A social worker sees bruises on a child in an after-school program. The child reports bruises occurred when grabbed by his father. The mother confirms there was a fight, but the father is out-of-state. What should the social worker do?

• A. Speak to the mother about de-escalation strategies to diffuse future situations
• B. Report the situation to the child protection agency
• C. Ask the mother to inform the social worker when the father returns home so the situation can be monitored then
• D. Attempt to contact the father to question him about the incident directly

Answer: (B)