__ is designed to encourage reporting of any suspected case of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse; thus, therapists are advised to err on the side of reporting in uncertain circumstances.

Mandatory Reporting is designed to encourage reporting of any suspected case of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse; thus, therapists are advised to err on the side of reporting in uncertain circumstances.

Explanation:

Mandatory reporting is the law basically extends the surveillance of risk groups and require designated individuals to report the cases. It changes the responsibilities and behaviours of social actors. The rationale includes:

1) Encourage reporting of any suspected case of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse

2) Increases public and system awareness of CA and N.

3) Prevents harm to children from hidden maltreatment

4) Elevates maltreatment issues in professional and organizational discourses.

5) Quantifies the social problem of CA and N.

6) A necessary measure to help families.

Hence, Mandatory Reporting is designed to encourage reporting of any suspected case of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse; thus, therapists are advised to err on the side of reporting in uncertain circumstances.

Mandatory reporting.

Explanation:

Let us first fill in the gap in the question below. Note that the the capitalized words are the words to be filled in the gap.

'' MANDATORY REPORTING is designed to encourage reporting of any suspected case of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse; thus, therapists are advised to err on the side of reporting in uncertain circumstances.''

Mandatory reporting is a kind of legislations that allows or charge a group of people known as the reporters to be able to report cases in which people are being abused and those the perpetrated the abuse. The care and protection Act of 1998 gives this kind of treatment towards people that are young. The people that are saddled with this responsibility, that is the reporters have to report to the concerned agencies for children protection and the failure to do report might lead to the reporter(s) being fined or even sent to jail.