The second includes verbal and emotional assaults including persistent patterns of belittling, denigrating, scapegoating, and other nonphysical, but clearly hostile or rejecting behaviors, such as repeated threats of beatings, sexual assault, and ab Continue Reading...
Promoting the understanding of cultural differences is crucial, because a large number of child abuse and neglect cases involve allegations against minorities. As a result, in some areas a psychologist may interview the involved caregivers and chil Continue Reading...
Child Abuse and Sexuality There has been increasing awareness about stopping sexual child abuse, which has now become an important public health concern (Hammond, 2003; Whitaker, Lutzker, & Shelley, 2005). In 2005 more than 83000 cases related t Continue Reading...
Director Martin Teicher of the Developmental Biophsychiatry Research Program at McLean said that maltreatment in childhood can effect changes in brain function and structure. A child's brain continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence Continue Reading...
The victim is often put into situations where they are physically deprived of the things they need to make appropriate decisions. For instance they may be deprived of sleep or food so that they can be more easily manipulated. Mental abuse may also i Continue Reading...
Describe how teachers may use assistive technology effectively with students with cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities. Children with cerebral palsy can be aided with assistive technology that allows them to communicate more effectively, s Continue Reading...
Department of human services. (2012).What are the effects of child abuse? Retrieved June 1, 2013 from http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/children,-families-and-young-people/child-protection/about-child-abuse/what-is-child-abuse/who-is-likely Continue Reading...
Child Abuse? The issues of child abuse in the larger society are often unnoticed until it is too late. Unfortunately, public perceptions of the precursors to abuse are limited, and the unfortunate reality of 'out of sight, out of mind' is prevalent Continue Reading...
child abuse and reporting protocols describes in detail federal and state definitions, as well as the professions legally obliged to report. Definitions of child abuse include child neglect as well as sexual abuse. However, in the state of New York Continue Reading...
Most abuse is committed by parents, but stepparents also commit abuse, and this is another social factor that can lead to child abuse. Many sociologists believe that stepparents have less of a bond with stepchildren than their own children, and they Continue Reading...
Antecedents and Implications of Child Abuse in the United States In spite of increased attention to the problem in the United States, child abuse continues to take place across the country. When children are abused and neglected, their lives can be Continue Reading...
Non-Traditional Parenting The main point of the article, "Moms at Work and Dads at Home: Children's Evaluations of Parental Roles," is that when children are given a chance to express their opinions on traditional vs. non-traditional roles, they spe Continue Reading...
Programs for Parents of Infants and Toddlers: Recent Evidence From Randomized Trials My initial thoughts and feelings were: Infancy is a very important stage in children's development. It is at this stage that children are most receptive to both me Continue Reading...
Child Abuse: The Cold, Hard Facts The United States has the highest recorded number of cases of child abuse of any industrialized nation million reports of child abuse occur annually, involving 6 million children children die every day due to abus Continue Reading...
Child Abuse and Victimology Victimology is the study of the victims of crime and how their psychology is affected by the experience. Thus, child abuse relates to victimology because it is abuse is a crime endured by the victim (the child) at an earl Continue Reading...
Abused children develop antisocial behavior that persists through three continuous generations. Such behavior grows out of angry, aggressive parenting and an overall negative home environment, perpetuated by sibling collusion, economic and biological Continue Reading...
I like this approach to dealing with kids in foster care. The ultimate goal should be to have a little contact with the system as possible. The foster families and the birth families should work together to make sure that the child has the safest an Continue Reading...
Diversity and Child Abuse Prevention Diversity and How Child Abuse in Handled in New York Compared to Other Countries There is developing debate regarding the suitable combination of programs and polices needed to react to concerns of child abuse a Continue Reading...
e., "Christian Choate was 13 years old when he died two years ago in a dog cage and was buried in a plastic bag near an Indiana trailer park" and "They also believe Christian's father, who led police to the grave, had for years beaten the boy and kep Continue Reading...
