...STATEMENT: “Child abuse and neglect has become an epidemic and there needs to be a change to prevent this abuse: educating communities, tougher sentences and lifetime monitoring of offenders.” Sniped, Dawn-Elise, PhD, LMHC, CRC, NCC. (2012). Tip 36: Treatment for Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues. AllCEUs Counseling Education. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxNQ84dYUpO In this 36 minute video Sniped touched a lot of issues with explanations of cause and effect of abuse and neglect. Sniped linked child abuse/neglect to substance abuse. The video explains how to help these type of people recover from their addictions and issues. The video tells you how child abuse and neglect, in many cases, are carried from childhood and adulthood. In many cases the victim becomes the abuser in adulthood. Sniped explains how educating the victims is the key and it should be mandated that they receive the education and therapy. She also explains how closer monitoring of these people would a positive approach and deem very helpful in keeping the children safer. I think this is a reliable source. I think this will help my argument because it comes from professional that has the experience and ability to share her knowledge not only from a personal view but from a professional standpoint. Bacal, Jessica Esq. (2014) Interview Bacal has been an attorney for 33 years and 15 years has been involved with family law. She has seen many abuse cases where...
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...Child Exposure to a Batterer’s Violence: A Proposal for Research Melanie Dowling & Sandra van den Bosse University of Minnesota - Duluth Advanced Research, SW 8102 Dennis Falk July 17, 2007 Introduction Although child exposure to domestic violence is quite prevalent, a review of academic literature reveals few studies focused on the experiences of children living with a batterer’s violence. The search did not reveal any studies that focus on how children experienced an intervention by the child welfare community. Further research is needed to provide a voice for the victims and fill the information gap that currently exists. This research study will focus on the lived experiences of children exposed to domestic violence and the interventions, if any, they received. The intervention might have come from a child protection worker, a teacher, or a shelter program advocate. Uncovering this information will provide useful considerations for current and future interventions. Ultimately, it can lead to determining best practices. An intervention should be “just right” for each specific child and reduce any further trauma. Additionally, the intervention should allow the child to have a better understanding of domestic violence, provide more safety, encourage resiliency, and strengthen the bond with the non-offending parent, who is a victim as well. By interviewing adults who were exposed to a batterer’s violence as a child, but later decided to enter the child welfare ...
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...comprehensive screening. I will explain what the patterns and characteristics I would look for during the screening of family members of a potential abused or neglected child. I will address how the characteristics of the abuser differ from the abused, and what the patterns and characteristics I would look for while screening a potentially abused or neglected child. I will explain how these patterns and characteristics help me determine the proper assessment methods and which methods would I use in this screening scenario. Patterns and characteristics of an abuser vary because abuse comes in many forms such as neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. "A perpetrator is a person who has been determined to have caused or knowingly allowed the maltreatment of a child. Most States define perpetrators of child abuse and neglect as parents and other caregivers (such as relatives, babysitters, and foster parents) who have harmed a child in their care. It is important to note that States define the term "caregiver" differently. The harm caused to a child by others (such as acquaintances or strangers) may not be considered child abuse but rather may be considered a criminal matter" (Perpetrators of child abuse and neglect, n.d.) There are many characteristics that an abuser will have regardless of the type of abuse that they do on their victims such as according to (characteristics of abusers and victims, 2014) * May have intense, dependent relationships with their victims ...
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...Research, Practice and Policy (2011) Marian Reiff, Dorothy, M. Castille, KristinaMuenzenmaier, & Bruce Link Topic of the study: Childhood Abuse and the Content of Adult Psychotic Symptom Fathimath Shafa (3249) Abnormal Psychology -PSYCHOLOGY 4501 Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Mojgan Shadbash Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Germany 1. Introduction Childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse have been regarded as to cause psychotic symptoms or schizophrenia. The symptoms of previous trauma starts to display in adulthood. This particular research explores the connection between childhood abuse and the content of adult psychotic symptoms. The researcher managed to explain this relationship in multiple pathways despite the complexity of the body. About 54% of the schizophrenic patients reported having sexually abused during childhood and it is important to know how the psychotic symptoms might be related to early traumatic events considering the high prevalence rate. This research accommodates some of the other researches done on this area, in one of the research, they have mentioned specific approaches that were used to investigate the association between psychotic symptoms and the two subjects. Psychotic symptoms have been linked to range of severe experiences of childhood sexual abuse such ass malevolence, sexual themes, and olfactory sensations. Moreover, it contains subordinate relationships. This research further investigates...
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...study was to determine the independent impact of direct and indirect forms of violence at home. The independent variables are domestic violence and child abuse. The dependent variable is externalizing symptoms. The study was conducted with 532 students (49.7% boys, 50.3% girls) recruited from five different middle schools in Rome, Italy and its surrounding areas. Their ages ranged from 9 to 15 years of age. In this study indirect exposure is defined as exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), perpetrated by either the mother or the father toward the parent. Direct exposure is defined as direct abuse towards the child from the mother or father, and it could be physical, psychological, or sexual in nature. Results from this study revealed that exposure to domestic violence and direct parental abuse is a widespread experience. Externalizing behavior was measured with a 33-item subscale of the Italian version of the Original Behavioral Check List, Youth Self-Report Scale. Preadolescents’ exposure to parental violence was measured with a modified version of the Conflict Tactic Scale adapted for Italian youngsters by Baldry. To measure mother and father abuse against the child, participants had to answer four different questions for each parent. Externalizing problems were found to be significantly associated with parental abuse, indicating that children who are abused are likely to become aggressive or even involved in other defiant activities. The strength of the study...
