Hierarchy Of Needs Theory
Introduction:
When talking about child abuse we refer to any forms of harm or breach to a child through: neglect, physical, emotional and sexual activities. Child Line (N, D) summaries neglect as a process where someone is not being cared for properly. Neglect is when you don’t have access to the most basic level of needs introduced by Abraham Maslow. In 1943 Abraham Maslow published a paper on ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ (Poston; 2009) where he produced the Hierarchy of Needs theory. (Figure 1) This theory states that all humans must have certain basic human requirements met in order to live effectively.
Physical abuse is the deliberate injuries and hurt that someone gives you. (Child Line; N, D) This can include: hitting, kicking, …show more content…
The NSPCC are stating that just because there are more recordings of child abuse by local and national authorities it does not necessarily mean that there has been an increase in the levels of abuse being committed.
Who would have the child abuse been reported to, since the Children’s Act only came into effect in 2004? Before 2004 there was not hardly any recognised, acknowledged or supported children’s rights for anyone to speak up on behalf of them. These reporting noticed by the NSPCC are only submerging due to national awareness of the fact that children have rights too and children should be respected as well as anybody else. The NSPCC (2012) are merely expressing that more child abuse is coming to the attention of authorities today in comparison to previous generations. Apart from the Children’s Act 2004 there may be other contributing factors as to why there is more reporting’s of child abuse such as: improved training of professionals, better recognition of signs and symptoms of abuse, public awareness campaigns, media recognition and advertising and awareness strategies for both adults and children so that they will be encouraged to tell someone about present or leading child …show more content…
E.g. The Jimmy Saville case was recognised in the 1960s (BBC News; 2012) but only now that the media has published this story to the public. Saville alleged sexually abused young girls for years and although many complaints were made against him he was never prosecuted. If a similar case arose in today’s climate then the public would be organising campaigns and petitions against the perpetrator in order to stop his transgressions and to provide justice for his victims. It is believed that Saville was never prosecuted because of his power and the fact that he participated in a lot of charity work and was seen as a role model to many
When talking about child abuse we refer to any forms of harm or breach to a child through: neglect, physical, emotional and sexual activities. Child Line (N, D) summaries neglect as a process where someone is not being cared for properly. Neglect is when you don’t have access to the most basic level of needs introduced by Abraham Maslow. In 1943 Abraham Maslow published a paper on ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ (Poston; 2009) where he produced the Hierarchy of Needs theory. (Figure 1) This theory states that all humans must have certain basic human requirements met in order to live effectively.
Physical abuse is the deliberate injuries and hurt that someone gives you. (Child Line; N, D) This can include: hitting, kicking, …show more content…
The NSPCC are stating that just because there are more recordings of child abuse by local and national authorities it does not necessarily mean that there has been an increase in the levels of abuse being committed.
Who would have the child abuse been reported to, since the Children’s Act only came into effect in 2004? Before 2004 there was not hardly any recognised, acknowledged or supported children’s rights for anyone to speak up on behalf of them. These reporting noticed by the NSPCC are only submerging due to national awareness of the fact that children have rights too and children should be respected as well as anybody else. The NSPCC (2012) are merely expressing that more child abuse is coming to the attention of authorities today in comparison to previous generations. Apart from the Children’s Act 2004 there may be other contributing factors as to why there is more reporting’s of child abuse such as: improved training of professionals, better recognition of signs and symptoms of abuse, public awareness campaigns, media recognition and advertising and awareness strategies for both adults and children so that they will be encouraged to tell someone about present or leading child …show more content…
E.g. The Jimmy Saville case was recognised in the 1960s (BBC News; 2012) but only now that the media has published this story to the public. Saville alleged sexually abused young girls for years and although many complaints were made against him he was never prosecuted. If a similar case arose in today’s climate then the public would be organising campaigns and petitions against the perpetrator in order to stop his transgressions and to provide justice for his victims. It is believed that Saville was never prosecuted because of his power and the fact that he participated in a lot of charity work and was seen as a role model to many