Understanding and responding: for professionals working with children who have experienced sexual abuse Child sexual abuse Acknowledgments Published by Office for Children‚ Victorian Government Department of Human Services Melbourne‚ Victoria May 2009 © Copyright State of Victoria‚ Department of Human Services‚ 2006 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. This document
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Roberts Mineral Wells‚ WV English 101 9/26/2012 Understanding and Overcoming Child Abuse Child abuse is a very sensitive subject for many people. In fact‚ even as people begin to read this now they are probably feeling a little uneasy. That is understandable for this is comparable to a plague on the human race‚ a disease that knows no bounds. Nobody really wants to or enjoys talking about the subject‚ but it does need to be discussed. Due to the high ratio of people (1 in 5) who have claimed
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Child discipline vs. Discipline Child abuse is a very common thing in today’s society‚ although not much is heard about it. The abuse mostly happens in the home where the bruises can be hidden. The emotional and physical scars are hidden behind clothes‚ makeup and lies. There are four different types of abuse suffered every day by children in all types of environments. The four different types are physical‚ sexual‚ emotional and psychological. The abuse leaves scars with
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Social Problems Child Abuse Child abuse is the physical‚ sexual‚ emotional mistreatment‚ or neglect of children. In the United States‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ or also known as CDC defines child abuse as any act or series of acts by a parent or other caregiver that could result in harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child’s home‚ but it could also be found within organizations‚ schools‚ or communities that the child interacts with. There are four major
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2010 The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse What is child sexual abuse? The term child sexual abuse is somewhat ambiguous‚ covering a broad spectrum of acts and meanings‚ but according to Finkelhor “general‚ legal and research definitions require two elements: (1) sexual activity involving a child and (2) an ‘abusive condition’ such as coercion or a large age gap between the participants‚ indicating lack of consensuality” (Finkelhor‚1994‚ p. 32). Although child sexual abuse is tricky to define‚ there
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Background: Child Abuse Child abuse is an enormous issue that affects children from every social class‚ race and gender. There are two types of child abuse‚ emotional abuse and physical/sexual abuse. Many children experience both types of abuse. Children like Jay may never even know they are being abused. They think their horrendous treatment is normal. Their abusers are often emotionally manipulative‚ saying their sorry or they wish they were a family again‚ or their just doing what is best. (Jay
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address a number of issues that need to be solved. Unfortunately‚ child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with‚ yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. Every year millions of children suffer some form of child abuse. It is often overlooked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. More tragically‚ many people hesitate to report suspected cases of abuse‚ perhaps because they think the child may be lying‚ or they have
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Katie Whitmer English 111-N1 Ms. Mary Lanier 21 April 2011 Child Abuse and the Justice System Child abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Three million cases of child abuse were reported in 2009. One of those cases was my niece Leah. Leah endured mental and physical abuse for the first three years of her life. Leah now lives in a safe place with my parents. Although‚ Leah sees a child therapist once a week because of the damage her mother did to her‚ she is thriving in her new home
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children die every day as a result of child abuse. That means that every six hours‚ a child dies because of some form of maltreatment. Child abuse is a serious problem facing families in the United States. To prevent child abuse‚ United States citizens need to be well informed of all aspects of child abuse. To solve the very serious issue of child abuse‚ the definition needs to be clear so that United States citizens can help. The four main types of child abuse are psychological‚ neglect‚ physical
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Domestic Violence and Child abuse University of North Carolina at Wilmington Social Work 311: Child Abuse and Neglect M. Guarino 3-28-2011 Abstract Domestic violence and child abuse have a tendency to go hand in hand. In the past‚ people overlooked the fact that in most households where domestic violence kids present‚ child abuse and neglect also occurs. An improvement in the collaboration between child protection and domestic violence services is vital for workers to identify‚ interdict
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