According to Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics‚ "Over million children will become victims of child abuse this year" (CANS). "Child abuse is the non-accidental commission of any act by a caretaker upon a child under age 18 which causes‚ or creates a substantial risk of‚ physical or emotional injury; or constitutes a sexual offense under the laws of the Commonwealth; or any sexual contact between a parent/guardian/caretaker and a child under 18" (Mass Gov). There are different types of child abuse: physical
Premium Human sexual behavior Child abuse Abuse
Four Theoretical Models of Child Abuse Report I have been asked to write a report describing the four theoretical models of child abuse to include: Medical‚ Psychological‚ Sociological and Feminist approaches which I will start off by describing each. Next I will compare and contrast the different theoretical models of abuse then conclude by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the four. MEDICAL MODEL The medical model was created by Kempe in 1968. He was an American paediatrician and suggested
Premium Child abuse Domestic violence Sexual abuse
Child Abuse: Physical One day on a drive in San Jose‚ California‚ a man and his female co-worker heard a moan coming from the back seat. The man then glanced into the back seat and saw nothing. His female co-worker then started to act suspiciously and turned up the volume on her radio trying to disguise the moans coming from the car. Later‚ that day the concerned man called the authorities to report this‚ and his female co-worker was arrested on child endangerment on her two sons‚ after they told
Premium
There are many different types of abuse and neglecting with in a workplace to lookout for from children with minor injuries and accidents to major bruising and neglect to the child’s health. With the least serious situations being that of a minor bruise or cut from day to day activities outside of the nursery‚ when dealing with situations like this we engage with the parents and ask them to fill out a form to explain what‚ where‚ when and how the incident occurred‚ this helps to keep a log of incidents
Premium Childhood Abuse Child abuse
the child abuse slide show. Additionally some of them I knew‚ however it helps me to refresh my mind according to this topic. First concept: Sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2010)‚ more than 70‚000 children were victims of sexual abuse in 2008. Out of this number‚ twenty five percent are girls and sixteen percent are boys. According to the study about one percent of child becomes victim of some kind of sexual abuse. Nurses
Premium Human sexual behavior Health care Sexual abuse
PARENTAL DISCIPLINE AND ABUSE Parental discipline and child abuse are among the most controversial topics currently‚ and they cause serious problems for children in the United States. Child abuse essentially focuses on the child’s bad behaviors and gives the child emotional and physical harms. Forms of abuse include spanking‚ hitting‚ saying negative things and corporal punishment. In fact‚ parental discipline is a much more appropriate way of dealing with negative behavior than using abusive
Premium Parenting Corporal punishment in the home Childhood
who are being hurt and there is a lot of ways this could happen. There are multiple forms of child abuse and all of them leave a deep lasting impression on children. Most people believe that all child abuse is physical but mostly it’s emotional (helpguide.org/). Often physical abuse can lead to emotional scarring to that child which could possibly follow them for a good portion of their lives. When a child is abused physically they can heal and do their best to forget about‚ but after they are emotionally
Premium Child abuse Abuse Psychological abuse
Decreasing Child Abuse with Nurse Partnership Rachel C. Abstract Research has found that the risk for child abuse of children under the age of one year is related to the economic status of their parents. While poverty is not the sole indicator of child abuse‚ the number of such child abuse cases is significant among those who receive Medicaid‚ which indicates the family is living in poverty. A nurse partnership program which partners a registered nurse with expectant mothers on Medicaid increases
Premium Child abuse Abuse Domestic violence
One of the preeminent complications within the topic of child abuse is the lack of consensus about its definition (Hamamrman et al. 1). With a debatable definition who is in the rightful position to claim the difference between corporal punishment and physical child abuse? Each year there are numerous reports made of child abuse; however‚ with the opinions of parenting varying greatly the numbers of allegations being made are multiplying (Fréchette et al. 137). Corporal punishment is a form of discipline
Premium Corporal punishment Corporal punishment in the home Spanking
differences between spanking and child abuse‚ and very few people understand them. Many positive effects of corporal punishment continue to show themselves today. And that’s why spanking still needs to remain a viable discipline option for parents to use to while raising their children. The definitions of spanking and child abuse vary widely‚ but most people do not understand the differences. The Oxford English Dictionary describes spanking as “To slap or smack (a person‚ esp. a child) with an open hand” (Chigbo
Premium Spanking Corporal punishment in the home Corporal punishment