English 110 Danielle Stephen 10/8/14 “Discipline vs. Child Abuse” Matthew A. Cornblith Coleman University 1 How far is too far? Some people believe that child abuse is an acceptable form of discipline‚ however I do not. There is a fine line between discipline and child abuse. What is discipline? Discipline is “the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior‚ using punishment to correct disobedience.” (https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&source=hp&btnG=Google+Search&gbv=2#hl=en&gbv=2&q=discipline)
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Youth and School Performance The issue under review is the academic under-performance of foster care youth and the possible interventions that are available to improve school performance of foster care youth. Foster care youth are not only at risk of academic failure- they are in fact performing far behind their normative peers (Zetlin & Weinberg‚ 2003). Foster care youth are faced with many risk factors and a lack of protective factors that lead to their lower school performance. Common risks
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English 102 1/31/14 MAPNA Influences on Child Behavior Have you ever gone out in public lately either by yourself or with other people and really observe the way the children of today act? Many devices today cause poor behavior. We often see children doing violent actions in a hand full of places‚ such as restaurants‚ grocery markets‚ shopping malls‚ and other public areas. One obvious argument is that child behavior has changed now compared to the way it was several years ago. Sadly‚ the
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Child abuse has been an emerging issue which created a huge controversy of how it affects children. Child abuse is in many forms and not just physical‚ but it is also psychological‚ emotional‚ and sexual. Child abuse has been around since the beginning of time and there have been many historical accounts that have proved that children have either been neglected or abused. Child abuse is not just a onetime attack but it is usually a series of episodes that is not just physical; but also emotional
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM If education is a weapon of liberation from ignorance‚ poverty and diseases‚ then the education for a child means giving the child the potentials to improve himself and the educational standard will no small way improve the child’s worth; hence the child would be able to play his or her own role in the building of his or her own nation. The need to improve on the educational standard by all means stem from the fact that education will not only develop the personality of the
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encourage the progress of students in schools. Parents care about their child’s academic performance because they believe good academic results will provide more career choices and job security. Schools‚ though invested in fostering good academic habits for the same reason‚ are also often influenced by concerns about the school’s reputation and the possibility of monetary aid from government institutions‚ which can hinge on the overall academic performance of the school. State and federal departments
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children die every day as a result of child abuse. That means that every six hours‚ a child dies because of some form of maltreatment. Child abuse is a serious problem facing families in the United States. To prevent child abuse‚ United States citizens need to be well informed of all aspects of child abuse. To solve the very serious issue of child abuse‚ the definition needs to be clear so that United States citizens can help. The four main types of child abuse are psychological‚ neglect‚ physical
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A Short History of Child Abuse Name Institution Introduction Child abuse relates to the actions of a caretaker or a parent physically‚ sexually‚ or emotionally mistreating‚ neglecting‚ or abandoning a child (Find Law 2015). The history of abuse of children is not a recent practice‚ but the efforts to educate the people about the child as an important person started recently. The old ages practiced forms of child abuse unknowingly. Different parts of the world practiced varied forms of ill-treatment
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Two ethical and legal issues arising from working with children is Confidentiality and reporting abuse /neglect. Although‚ it may seem that one issue is more serious than the other‚ both can become for challenging when counselors are involved with services to minors. In spite of the difficult challenges it may be‚ working with theses particular group of clients. Often times it may appear ambiguous‚ or ill-defined‚ following ethical codes and legal statutes are crucial. Confidentiality Laws in each
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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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