Patterns And Characteristics Of The Abuser And The Abused
Patterns and Characteristics of the Abuser and the Abused
Monique Reed
BSHS/408
February 4, 2015
Melinda Barker
Patterns and Characteristics of the Abuser and the Abused
An abuser is a physical and emotional action in which an individual does to someone else. The individual that suffers from the abuse is called the abused, there is different patterns and characteristics were you can find out which individual is the abuser or the abused. Concentrating on different responses from the individual, physical actions, and monitoring the individual environment can help determine which on demonstrates the patterns and characteristics of an abuser or abused.
As a Human service professional there have to be procedures done, evaluations, and screenings to ensure every detail of the investigation is done accurate to determine who is the abuser or the abused if there is any issues going on at all. Accusing an individual of something that later comes back as false can carry some serious consequences if this happens. The only way to ensure this kind of mistakes does not occur is to make sure all guidelines, policies, education are used, and common sense are used. When it concerns the screening of a family member who potentially abused or neglected a child, the patterns and characteristics or should take some deep investigation. The screening of the family should include; finding answers on how they we’re raised, what is their personal factors like, what type of situations they are dealing with, did they suffer abuse from anyone. According to the text book (Protecting Our Children 2010) “Child maltreatment is committed by family members more than 80% of the time (USDHHS, 2007a). Parents, stepparents, grandmothers, siblings, uncles, and aunts abuse children in the family. Parents commit the majority of abuse”. With the percentage so high on the status of do family member mistreat children it can seem like a giveaway to automatically assume the abuse if going on. There will
Monique Reed
BSHS/408
February 4, 2015
Melinda Barker
Patterns and Characteristics of the Abuser and the Abused
An abuser is a physical and emotional action in which an individual does to someone else. The individual that suffers from the abuse is called the abused, there is different patterns and characteristics were you can find out which individual is the abuser or the abused. Concentrating on different responses from the individual, physical actions, and monitoring the individual environment can help determine which on demonstrates the patterns and characteristics of an abuser or abused.
As a Human service professional there have to be procedures done, evaluations, and screenings to ensure every detail of the investigation is done accurate to determine who is the abuser or the abused if there is any issues going on at all. Accusing an individual of something that later comes back as false can carry some serious consequences if this happens. The only way to ensure this kind of mistakes does not occur is to make sure all guidelines, policies, education are used, and common sense are used. When it concerns the screening of a family member who potentially abused or neglected a child, the patterns and characteristics or should take some deep investigation. The screening of the family should include; finding answers on how they we’re raised, what is their personal factors like, what type of situations they are dealing with, did they suffer abuse from anyone. According to the text book (Protecting Our Children 2010) “Child maltreatment is committed by family members more than 80% of the time (USDHHS, 2007a). Parents, stepparents, grandmothers, siblings, uncles, and aunts abuse children in the family. Parents commit the majority of abuse”. With the percentage so high on the status of do family member mistreat children it can seem like a giveaway to automatically assume the abuse if going on. There will