References: Baer, J., & Martinez, D. (2006). Child maltreatment and insecure attachment: A meta-analysis. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 24(3): 187-197.…
2. What to do if you think a child you know has been the victim of sexual abuse.…
"We must be willing to face the hard reality that preventing child abuse and neglect is possible only when we are ready to attack its sources in the fabric of our society and culture; rather than merely provide social and medical services to its…
There has been countless acts to try and stop the neglect and abuse that animal’s face. In 1866 the first welfare organization was chartered in New York by Henry Bergh. After he spent time watching the work of a Prevention of Cruelty to Animals organization he wondered if there work would do anything to prevent the cruelty he would witness on the streets. When arriving back home, Bergh drew the first charter for American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The charter for the ASPCA was signed and days after the first anti-cruelty law was passed.…
This article takes the very populated views of child abuse and explains the more common ones. It does this through looking through all of the different news stories that report on child abuse and compares them to the government child advocacy reports. In doing this it helps explain the main factor for child abuse. As mentioned earlier many people only think of physical abuse when they think of child abuse. This happens because that is typically the kind of abuse that gets reported on because it is the most noticeable and outrageous. However, the main reason is for neglect and not taking care of all of the child’s needs, mainly food. This article really compares the two and gives a more accurate picture of child…
Research was done to help the case manager make a well-founded decision regarding the ethical dilemma. The case manager looked at the literature on mandated reporting, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Regulations, and confidentiality. She also reviewed research on child neglect, parental substance abuse, and domestic violence.…
Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse where an adult or adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Child sexual abuse doesn 't always involve body contact. Exposing a child to sexual situations or material is sexually abusive, whether or not touching is involved (Smith 2013). Statistics states that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse (Finkelhor 2012). Studies show that 20% of adult females and 5-10% of adult males recall a childhood sexual assault or sexual abuse incident (Finkelhor 2012). According to a 2003 National Institute of Justice report, 3 out of 4 adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew…
Definitions of child maltreatment vary among the literature because the lack of homogeneity in what constitutes child maltreatment differs by country. Though one consistent part of every definition was that child maltreatment is the physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and neglect inflicted by adults towards children (Butchart, Harvey, Mian, Furniss & Kahane, 2006). To further grasp this issue you need identify and understand the definitions of each sub category that makes up child maltreatment: Physical abuse is often difficult to identify as there are many different cultural acceptances, religion. Children may also feel loyalties to parents and siblings, which often prevent the open declaration of the levels of abuse that actually exist (Butchart, Harvey, Mian, Furniss &…
Kenny Guinn once said, "I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention."…
It 's hard to make a remark for the treatment requirements of child that experience abuse or neglect because of the effects of experience, the setting in which they happen and the family 's reply to what happen vary. Child that are abused may have a difficult time expressing their concerns, fears, or questions that are asked by a professionally. Young children do not have the skill to talk clearly about their abusive encounter. Children of an older age may not trust…
There are so many cases of child abuse and neglect throughout the world that it is being called an epidemic. Neglect is defined as “a type of maltreatment that refers to the failure by the caregiver to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so or offered financial or other means to do so” (Child Neglect). The two main categories of neglect are physical and emotional (psychological). Out of the two types of neglect, emotional (psychological) neglect has a greater impact on children.…
Child abuse relates closely to human service due to the fact that this is a helping field which involves children and family. Human service works to improve the quality of life and well-being of individual. Human service offer services that works closely with counseling, therapy and social justice.…
This paper gives the following: effective interviewing skills related to children and teens coping with child abuse and neglect and an in-depth discussion of a specific evidenced-based intervention theory to use with either children or teens that have experienced child abuse.…
The never-ending cycle of abuse rotates through a person's life in multiple ways. When a child is abused, they learn to accept it which can affect their entire life. These children grow up to become either the abused or the abuser which is witnessed as family violence if there are children in the household. In the case of Stark and Flitcraft, it is said "...men who batter their wives are likely to assault their children..."(Stark and Flitcraft, 1988). This violent cycle rotates through many lives and most of the time, there is no one to break the cycle. As stated by Child Protective Services, "...In 2005, an estimated 3.3 million referrals of child abuse and neglect were received. 899,000 cases were confirmed..."( CPS, American Humane…
Child abuse has been an emerging issue which created a huge controversy of how it affects children. Child abuse is in many forms and not just physical, but it is also psychological, emotional, and sexual. Child abuse has been around since the beginning of time and there have been many historical accounts that have proved that children have either been neglected or abused.…