Unit 10 – Assessment 4 P4 – Describe the signs and symptoms of child abuse. Most children are not at risk of abuse in their family homes however there are situations that increase the risk. However stresses and strains on the family can cause one or both of the parents to react in anger and take it out on the child. It is usually the most vulnerable or the youngest member of the family unit who is the victim of the abuse. Abuse is usually as a result of the parents having bad parenting skills or
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Consequences of Child Abuse Child abuse is the physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual mistreatment of a child by his or her parent or guardian. Many do not realize how many children are abused in their homes every day. According to a publication titled Child Maltreatment 2008‚ children are more likely to be the victim of child abuse and neglect than they are to be the victim of anything else (Speak-Up-Be-Safe). In fact‚ more than one million children in the United States alone are a victim of child abuse (Wisdom
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Child abuse and neglect is an uncontrolled problem in the United States today. There are different kinds of child abuse and neglect such as sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and physical abuse. Child abuse often happens when children take all the blame from adults. Usually‚ the child that they are looking after is not their own‚ and often the parents are addicted to alcohol and drugs. An abuser may lie and deny the fact that there is nothing wrong with the abuse. No one has the right to cause pain
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Child Sexual Abuse Unit 6 Project Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse where an adult or adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Child sexual abuse doesn ’t always involve body contact. Exposing a child to sexual situations or material is sexually abusive‚ whether or not touching is involved (Smith 2013). Statistics states that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse (Finkelhor 2012). Studies show that 20% of adult females and 5-10% of adult males recall
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that children who experience abuse are more likely to have negative outcomes in adulthood. These negative outcomes may be mental or psychological problems‚ problems in behavior as well as economic status. Two studies (Colman‚ Widom 2004; Belt‚ Abidin 1996) find that there is a correlation between child abuse and relationships in adulthood. Two studies (Burnette‚ Ilgen‚ Frayne‚ Lucas‚ Mayo‚ Weitlauf 2007; Lansford‚ Dodge‚ Pettit‚ Bates 2010) show that childhood abuse can be an indicator in an increase
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Tuji Vanamo‚ Kari Karkola‚ Juhani Merikanto that wrote “Fatal child abuse: a study of 13 cases of continuous abuse” was published on 5 January 2012. The main point that this author is trying to convey is how child abuse is active all around the world. Even though some are fatal which is rare it is still on the rise to this day. Many of the children living in those conditions could have been prevented from someone reporting the abuse but failed to do so. Many of the parents in the study knew about
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Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse. *** Answer submitted on Apr 7 2013 4:55PM *** There are four main types of child abuse; Physical‚ Sexual‚ Emotional/Phychological and Neglect. PHYSICAL Physical child abuse is an injury resulting from physical agression even if the injury was not intended the act is considered physical abuse. Beating‚ slapping and hitting. Pushing‚ shaking‚ kicking or throwing. Pinching‚ biting‚ choking or hair pulling. Burning with cigerettes
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Effects of Child Abuse by CHILDREN Neglect of a child is not limited to physical abuse; it encompasses physical‚ emotional‚ sexual abuse. The effects of these types of abuse are not limited to the number of years the child suffers; unfortunately‚ the effects of child abuse last a lifetime. Studies on child abuse have proven the negative effects are more than skin deep‚ and can have permanent physical‚ intellectual‚ and psychological consequences throughout adolescence and adulthood. When children
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2013) True Love is attractive. Attraction and chemistry form the bond that allows people to mate. Without this romantic desire for another individual‚ a relationship is nothing more than lust or infatuation. True Love is attached. Like the mother-child bond‚ attachment comes after the initial attraction. Attachment is the long term love that appears anywhere from one to three years into a romantic relationship (sometimes sooner and very rarely after)‚ and you ’ll know you ’ve found it when you can
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children and families in situations such as domestic violence‚ abuse. • Work with different organisations e.g. social services‚ police‚ family protection‚ education and health services. • Provide support via telephone line to home-based childcare workers on whether to refer a situation to social services. A Health Visitor’ s roles and responsibilities are: • A health visitor have crucial skills in protecting children from harm and abuse‚ they are one of the first to recognise children who are likely
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