Child abuse is a common term for four types of child maltreatment: sexual abuse‚ physical abuse‚ emotional or psychological abuse‚ and neglect. Children are usually victims of more than one type of abuse. They could be both sexually and emotionally abused or they could also be physically abused and neglected. In some severe cases‚ children may suffer from more than two forms of abuse. Child abuse was once viewed as a minor social problem that only affected a handful of U.S. children. In recent years
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Child Abuse: Saddest and Most Tragic Problem Today Child abuse is one of the saddest and most tragic problems in America today. Each year an estimated one to two million American children are being beaten‚ neglected‚ or sexually abused by their parents or guardians. Infants only a few days old as well as teenagers are subject to child abuse. There are four types of child abuse: physical abuse‚ physical neglect‚ sexual abuse‚ and emotional abuse. Child abuse is a serious problem that
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A Child Called “It” Research Paper Michelle Smythe cgilrichard@yahoo.com Tuesday EDUC 571 S. Rudinsky 10-9-2012 Research Paper 1 Child abuse. The words on its own sound horrific! According to the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) amended by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Childhelp.org October 2010)‚ it defines child abuse and neglect as‚ at the minimum the following: Any
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the following types of abuse: (1.1.1) • Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another • Emotional/psychological abuse Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; voilation • Financial abuse Financial abuse is the illegal or unauthorised use of a person’s money‚ property‚ pension book or other valuables. • Institutional abuse Institutional abuse involves failure of an
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English 8th grade Friday‚ March 1st‚ 2013 Child Sexual Abuse and its Effects Child maltreatment‚ which includes child sexual‚ physical‚ social abuse and child neglect‚ is a major social problem. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) an estimated amount of 80 thousand children in the United States experience sexual abuse every year‚ but the number of unreported and undetected cases is believed to be far greater. This is because children are afraid to tell anyone
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that child abuse should be a crime with a life sentence to prison because the victims emotions get stuffed down and come up at unexpected times/ways‚ victims struggle with unexplained anxiety‚ depression‚ or anger‚ and if a victim’s parents don’t trust them‚ the victim will not trust anyone else. I feel very strongly about this topic because I know what it can do. Say a parent doesn’t like their baby crying and they keep crying‚ if the parents shakes the child for only a few seconds‚ the child will
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Every single child in the world regardless of race‚ culture‚ gender‚ age deserves to be loved‚ cared for and kept free from harm and abuse. Children have a right to enjoy their childhood free from violence‚ injury or abuse at the hands of adults. This right is preserved in law‚ from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child down to national laws and guidelines which cover all children not just those that are abused and neglected. In 1987 the Department of Health introduced the Child Abuse guidelines
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TRAUMA AND ABUSE COUNSELLING Case Study 1‚750 words Topic: Childhood Abuse A lady‚ Hannah‚ now in her fifties‚ has come to see you. The perpetrator was her father‚ who was highly influential in the church. She (as well as several sisters) was sexually and emotionally abused between the ages of 9 and 16. As a child Hannah made several attempts to disclose the abuse but was unable to feel heard or believed. Hannah has attempted to tell a school nurse‚ a school friend. She has also
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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
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Pergamon Child Abuse & Neglect 26 (2002) 679 – 695 Child neglect: developmental issues and outcomes Kathryn L. Hildyard‚ David A. Wolfe* Department of Psychology‚ The University of Western Ontario‚ London‚ Ontario‚ N6A 5C2‚ Canada Abstract Objective: This article highlights the manner in which child neglect‚ the most common form of maltreatment‚ affects children’s development. Method: The review is organized according to three developmental periods (i.e.‚ infancy/preschool‚ school-aged and
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