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Guidance on Mandated Animal Abuse Reporting (HB33)

Monday, January 4, 2021   (1 Comments)
Posted by: Colleen Dempsey

Ohio House Bill 33 initiates cross reporting requirements and mandates that social workers and other professionals report animal abuse and neglect. 

 

On January 4, 2021 NASW Ohio hosted a meeting to offer guidance for social workers on this new legislation.

 

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Comments...

Michel A. Coconis says...
Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2021
I remember with Dr. Barbara Wood first proposed this cross reporting when she was serving on the CHOICES board and the board of Columbus Humane Society in the late 70s. She passed in 2020 having retired but kept alive the desire to keep connections between humans and animals and their need for protection. I cried when I saw this was introduced and here we are with our Practice Associate Colleen Dempsey giving a fantastic overview of information for us as we move forward in the profession. It is revolutionary in many respects and I so wish Barbara could see this now. Heck, maybe she is. Thank you for the help with this material, Colleen. Getting systems to speak together and to acknowledge one another is an amazing feat and perhaps this will bode well for more collaboration and interests, not fewer.

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