and personnel of residential care facilities


       Social workers, probation officers, or parole officers


       Any person who is an administrator or a counselor in a child abuse prevention program in any public or private school


       District attorney investigators, peace officers, firefighters, except for volunteer firefighters


       Physicians, surgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, dentists, licensed nurses, dental hygienists, optometrists, marriage counselors, family and child counselors, clinical social workers


       Emergency medical technicians I or II or paramedics


       State or county public health employees


       Coroners or medical examiners


       Commercial film and photographic print processors


       Child visitation monitors


       Animal control officers or humane society officers


       Clergy members, which includes priests, ministers, rabbis, religious practitioners, or similar functionary of a church, temple, or recognized denomination or organization


       Any custodian of records of a clergy member


       Employees of any police department, county sheriff's department, county probation department, or county welfare department


Employees or volunteers of Court Appointed Special Advocate programs


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