12179. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MANDATORY CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS. The paper examines the legal and ethical issues and dilemmas in mandatory child abuse reporting requirements from the perspective of the mental health professional. Provides an overview of the legal and ethical issues and analyzes reasons why therapists often fail to comply with reporting laws. Offers recommendations on how psychologists and psychiatrists might resolve some of the ethical and legal dilemmas presented by these laws. 11p., 25f., 11b.