Genie‚ the second case of wild child was found in a room tied to a potty chair. Genie was kept in a room locked away because her father thought she was retarded at birth until the age of 13‚ when she was rescued by a social worker. She was locked away from normal civilization and any type of socialization‚ and she was beaten for making noises. Genie was an infant trapped in a 13 year old body‚ because she could only make infant like sounds and no words or sentences. Genie’s brain waves were adnormal
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Raintree‚ two Metis sisters April and Cheryl‚ have raised up in different foster family and make different experiences in their life. Cheryl self-determines as an aboriginal people‚ while the first narrative as well as the main character April‚ have looking for her self-identity from the start to the finish. Finally‚ she find it‚ at the cost of Cheryl’s suicide. Included in this list of are illness‚ infant mortality‚ foster care‚ alcoholism‚ rape‚ domestic violence against women‚ prostitution and suicide
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who she had always believed was her real father and given to her real father who she never had even met by the state. Her real father or “the sperm donor” as Cupcake referred to him then put her in foster care because his only interest in her was the money from her mother’s life insurance. In the foster home Cupcake was quickly introduced to beatings‚ drugs‚ alcohol‚ and even rape. After running away by the age of twelve‚ Cupcake had already turned into prostitution and later on‚ joined a gang by
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"In "The Lost Boy‚" the story describes the period in which the bewildered child‚ haunted by the fear of being returned to his mad and alcoholic mother‚ is passed between foster care homes. For six years‚ David Pelzer was sent to over ten different foster homes; sometimes returning to the same home twice. David’s desperate attempts to be accepted by his peers led him into a life of petty crime‚ which‚ including cruel tricks his "friends" played on him‚ included stealing‚ and ending up going to "The
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| |Qualification |Unit number and title/credits | |BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care |Unit 10: Caring for Children and Young People | | |Credits: 10
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Review Questions 1.What are the differences between being a biological parent‚ an adoptive parent‚ and a foster parent? A foster home is not meant to be a permanent situation‚ and adoptive parents are the parent until the child is 18. And a biological parent shares the same blood‚ that’s your child your child u take care of and love that child from birth until death 2.What financial needs are parents obligated to provide and which are optional? Up to the age of 18 clothes‚ school‚ food‚ place
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“Secrets of a Wild Child” Genie was a child who was kept virtually a prisoner. She was held by her parents in a suburb of Arcadia‚ Los Angeles‚ California. At thirteen years old‚ on November 4‚ 1970‚ she was discovered and was taken into custody by officials. Genie is not her real name; it has been changed to hide her identity. She was kept in such isolation by her parents she never even learned to talk‚ walk and eat correctly. She was still even wearing diapers when a social worker discovered
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A. Overview In analyzing social problems in our society it is imperative we realize the importance of psychologically developing children in need. Foster and adopted children face many obstacles in their psychological growth‚ ability to forge emotional attachments‚ and sustainability of positive self-esteem. Because foster and adopted children endure a unique set of emotional issues‚ particularly during adolescence (a time period crucial in psychological development)‚ it is instrumental that we
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This is a case of Isabella Anne Constance Marie Wiens who was born on June 11‚ 2011. Isabella was taken from her mother‚ Sara Jane Wiens in August 2011 after she was deemed unfit to care for her (Kane‚ 2015). In March 2013‚ the 21-month-old toddler was found dead in the crib at her foster home (Kane‚ 2015); and the place of death was listed as Burnaby (Culbert & Shaw‚ 2015). Two years later‚ Ms. Wiens is still searching for answers as the coroner’s report classified the death as being undetermined
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Child. This will include the overseeing of the Placement Planning and recording systems. The Key Worker should become the main co-ordinator of services for a particular Child in the home. They should help other staff follow the agreed approaches and care strategies set out in the Placement Plan. They should also help to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the services. The Key Worker should be appointed by the Manager preferably before a place has been offered to the Child. Where this is not
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