The impact of Child Abuse (neglect) on a child Background of the issue Many of you might wonder why many children attend school and do not say a word in your class. Today I am here to talk to you about the reasons why this may occur because many teachers are not aware of these problems that are affecting many of our children today. One of the social issues that I have chosen is Child abuse-neglected children. I chose child abuse because it is a silent killer that tends to have a major effect
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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
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Child Maltreatment and the Effects it has Middle Adulthood Valentina Nikulina and Cathy Spatz Widon authored Child Maltreatment and Executive Functioning in Middle Adulthood: A Prospective Examination. In this journal article Nikulina and Widom search for answers to determine if childhood maltreatment predicts components of executive functioning and nonverbal reasoning ability in middle adulthood and whether PTSD moderates this relationship. Over a million children are
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EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH “POVERTY” Child maltreatment has been identified in every socio-economic class. However‚ studies have shown that children are more likely to face abuse and neglect within low-income families than they will be living in high-income families. Although the effects of poverty towards child maltreatment are evident to some degree‚ there are consequences that occur because these families live impoverished lifestyles. In many cases‚ impoverished lifestyles and environments
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Running head: CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 1 The Correlation Between Child Maltreatment & Juvenile Delinquency Liberty University April 6‚ 2014 CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 2 Abstract Research suggests that there is a correlation between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. The findings indicate that children‚ who have experienced abuse or neglect during childhood‚ are at increased risk of committing crimes in adolescence
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The Psychological Impact of Child Abuse Dealing with child abuse is perhaps one of the most difficult things for a person to deal with. We often hear the stories of child abuse victims and how it has shaped their lives even well into their adult years. More than that‚ since a child ’s identity is still in the process of being formed and having healthy relationships is needed for his or her identity to fully develop. Experiencing abuse early in life jolts the child to the grim realities early
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factors that would lead to suspicion of child maltreatment or abuse. It is important that everyone working with children and young people are prioritising child protection. Children and young people may get bruises and minor injures during playing‚ so it is important to listen to children and take note of their body languages and general behaviors and appearance. Type of maltreatment There are many different type of maltreatment such as physical abuse‚ intellectual‚ emotional‚ sexual‚ bullying
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Child maltreatment‚ including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and psychological abuse‚ has deleterious effect on children in their childhood and even in adulthood. For example‚ youth with psychological maltreatment (PM) background elevates the rates of developing inattention‚ aggression‚ noncompliance‚ hyperactivity‚ and delinquency ((Caples & Barrera‚ 2006; Hart‚ Brassard‚ & Karlson‚ 1996; Manly‚ Kim‚ Rogosch‚ & Cicchetti‚ 2001). Nearly 3 million U.S. children experienced some form of maltreatment
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Child abuse and neglect greatly influence its victim’s long term well-being. One of the greatest effects of child abuse is its self-perpetuation. It is commonly accepted that children that are abused have a greater chance of growing up and abusing their own children. Victims suffer the effects of maltreatment‚ but so does society through the costs incurred for prevention‚ identification‚ intervention and treatment. Increased societal costs stem from * Juvenile delinquency * Adult criminal
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us know child abuse is simply the physical‚ sexual‚ emotional mistreatment or neglect of children. The CDC which is also known as the centre for disease control and prevention define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or potential of harm or threat of harm to a child. Most of the time child abuse occurs in a child’s home‚ with a smaller amount occurring in the organization‚ schools or communities the child interacts with. • The physical abuse • Sexual abuse • Emotional
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