Research Paper Child Abuse
What is child abuse? It is when a child has been intentionally hurt, or when a parent or caregiver fails to protect a child in their care, and the child is or can be hurt as a result. (Children 's Aid Society, 2009) Child maltreatment can be categorized into several broad types including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect/failure to provide, and emotional maltreatment. What are the effects of child abuse on the emotional development of the child, and does it have an effect on their adulthood? The topic I chose to do my crisis intervention research paper on is childhood abuse. The objective of this paper is to allow for a better understanding of childhood abuse; the effects of childhood abuse; its impact on a child 's emotional development; and its long term effects on one 's adulthood.
Definition of Abuse
There are many different types of child abuse. However, this paper will focus on maltreatment and sexual abuse. Maltreatment is an area that encompasses many different things, such as physical abuse, child neglect, and emotional abuse. Physical abuse may include the shaken baby syndrome, stabbing, punching, hitting, beating, biting, burning and any other action that harms a child. Though an adult may not intentionally want to cause harm, however, it still constitutes child abuse. Physical abuse in severe cases may lead to brain damage, disfigurement, blindness, and even death. Sexual abuse occurs when an adult encourages or coerces a child to touch another person in a sexual way, encourage or coerces a child to participate in any sexual activities or tells a child to touch him/herself for an adult 's or older child 's sexual purposes.
Why Does Child Abuse Happen?
Does child abuse happen because a child has done something wrong numerous times? Or does it happen because of a child’s bad behaviour? The answers to both of these questions are NO!
No child deserves to be kicked, punched, hit with objects, sworn at, yelled at, told they aren’t good enough,
Definition of Abuse
There are many different types of child abuse. However, this paper will focus on maltreatment and sexual abuse. Maltreatment is an area that encompasses many different things, such as physical abuse, child neglect, and emotional abuse. Physical abuse may include the shaken baby syndrome, stabbing, punching, hitting, beating, biting, burning and any other action that harms a child. Though an adult may not intentionally want to cause harm, however, it still constitutes child abuse. Physical abuse in severe cases may lead to brain damage, disfigurement, blindness, and even death. Sexual abuse occurs when an adult encourages or coerces a child to touch another person in a sexual way, encourage or coerces a child to participate in any sexual activities or tells a child to touch him/herself for an adult 's or older child 's sexual purposes.
Why Does Child Abuse Happen?
Does child abuse happen because a child has done something wrong numerous times? Or does it happen because of a child’s bad behaviour? The answers to both of these questions are NO!
No child deserves to be kicked, punched, hit with objects, sworn at, yelled at, told they aren’t good enough,
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