About

Arizona's Mandated Reporting Laws

The statewide standardized mandated reporter training required by A.R.S. 15-245. The training was created by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council (APAAC) with the assistance of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, and is presented by Rachel Mitchellof the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. This self-paced delivery is provided by the University of Arizona College of Education. Questions: tmalan@arizona.edu.

A.R.S. 15-245 requires that this training be delivered unaltered. The video is the complete recording and the knowledge checks are drawn from the APAAC participant workbook; neither has been rewritten. This presentation is not legal advice about any specific situation — for that, consult an attorney who represents you or your organisation.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the myths of sexual abuse, so that those myths do not stand in the way of reporting.
• Explain how sex offenders operate.
• Recognize the four types of abuse — sexual, physical, emotional, and neglect.
• Identify who is a mandatory reporter.
• Know when, how, and to whom to report.

Completion rule

The training is one 60-minute recording, delivered in 23 short sections. A certificate is issued when every section has been watched through, every knowledge check passed, every activity completed, and the post-test passed at 80% or higher— the threshold set by the training's own assessment plan. Knowledge checks and the post-test may be retaken as many times as needed.

Accessibility

We target WCAG 2.2 AA. Every video is keyboard-operable, captions are provided where available, and quizzes use accessible form controls with screen-reader announcements on errors. Please report issues to tmalan@arizona.edu.

Privacy & data

We store only what's necessary to issue your certificate: your name, email, affiliated school, section progress, quiz attempts, and completion timestamp. We do not use third-party analytics. Certificate files are served through authenticated routes and are not publicly indexed. Because the module handles education-record-like data, we follow FERPA-aligned handling practices for service providers.

Statutory basis

A.R.S. 15-245 directs that a standardized statewide mandated reporter training be developed and that the material not be altered. The reporting duty itself is in the criminal code at A.R.S. 13-3620, with a parallel provision for school personnel in the education code at A.R.S. 15-514 — which also protects a good-faith reporter from liability and prohibits reprisals for reporting.

Reporting resources

• DCS Hotline — 1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445).
• Law enforcement — the police in the city or town where the crime occurred; the sheriff if it occurred in an unincorporated area. If you are not sure, call the police where you are.
• Childhelp Hotline — 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453), staffed 24/7/365. Calling it does not satisfy the reporting requirement, but it will get you to a trained professional who can help you decide whether and how to report.