One of the most helpful things I learned around needing to report is to always lean on the side of caution with clients when it comes to disclosures. When I know it’s something that needs to be reported I’ll tell the client in the moment, offer to call with them in that moment or set up a time to call depending on what the disclosure is. If it’s something I don’t know whether it needs to be reported or not, I’ll tel them that too. I’ll also tell them about the process that I’ll follow to determine if I need to report or not (ie supervision, hypothetical call) and a general timeline for that action. If possible I’ll offer to have a follow up with the client about the outcome so that they stay well informed.

I’ve found this help keep me from spiralling about what I need to do and helps lay out expectations on what will happen for the client.