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Physical Abuse For Adults In Washington
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As required by chapter 74.34 RCW, all licensed counselors and associates must report suspected abandonment, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, when there is reasonable cause to believe that abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect has occurred.
Physical abuse is defined as any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person through bodily contact. It is a deliberate act of force that results in harm, injury, or trauma to the victim's body. This can include a range of behaviours from hitting, slapping, and punching to more severe forms of violence.
In Washington state, victims of sexual assault have three years to file a civil lawsuit. This time limit starts either from the date of the assault or when the assault was discovered. Lawmakers have tried to give survivors some leeway to make sure they have the opportunity to seek justice.
All DSHS employees are mandatory reporters and must report suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation of vulnerable adults during and after normal work hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays (Administrative Policy No.
Are you a mandatory reporter? If you are, you must, by law, immediately report the abuse, abandonment, neglect, and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
Child. Abuse. Understand your duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Domestic. Violence. Make sure you understand how to report intimate partner violence. Elder/Dependent. Adult Abuse. Find training for reporters of elder abuse in your state. Animal. Cruelty.
As a mandatory reporter, you MUST by law make a report if you have reason to believe abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult has occurred.
County coroners, or medical examiners. Law enforcement officers. Professional school personnel, including, but not limited to, teachers, counselors, administrators, child care facility personnel, and school nurses. Registered or licensed nurses, social service counselors, psychologists, or pharmacists.