Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Literature Abstract Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Approximately there are 3 million reports of CSA in the United States every year involving nearly 6 million children. CSA take place across ethnic and cultural lines‚ in all socioeconomic levels‚ all levels of education and within all religions. Numerous adverse effects correlate with CSA some examples include‚ anxiety‚ avoidance depression‚ low self-esteem‚ post-traumatic
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so Mary orders the child to get off of it. But when he does not‚ she pulls the child’s leg and he falls onto the ground crying. The teacher comes running over The signs of emotional abuse are difficult to diagnose. Since physical marks do not exist when a child is experiencing emotional maltreatment‚ a way to tell is by their actions (www.americanhumane.org). Children suffering from emotional abuse are subject to destructive behaviors. As a result of parental substance abuse‚ the excessive use
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Child Abuse in the Bahamas A child is a precious gift given to parents‚ but they may not realize children are fragile. Children might be disciplined by their parents in order for them to listen‚ but some parents might take their punishments too far. There are many different ways a child can be abused by his or her parents. Barrington H. Brennen stated that‚ child abuse occurs when a parent‚ guardian or care giver mistreats or neglects a child‚ resulting in injury‚ or significant emotional
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Karen Pineiro Child Case Study - Michael April 16th‚ 2013 SOWK 1103: Human Behavior In The Social Environment MICHAEL Michael is a Caucasian five year old boy. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is the normal weight for a boy his age about
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Running head: ETHICS CASE STUDY Ethic Case Study University of Phoenix HCS 335 January 11‚ 2011 “Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty
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Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may
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CHILD ABUSE IN CHINA What would you feel if your parents sold you in exchange for a little money? Can you imagine being abducted by illegal laborers and forced to work 20 hours a day‚ while being whipped at the slightest signs of defiance? What if you were slapped in your face because you had addressed the teacher by his first name? A 17 year old boy named Chen was a victim of illegal child labor and abuse and suffered a broken tendon on his right wrist. A 15 year old girl named Wang Li
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Child abuse was not investigated for hundreds of years because there was not a clear definition due to differentiating cultures‚ and children were often seen as nothing more than the parent’s property. Therefore‚ the discipline practices and moral values of the parents were left unquestioned and the children grew used to the violence they were given‚ or they began to see themselves as unworthy of their family’s love. Fortunately‚ the worldly viewpoint on how children should be treated began to change
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Child abuse is a global problem‚ which unfortunately happens in every society‚ culture and communities. The term “Child Abuse” refers to intended acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. Child abuse covers a wide range of behavior from physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of child’s basic need. Child abuse is a social problem that affects millions of children each year‚ children less than 3 years of age being the most frequent victims. (Edelman & Mandle
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TARGET CHILD ABUSE When people think of child abuse they usually believe that abusers neglect and victimize all of their children equally. This is not always the case. Targeting one child for abuse is actually more common than people would believe. Many parents single out one individual child for their negative attention and abusive treatment. Typically these parents will also pick one child to be their favorite‚ showering that child with attention‚ praise‚ gifts and tolerance. The emotional
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