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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respect that we all deserve‚ including children. Child abuse is a worldwide issue that has been going on for many years. Here in the United States over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year. Child abuse occurs at every social level and within every religion‚ ethnicity‚ and culture. Throughout history there have been many people that try to solve this common problem‚ but unfortunately I think society will forever struggle with child abuse. In the past two rights were at the base of
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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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The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Children The future of our children depends upon the care and nurture they receive. Unfortunately‚ many of our children end up in non-traditional‚ or traditional families where they are abused and neglected by someone in their household. People have a difficult time defining child abuse and neglect. They do not know specifically what falls under the various categories’ of child abuse and neglect. Some people contend that child abuse encompasses anyone who
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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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What is child abuse? It is when a child has been intentionally hurt‚ or when a parent or caregiver fails to protect a child in their care‚ and the child is or can be hurt as a result. (Children ’s Aid Society‚ 2009) Child maltreatment can be categorized into several broad types including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect/failure to provide‚ and emotional maltreatment. What are the effects of child abuse on the emotional development of the child‚ and does it have an effect on their adulthood?
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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 abuse is unfortunately a common occurrence within our current society. There is no single cause of child abuse‚ although there are many risk factors. The general risk factors include a parents’ history of child abuse‚ a drug/alcohol problem‚ mental illness‚ and lack of support. There are four types of child abuse: physical‚ sexual‚ mental‚ and neglect. Neglect is the most common form of abuse‚ although when one form of abuse surfaces‚ there is often more than one type involved. According
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be constantly approved by someone? These latter-mentioned characteristics are found in a child that is victim of emotional abuse or neglect. These two types of abuse are not very well-known among parents or people in general. Because of this‚ the effects that emotional abuse and neglect leave on their victims usually remain unknown. It is important to make people aware of these effects that the abused child present‚ in order to understand his or her behaviour. For this reason‚ I decided to try to
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