Child abuse reporting requirements: liabilities and immunities for clergy

¹Tuckahow Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA 23226.

|October 1, 1990

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.

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