Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant‚ toddler‚ preschool‚ and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant‚ toddler‚ preschool‚ or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe
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Social Problems Child Abuse Child abuse is the physical‚ sexual‚ emotional mistreatment‚ or neglect of children. In the United States‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ or also known as CDC defines child abuse as any act or series of acts by a parent or other caregiver that could result in harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child’s home‚ but it could also be found within organizations‚ schools‚ or communities that the child interacts with. There are four major
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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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Background: Child Abuse Child abuse is an enormous issue that affects children from every social class‚ race and gender. There are two types of child abuse‚ emotional abuse and physical/sexual abuse. Many children experience both types of abuse. Children like Jay may never even know they are being abused. They think their horrendous treatment is normal. Their abusers are often emotionally manipulative‚ saying their sorry or they wish they were a family again‚ or their just doing what is best. (Jay
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Child abuse is defined as a variety of harmful behaviors directed against children. It can take many forms. Child abuse in general is a psychological problem or perversion of the abuser. The abuser is referred to as the perpetrator of abuse. Child abuse includes the following conditions: Child sexual abuse Physical abuse Child neglect Emotional neglect and abuse Although some cases of child abuse are obvious‚ many are not. Early recognition of child abuse is very important to get
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Introduction When people make a decision to have children‚ the universal plan is for the parents to love and cherish them. However‚ unluckily this is not always the result. There are adults in this world who abuse children whether they are infants or teenagers. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)‚ maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide information that younger children are more prevalent to child abuse than older children is and that the abusers
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Child Abuse and the Importance of Reporting Child abuse has been a problem for many centuries‚ and there have been studies of how people have lived that show a constant pattern of child abuse and neglect. The following information will show people the history of child abuse‚ warning signs‚ statistics of the abused‚ the different reporting processes‚ and the ethical importance of reporting child abuse and neglect. To begin this discussion‚ the readers will be introduced to the history of
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Child discipline vs. Discipline Child abuse is a very common thing in today’s society‚ although not much is heard about it. The abuse mostly happens in the home where the bruises can be hidden. The emotional and physical scars are hidden behind clothes‚ makeup and lies. There are four different types of abuse suffered every day by children in all types of environments. The four different types are physical‚ sexual‚ emotional and psychological. The abuse leaves scars with
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Katie Whitmer English 111-N1 Ms. Mary Lanier 21 April 2011 Child Abuse and the Justice System Child abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Three million cases of child abuse were reported in 2009. One of those cases was my niece Leah. Leah endured mental and physical abuse for the first three years of her life. Leah now lives in a safe place with my parents. Although‚ Leah sees a child therapist once a week because of the damage her mother did to her‚ she is thriving in her new home
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In 2015‚ the 2015 Child Maltreatment Report from The Children’s Bureau‚ shows an increase in child abuse referrals from 3.6 million to 4 million (American SPCC‚ 2017). Child abuse happens everyday. Discipline and child abuse are two different actions. Discipline is essential in shaping basic morals in children. Discipline does not have to be physical. Some examples of discipline are having to stay home when the child wants to go somewhere‚ take any electronics‚ etc. Over 18 % of the 686‚000 children
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