It is an unfortunate reality that many abuses against children that occur are unreported. However‚ when someone or an agency filed a report and complaint to the police that child abused exist in the community‚ the police tend to respond and investigate the said allegation quickly. And‚ since the crime of abuse is a violation of our penal code‚ it is the police criminal investigator(s) task to take the lead when investigating the child abuse case. That’s because it is only the police investigator(s)
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Lauren Szymanski Socialwork 200 November 28‚ 2010 Child Abuse Child abuse is horrible and it affects everyone in one way or another. Before 1963‚ there were no laws to protect the kids from abuse but thanks to social workers and other judicial people‚ there were laws passed (Pfohl). This paper is going to explain why it is so important for social workers to protect kids by talking about this history of abuse and why social workers need to be around. It will also discuss what social workers
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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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primarily found in abuse victims. Learned helplessness was originally discovered when an “animal is repeatedly subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot escape” (Cherry‚ 2016). According to Cherry (2016) the animal will eventually stop trying to avoid the stimulus and behave like it is completely helpless even if they have a way of avoiding the pain. Learned helplessness has a strong tie to animals‚ however it can be applied to many situations that involve humans‚ such as abuse‚ or in domestic
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It is crucial that all professionals working with children are aware of child abuse and must have an understanding of the different signs that may indicate that a child is being abused. We are more aware today than ever before about what constitutes abuse and of what can be classified as effective behaviour control. For example‚ a child receiving the belt was considered an acceptable means of teaching a child right from wrong; today we would be horrified at this kind of treatment. Although practitioners
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY Introduction This is a reflection of a research carried out by a group within the class on ’investigating information sharing between professionals and how it impacts child abuse: social work perspective ’. This theme was the basis for the research and published research articles were used to analyse the research question. The reporting of child abuse is a complex issue that generates lots of controversies but recently‚ social policy has been focused on improving the way child abuse
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parents of sexually abused children suffer tram that effects the way they approach the prosecution. There are several factors that contribute to this trauma‚ such as: Family context‚ abuse characteristics‚ and emotional impact. Each of these factors can affect the trauma that the parents faced with when their child is sexually abused and determine how well the parents holds up during the prosecution. The parent of the sexually abused children are an important part of the prosecution process as well
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other sleep issues. Long-term living in abusive homes are at increased risk for health issues such as substance abuse‚ autoimmune diseases‚ heart disease‚ and cancer. Kids may have more tantrums‚ become clingy‚ withdraw‚ overreact to situations‚ and regress to earlier behavior such as thumb-sucking‚ wanting to be held like a baby‚ or using baby talk. Teens exposed to their parents abuse may skip school or use drugs and alcohol. Children first learn how to interact with others by watching their parents
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Are you against child abuse or not? According to authorities on child abuse‚ it’s very rare for people to report about child abuse when they see it like they use to in 1970-1990. Now a day’s people just leave it how it is as long as it’s not there child they really don’t worry about it. Abusing kids for unnecessary reasons and hitting them with objects that may bruise them badly isn’t the way of a parent teaching their kids manners at all. Especially taking your anger out on the child isn’t the way
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physical injuries‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect‚ emotional abuse or verbal abuse. Child abuse can have major long term effects on all aspects of a child’s health‚ development and well being. The main forms of maltreatment are: Neglect sign; A child come to school usually with dirty skin‚ hair and clothes or without jacket in winter. Children in the school may feel hungry and tiredness or being left alone unsupervised. Even then they are sick not taken to GP for medical treatment. A child frequently absent from
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