Sean Nelson SW320 J. Juarez Child Neglect This quarter at California State Polytechnic University‚ Pomona‚ I am taking a class called “Family Violence.” In this class‚ one of the most disturbing types of abuse that I have learned about is the neglect of children. Hard to detect and even harder to prove‚ it is the most common form of family violence between senior citizens who live with their families. In 1998 there were an estimated 903‚000 victims of child maltreatment‚ and more than half
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a nightmare for senior citizens across the country‚ being a target for countless acts of neglect and abuse. “It is an unfortunate fact that elder abuse is a widespread problem and older adults are exposed to abuse not only in domestic settings‚ but also in human service settings. Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes” (Lee‚ 2007 Para.1) The thought of the matter is disturbing‚ but the abuse and neglect of our elders is happening way too frequently in our country. When one is an elderly person
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Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships Same-Sex abuse is in fact real and occurs in some relationships. Having said that‚ same-sex abuse is physical or mental harm to whom you have a same-sex relationship with. With this in mind abuse in same-sex relationships occur just as often as opposite sex relationships. Unfortunately domestic abuse is not as cared for as straight couple abuse in the fact that some do not have the same values as others do about domestic couples. Same-sex couples do not have the same
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to help people ’fix’ relationships that many people urge you to flee?" We are by profession‚ practice and expertise healers first. Our belief is that people‚ at the core of their being‚ have the capacity for change. Every person in an abusive relationship‚ whether they are the abuser or abused‚ can influence the dynamics of the relationship. Now this doesn’t mean to imply that domestic abuse survivors are responsible for the battering or even have the ability to end the abuse perpetuated upon them
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Three months after Ray graduated from college‚ his mailbox was wall to wall full of letters from the loan company.Now that school is finished‚ he is buried in a hole having to pay back his $60‚000 loan with the accumulated interest‚ he had taken out to go to college.What is Ray to do? Currently‚ the balance of federal student loan in graduate college the nation is “$902 billion” and “$140 billion” in private student loans (Martin and Lehren 6). The debt of college in this country alone is more than
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everyday. Child abuse is commonly known for physical marks such as bruises or broken bones. It is obvious that some marks are not from falling off a bike and those are the signs that appear that something is wrong with the child. According to the Florida Statue‚ abuse means any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical‚ mental‚ or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child’s physical‚ mental‚ or emotional health to be significantly impaired. Abuse of a child includes
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Nurses Role in Substance Abuse Introduction: Nurses Role in Substance Abuse The purpose of this Power Point is to bring awareness‚ education‚ and recognition to this growing disease called SUBSTANCE ABUSE: the associated risk factors that accompany substance use and addiction that challenges the nursing role of today. Substance abuse remains a major health concern affecting not only the patient but also families and their communities. As nurses we play a vital role in assessing‚ evaluating
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sorrowful and discouraging behavior is known as animal neglect where proper treatment and care are refused. Owners are delinquent in giving them shelter‚ water‚ food‚ and/or veterinary care due to laziness or‚ in nearly all cases‚ lack of concern over what happens to the animal. These animals can become sick‚ injured‚ or even die. Over the past decade‚ nearly 30 percent of animal neglect cases have been found by The Animal Legal Defense Fund. If animal abuse is not stopped‚ this percent will sadly rise.
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The Neglect of the Elderly With the growing number of senior citizens in our expanding society‚ abuse and neglect of the elderly is a widespread issue in our society. Neglect can come in many ugly forms and can be quite horrifying when actually investigated. When we as a society fail to meet the needs of our senior community we are only creating a perhaps dreadful prelude to our own inevitable destiny. Elder neglect is the failure to fulfill obligations to a senior citizen. According
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For this portfolio I have decided to focus on neglect with a particular interest in the emotional neglect. This will enable me to gain an understanding of neglect‚ the impact it has upon children and the importance of collaborative working and early interventions. I feel that health visitors have a unique role in identifying maltreatment or neglected children and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to help and improve outcomes. Neglect is widely recognised as the most common form of
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