By the 1970s most states had mandatory child abuse reporting laws. These laws aimed at identifying abused children and setting in motion legal procedures to investigate the child's situation and either to provide services for them in their own home Continue Reading...
Mental Illness and Child Abuse The physical abuse of children was 'rediscovered' by physicians over fifty years ago. Since then, some observers have expressed concern at the continuing 'medicalisation' of what they consider to be essentially a socia Continue Reading...
In addition to physical indicators, the authors note that elder abuse can be recognized by behavioral or other indicators as well. Behaviorally, the elder person might be emotionally upset or agitated, withdrawn, fearful, depressed, and so on. Other Continue Reading...
Preventing child abuse is a top priority for social service agencies, families, teachers, and others in the community. Certainly it is a top priority for government agencies and law enforcement as well. This paper reviews and critiques the importance Continue Reading...
Sexual Child Abuse Child sexual abuse involves a broad range of sexual behaviors that take place between a child and an older person. These sexual behaviors are planned to erotically stir the older person, commonly without concern for the consequenc Continue Reading...
Effects of child abuse in adulthood Introduction Child neglect and abuse are usually a result of the interactions of several environmental, societal, family and individual factors. Child neglect and abuse are not unavoidable- steady, safe, and nurtur Continue Reading...
Suspected or Alleged Child Abuse Rights: Suspected or Alleged Child Abuse More than three million reports of child abuse and neglect will be filed in the United States this year (Children's Rights 2012). In many states, reporting suspected or alleg Continue Reading...
Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Neglect Child abuse is normally characterized in physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Physical abuse is the non-accidental injury of a child. Sexual abuse entails any act of sex upon or with a child f Continue Reading...
Spilled MilkIntroductionIn cases of child abuse, the protection of the child is typically the concern of the state. That protection is thought of in different ways, with some arguing that the best protection for the child is to preserve the family if Continue Reading...
For example, Leventhal (2001) analyzed different intervention methodology and implementation of home-based services aimed at preventing abuse and neglect as well as promoting the health and development of the infant and mother, by specifically looki Continue Reading...
Social Work Under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law, counselors, teachers, and other professionals are legally obliged to report suspected abuse or neglect. The legal obligation to report instances of child abuse or neglect to a l Continue Reading...
Social Policy: Child Abuse and Neglect One of the essential components of the social work profession is safeguarding children from neglect and abuse. Professionals in this field work towards ensuring that children are protected from abuse and neglec Continue Reading...
Disease Control and Prevention (2016), as many as one out of every four children have experienced some type of abuse: including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Exposure to pornography, whether accidental or not, can be harmful to children's ps Continue Reading...
While many articles tend to deal with the fact that victims of child abuse tend to become abusers, I wanted to go in another direction, looking at how child abuse can actually affect the life of the abused. In order to consider this, I contemplated Continue Reading...
If Betty knew that Susan was being abused but did not participate in the abuse, there may still be legal consequences for her. In many states, including Florida, individuals who are responsible for the care of children, such as parents, can be held c Continue Reading...
Counseling: Reason behind Child AbuseAbstractEvery child living in any area of the world has the birthright of living a safe, protected, and happy life. Still, numerous children fall victim to child abuse in various forms. The children who have suffe Continue Reading...
Treating Child Abuse Related Posttraumatic Stress Comorbid Substance Abuse in Adolescents Judith a Cohen et.al Strong empirical evidence based on previous research shows a clear association between child abuse and subsequent development of PTSD (P Continue Reading...
Introduction Child welfare services have a complicated history in America and still today face a continual crisis. On the one hand, foster care requires resources from the state and breaks up families; on the other hand, implementing family preservat Continue Reading...
Child and Elder Abuse Many children and frail elderly people are at risk of being abused largely because their ability to defend themselves is impaired. In the recent past, the media has been awash with many cases of abuse and neglect involving chil Continue Reading...
