Why do you think you might have a value conflict when trying to adhere to the concepts of confidentiality and self-determination if you suspect that a child in your after-school recreation program is being abused by his parents or care givers?

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The Answer is The law requires that human service workers report any suspected cases of child abuse, so we might have to reveal what a young person has told us in privacy or what we overheard when the children were talking among themselves. If we discuss our suspicions with the parents and they admit any abuse to us, then we must turn this information over to the Department of Social Services and file a report. The parents may believe that their concept of discipline is correct, but the law will determine if it is "discipline" or "child abuse" therefore taking away from them their right of self- determination in raising their child.

Why Do You Think You Might Have a Value Conflict