Parental Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Temple University Harrisburg Introduction Parental substance abuse and the welfare of children have become a growing epidemic in society today. Thousands of families are facing struggles with addiction which can lead to the interruption of cognitive development and mental growth of their young children. It has been found that “more than 8.3 million children younger than 18 years (11.9%) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused
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The Neglect of the Elderly With the growing number of senior citizens in our expanding society‚ abuse and neglect of the elderly is a widespread issue in our society. Neglect can come in many ugly forms and can be quite horrifying when actually investigated. When we as a society fail to meet the needs of our senior community we are only creating a perhaps dreadful prelude to our own inevitable destiny. Elder neglect is the failure to fulfill obligations to a senior citizen. According
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Decreasing Child Abuse with Nurse Partnership Rachel C. Abstract Research has found that the risk for child abuse of children under the age of one year is related to the economic status of their parents. While poverty is not the sole indicator of child abuse‚ the number of such child abuse cases is significant among those who receive Medicaid‚ which indicates the family is living in poverty. A nurse partnership program which partners a registered nurse with expectant mothers on Medicaid increases
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Self-neglect : recognising features and risk factors Introduction Self-neglect in older adults is a serious public health issue and a social problem that can have profound consequences for the health and well-being of older people. It is characterised by an inability to meet one’s own basic needs and is an increasingly common problem‚ which can be intentional or unintentional (Gibbons et al‚ 2006). Those who self-neglect often live in extreme conditions of squalor and evidence suggests they are
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Child Abuse – Chapter 1 & 2 summery Reading for October 22-2013 Chapter 1 Important terminology: 1. Child maltreatment – included both the abuse and neglect of children. 2. Child abuse – a term that is used for acts of commission – inappropriate behaviors towards children 3. Child neglect – term used for act of omission. Omission is not performing an act that is usually done or expected by a ’normal’ person. Like stopping at a scene of a traffic accident if you are a medical professional
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The History of Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause The Journal of Psychohistory 25 (3) Winter 1998 The following speech was given at the National Parenting Conference in Boulder‚ Colorado‚ on September 25‚ 1997. During the past three decades‚ I have spent much of my scholarly life examining primary sources such as diaries‚ autobiographies‚ doctor’s reports‚ ethnographic reports and other documents that document what it must have felt like to have been a child--yesterday and today‚ in the East and the West
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Conclusion As we did the research for Apple Company‚ we could found out that Apple Company is well developed in a way of their products and services towards the users. Apple had innovated their products and taking the lead of the other company like Nokia‚ Sony Ericsson‚ LG and so on by its own touch screen hand phone technology selling on market to be one of the most influential in the share market of the nationwide. As to be seen‚ Apple focuses its strength on building up their branding power
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University of Phoenix Material Introductions and Conclusions As you begin to write the rough draft of your paper‚ think critically about how you might draw your readers’ attention in a compelling way. Consider how to create a rapport with the audience. For example‚ what areas of agreement may already exist between you and your readers? What does your audience need to make them interested in your topic? Types of Introductions One way to draw in the audience is to grab readers’ attention
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A child is an innocent figure only looking for love and care from those around them. No one can ever imagine that the lives of children are put in danger everyday. Child abuse is commonly known for physical marks such as bruises or broken bones. It is obvious that some marks are not from falling off a bike and those are the signs that appear that something is wrong with the child. According to the Florida Statue‚ abuse means any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical‚ mental‚
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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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