What form must be completed prior to making a telephone report of suspected child abuse?

• A. Initial Child Safety Notification Form.
• B. Employee Incident Report (EIR 210).
• C. Suspected Welfare Report (SS 8570).
• D. Suspected Child Abuse Report (SS 8572).

Answer: (C)

The main idea is having structured, pre-call documentation to support a telephone report to child protective services. Completing the Suspected Welfare Report (SS 8570) before you call ensures you’ve gathered and organized all the essential details—child’s identity and safety, caregiver information, where the child is and how they’re at risk, specific observations or disclosures, dates and times, and your contact information. This written form serves as the factual foundation you’ll relay during the phone report, helping to make the call accurate and timely.

After you’ve made the telephone report, you typically follow up with the formal written report to welfare (the Suspected Child Abuse Report, SS 8572). The other forms listed serve different purposes: an internal incident report (EIR 210) is for school-related incidents within the district, and an Initial Child Safety Notification Form is for immediate safety actions on campus, not the formal welfare reporting sequence.