Table 4.

Survey questions and responses

	Likert scale - Questions and responses Strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, strongly disagree, no response
A1	I would report this situation to the Children’s Aid Society
A2	I have an ethical obligation under the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers to report this situation
A3	I have a legal obligation under the Ontario provincial mandatory reporting laws to report this situation
A4	In arriving at my decision to report or not report this case, I am comfortable discussing my concerns with these parents/caregivers
A5	I would seek the advice of a colleague in deciding whether or not to report this situation
A6	I would seek the advice of a supervisor/manager whether or not to report this situation
A7	The cultural background of the parents would influence me in my clinical decision to report or not report this case
A8	The circumstances around disclosure (who discloses maltreatment or recantation) are important to me in my clinical decision to report or not report this case
A9	My overall previous experience in calling the Children’s Aid Society influences my decision of the current case
A10	I am concerned that the therapeutic alliance with the family would be affected if I chose to report the situation to the Children’s Aid Society