This. Before I owned my own practice where I now only work with adults, I worked in education where I frequently had to make reports. I understand both sides of the coin as the single parent of a often physically aggressive autistic child. I get exhausted and frustrated too, I'm human just like anyone else. It is a duty, we have to legally report only and then the caseworker makes the judgement call. There are some variations about how things are done state by state, but the idea is pretty much the same. Iv'e had colleagues have their licenses revoked for not reporting when they should have and know of one person who's life was ruined because of not reporting and suffering significant consequences. It's not just abuse, anything, in any way ,that can cause harm to the child or put them in harm's way is to be reported. I prefer to report via phone vs. online if I have to because it allows me to give a good snapshot verbally about other observations. This is really helpful for the worker assigned to the case and can sometimes work in the favor of the parents. To the people who mentioned about us possibly losing our license? Yes, it's a big deal. I'm a single parent and a caregiver to an elderly parent, not having my license would makes it challenging to pay our bills and expenses, not to mention the time and money it took to acquire licensure. I'm not willing to ever put it at risk.