Child Advocacy Child maltreatment has many different characteristics‚ including child neglect and physical abuse (Wong‚ Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2011). It is defined as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation‚ or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm‚” (Children ’s Bureau‚ 2008). Children suffering from child abuse or neglect
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Long-term Effects of Child Abuse In one long-term study‚ Silverman‚ Reinherz‚ and Giaconda show that “as many as 80 percent of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder at age 21” (“Long-Term Effects‚” Long-Term Consequences). Many Adults who have been abused in their childhood still have effects from the trauma today. The issues victims have that went through child abuse are more severe than people know. Some of the victims isolate themselves
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types of child abuse Physical abuse when a child is being physically hurt and injured. Marks are being made to the body. Hitting‚ beating‚ kicking‚ hurt with objects‚ having things thrown at them‚ burning‚ suffocating Sexual abuse when a child is persuaded or forced into sexual activities. Physical sexual abuse includes contact‚ touching‚ or acts of penetration. Non-physical sexual abuse involves children looking at pornographic materials or sexual acts Emotional abuse when a child is persistently
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reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than 6 million children. The amount doubles due to the fact that a report can include multiple children. The U.S has one of the worst records among industrialized nations‚ thus losing an average between 4 and 7 children everyday to abuse and neglect. The sociological theories that can be used to research the issue of child abuse in the U.S are symbolic interactionism‚ and the conflict theory. Physical abuse of a child is when a
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abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder at age 21” (Child Welfare Information Gateway). There are many long-term problems that stem from abuse as children‚ such as depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ and attempts at suicide‚ but this Extended Essay will investigate only the three most prominent‚ long-term psychological effects of child abuse‚ focusing specifically on the types of abuse that may lead to the following disorders: dissociation‚ multiple-personality disorder
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Human Service Child abuse relates closely to human service due to the fact that this is a helping field which involves children and family. Human service works to improve the quality of life and well-being of individual. Human service offer services that works closely with counseling‚ therapy and social justice. As a human service profession you are told to put human being first and always address the most important concerns first. You are told to set aside your personal feeling and don’t place
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CHILD ABUSE Child abuse is the controlled acts that result in the physical or emotional damage of children. The term ?child abuse? covers different ranges of behavior‚ from physical assault by parents or gaurdians to neglecting a child. Child abuse is wrong and God didn?t create children for adults to abuse. They are blessings‚ not burdens. There is child abuse in the world because of ignorant people who want to feel powerful‚ so they beat on little kids and these kids think that violence against
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How can the community reduce Child Abuse and Neglect? Introduction Child abuse and neglect is an issue that is too big for service providers to ensure for safety alone. The community needs to get both involved and educated to help stop or at least reduce the problem of the abuse and neglect of children. “We have to build communities from the inside out in order to make change. And if we are going to ensure child well-being and reduce violence‚ we are
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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
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audience to learn about child abuse and how it is different from corporal punishment. Thesis Statement: Physical child abuse and corporal punishment are two different things. It is important to know the difference between the two because all children deserve to be safe. Introduction I. In 2005‚ 3.6 million children were investigated by Child Protective Services as victims of maltreatment‚ 899‚000 children were found to be abused or neglected‚ and 1‚460 children died from abuse. 76.6% of those children
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