Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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Therapist K sees client who indicates many personal and family problems‚ including severe physical abuse at home. Client asks therapist not to discuss the case with anyone‚ especially his parents. Therapist explains his options with client‚ states that he cannot offer treatment to anyone under the age of 18 without parental consent‚ and expresses his duty to report suspected child abuse to Child Protective Services. Client feels betrayed” (Remley et al. 2007). As seen in the case‚ a 13-years-old
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Corrosion of the Soul Sexual child abuse kills the spirt of any child and distorts their thinking. I know first hand; I’m the daughter of a molested victim. Even though I was never molested myself‚ I know the impact it has had on my mother‚ and that effected me. How can one be a parent when their own parents did such a heinous things to them? How can one try to get over the fact that they lost their innocence when they were just under ten years old? How does an adult act when they were molested
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The Troubling Case of Abuse‚ Intentions‚ and the ‘Estranged Child’ When one hears the term ‘estranged child’‚ there is very specific and purposeful imagery that is crafted. We think of children who have run away without reason‚ children who alienate their families due to behavior and circumstance. Families who are aching to know why they are missing their final piece. A palpable narrative is created- parents and siblings who don’t understand‚ family friends who never saw this coming‚ a community
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Police Research Series Paper 115 Interviewing Child Witnesses under the Memorandum of Good Practice: A research review Graham M. Davies Helen L. Westcott Police Research Series Paper 115 Interviewing Child Witnesses under the Memorandum of Good Practice: A research review Graham M. Davies Helen L. Westcott Editor: Barry Webb Home Office Policing and Reducing Crime Unit Research‚ Development and Statistics Directorate Clive House‚ Petty France London‚ SW1H 9HD
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Serious Failures to Protect Individuals From Abuse Harold Shipman Harold Shipman graduated from Leeds school of medicine in 1970‚ and moved to Todmorden in 1974 to practice as a GP. In 1975 he was caught forging prescriptions for pethidine for his own use‚ and was fined £600 and ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic. For the following years‚ he worked in several temporary jobs before securing a position as a GP in 1977 and eventually setting up his own surgery in Hyde in 1993. Dr. Linda
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Animal abuse Thesis: Animal abuse usually happens when the owner is going through emotional issues I: Animal cruelty is widely known and one of the most committed cases A. Animal cruelty can be beating a animal or refusing to take care or the animal B. Animal cruelty usually happens with teenage males who grew up in a abusive home. II: Most serial killers in America start off by abusing or killing pets or growing up in a abusive home A. If people can stop this abuse it can reduce the
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CHILD PROTECTION By (NAME) Course Professor University Date Child protection and safeguarding has been a major issue of concern in primary schools prompting the enacted of The Children Act (1989) that ensures that children are protected from abuse. Child protection refers to activities undertaken to ensure children who are vulnerable to suffering as a result of abuse or neglect are protected. England’s Department of Health recorded cases of child abuse under four different categories;
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Abuse and neglect are forms of maltreatment of a child. Someone may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm or by failing to prevent harm. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting‚ by those known to them or by a stranger‚ for example‚ via the internet. They may be abused by an adult or adults‚ or another child or children. Child abuse can have major long-term effects on all aspects of a child’s health‚ development and well - being. Research from the USA
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There are four main models of abuse: • The medical model • The sociological model • The psychological model • The feminist model (Green‚ 2007‚ p251) describes the models of abuse as follows: The medical model – this model sees the abuse as an illness or a disease needing a cure. In some cases there is the potential for a cycle of abuse; the abuser parent’s ability to parent appropriately may have been affected by poor attachments with the main carers in their lives‚ and this may
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