Abuse and neglect are forms of maltreatment of a child. Someone may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm or by failing to prevent harm. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting‚ by those known to them or by a stranger‚ for example‚ via the internet. They may be abused by an adult or adults‚ or another child or children. Child abuse can have major long-term effects on all aspects of a child’s health‚ development and well - being. Research from the USA
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http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/report/1.xml Read this sample case study report and click on the highlighted text to see comments about the report. Portable computer Use at client sites The title of the report Be consistent in your use of capitals and lower case letters: Portable computer use at client sites Portable computer Use at client sites Prepared for Freda Smith‚ general manager the name and position of the person who authorised the report Prepared for
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term “abuse and neglect of the elderly” and fully discuss the nature and extent of elder abuse. Substantiate your discussion with a case study or newspaper/internet article on the topic and discuss it in relation to the theory in your assignment Table of Contents General Information Title Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. Definition of key concepts 5 2.1 Elder Abuse 2.2 Neglect 3. Nature and extent of elder abuse 6
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Drug abuse has an effect on all aspects of life; overall health and wellness‚ family life‚ and the community. With there being so many different kinds of drugs the effects are endless. The effect of drug abuse does not discriminate or focus on any one person. Drug abuse can be found in any area of the world and the overall effects can be devastating to anyone involved. A person’s choice to use any kind of illegal drug or abusing prescribed medicines can have a damaging impact on their overall health
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Child Sexual Abuse as a Precursor to the Illegal Act of Prostitution Alexus Pepin Jonathan Varhola SOC 2000-01 November 16‚ 2014 Introduction “The body of related research that has accumulated over the last 20 years suggests that juvenile prostitution is not a voluntary activity‚ but one that more realistically involves young people running from abusive or rejecting homes” (Nadon et al.‚ 1998).Child abuse is linked to many psychological problems some that may indirectly correlate abuse
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Society is still in denial about the fact that disabled children are more likely to be abused than non-disabled children (Osborne‚ 2011). Neglect is known to be the most common form of maltreatment. Neglect can have substantial and long term effects on children’s physical and mental health and cognitive development (Dubowitz‚ 2013). The National Adult Protective Services Association defines neglect as a form of mistreatment by individuals resulting from inadequate attention‚ especially through carelessness
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A Child Called “It” Research Paper Michelle Smythe cgilrichard@yahoo.com Tuesday EDUC 571 S. Rudinsky 10-9-2012 Research Paper 1 Child abuse. The words on its own sound horrific! According to the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) amended by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Childhelp.org October 2010)‚ it defines child abuse and neglect as‚ at the minimum the following: Any
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always effective‚ rational‚ or socially just (Argosy‚ 2013). An important social problem at hand is child welfare. “The protection of children from harm by their families and the provision of safe havens for children who are maltreated in their home environment are the twin goals of child welfare policy” (Jimenez‚ 2013). Child welfare policies were formulated to end problems of child abuse‚ maltreatment‚ or neglect by enforcing certain expectations and requirements of the safety of all children‚ creating
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Physical abuse is the most well known type of abuse. Unlike any other type of abuse‚ there are many indications that physical abuse could be prominent in the child’s life. The first red flag to physical abuse is unexplained bruises. The bruises can be anywhere on the child’s body. If there are bruises that are in the form of an object such as a belt‚ cord‚ or rope‚ this is defiantly an sign that this child is being abused physically. Also if the unexplained bruises happen to appear after an absence
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in Social Work – 160 credits Sköndal - Stockholm WHEN A CHILD LEAVES HOME FOR THE STREETS – from the family’s perspective Anna Jenemark Minor Thesis in Social Work‚ 10 credits T6Ä‚ 2006 Instructor: Johan Kejerfors Contact person: Elisabeth Håmsø Examiner: Bengt Börjeson ABSTRACT There are many theories to why street children leave their families to live on the street‚ but most research made includes only the street child and parents‚ not including the rest of the family. The purpose
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