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...Family Violence & Abuse Written Assignment Module 4 Course Project Part 1 Interview and Community Directory Personal Interview It’s OK to ask for help… Call if you need help… no one has the right to hurt you 1 (800) 4-A-CHILD 1 (800) 422-4453 By: Nichole George Table of Contents Page 1………………………………………………………..…………………Cover Page Page 2… ……………………………………………………………………Table of Contents Page 3- 4……………………………………………………...………Child Abuse & Neglect Page 5-12……………………………………...…………………………Interview in person Each state provides its own definitions of child abuse within civil and criminal statues, but they are informed by the following definitions of various forms of child abuse: Physical, Neglect, Sexual, Emotional and Psychological. According to Wallace, “The physical battering of children is not a new phenomenon.” Wallace also states, “Physical child abuse may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental physical injury by a person who has care, custody, or control of a child. This definition contains two key aspects: The act is intentional or willful, and the act resulted in a physical injury. An accidental injury does not qualify as child abuse.” Children have suffered trauma at the hands of parents and caregivers since the beginning of recorded history. Child neglect is the leading form of child abuse in the United States and occurs when a caretaker fails to provide for a child’s basic needs, which include food, clothing...
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...Harmful Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect On behalf of the NCANDS in 2016 there were 676,000 victims of abuse and neglect. A national study conducted by several researchers with the help of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) accompanied by the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV Version (AUDADIS-IV), the Adverse Childhood Experiences study (ACE study; Dube et al., 2001, 2003), the Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, 1979), and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Bernstein et al., 1994) supported the theory that there is a direct correlation between child...
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... “Child abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States. In 2000, the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System found that of the three million suspected child maltreatment cases reported to Child Protective Service agencies across the nation, about 879,000 children were victims of child maltreatment. Approximately 63% of these children were victims of neglect, 19% were abused physically, 10% were abused sexually, and 8% were psychologically abused. In most of these cases, the children’s parents were the abusers.” (Shannon, L. C. ) Child abuse is a significant public health issue affecting thousands of families each year. Effective approaches to child abuse prevention includes promoting stable, safe, nurturing relationships as a program, which assists families in maintaining positive parenting practices. The Family Growth Center (FCG) has linked with families to prevent child abuse and neglect through a community-based, 15-week parental-education program entitled “ Parent Nurturing Program.” Programs for children and parents led by trained facilitators incorporates the Bavolek and Comstock model “Nurturing Program for Parents and Children,” which teaches cognitive and behavioral skills. The goal of The Family Growth Center is to abuse and neglect from occurding and re-occudring by reducing the risk factors such as stress, depression, domestic violence, and substance abuse while improving protective factors such ...
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...Child Victims ITT Technical Institute CJ 1320 Investigations May 20, 2013 The general crimes that are committed against children who are 18 years of age and under are several. The list as follows: * Child exploitation * Child abuse * Child molester * Child abduction * Child abuse aggravated * Child labor * Child maltreatment * Child /sex trafficking * Children drug abuse * Under-age drinking * Bullying * Exposure to domestic violence When it comes to crimes against children it depends on who is the witness as well as where the crime was committed. Everything above has to go through Children & Youth Families Department (CYFD) and go through interviews with a forensic officer to see the nature of the alleged crime then being evaluated to see if the child needs to go through any therapy. This also based on first responders who can be the officer who responded to the call, and contacting the child protective services which then completes a safe house appointment when it comes to child abuse/molestation. As well depending on the crime it may go directly to FBI for further investigation for example child abductions, child exploitation, online predators or juvenile trafficking (sex trafficking). Depending on the nature of the crime then after full evaluation of the child’s mental state and age would go through and investigation which can go for years until it can go through trial based on district attorneys findings....
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...secondary sources a sample survey was conducted to collect primary field data. Data was collected on the basis of the questionnaire, and the sample of the study was selected purposively. The significant findings of the study reveal that street children live in a highly hazardous environment. It’s a warning sign for any developmental consequences. This paper highlights the present condition of the street children in Dhaka city and recommended some suggestion. Key words: Street, Children, Health, Hazards, Introduction Street children are common problem for a developing country like Bangladesh. Being out in the open street eventually impairs the personality and creativity of Children. The global efforts for preservation of child rights and protection of them from child labour are coming on first priority of every nation. Street children can be found easily on Dhaka city corporation in diverse places such as in industries, factories, hotels and restaurants, shops, automobile and engineering workshops, building and construction, garbage collection, book binding etc. All these factors make them vulnerable to deficiency,...
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...Family Violence & Abuse Written Assignment Module 4 Course Project Part 1 Interview and Community Directory Personal Interview It’s OK to ask for help… Call if you need help… no one has the right to hurt you 1 (800) 4-A-CHILD 1 (800) 422-4453 By: Nichole George Table of Contents Page 1………………………………………………………..…………………Cover Page Page 2… ……………………………………………………………………Table of Contents Page 3- 4……………………………………………………...………Child Abuse & Neglect Page 5-12……………………………………...…………………………Interview in person Each state provides its own definitions of child abuse within civil and criminal statues, but they are informed by the following definitions of various forms of child abuse: Physical, Neglect, Sexual, Emotional and Psychological. According to Wallace, “The physical battering of children is not a new phenomenon.” Wallace also states, “Physical child abuse may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental physical injury by a person who has care, custody, or control of a child. This definition contains two key aspects: The act is intentional or willful, and the act resulted in a physical injury. An accidental injury does not qualify as child abuse.” Children have suffered trauma at the hands of parents and caregivers since the beginning of recorded history. Child neglect is the leading form of child abuse in the United States and occurs when a caretaker fails to provide for a child’s basic needs, which include food...
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...Penn State Scandal Everything was looking good for Joe Paterno and Penn State football as his football managing career rose with an overall record of 298-136-3 but in 2011, all that changed. Back in 2000 a janitor of Penn State witnessed Sandusky receiving oral sex from a young boy, the janitor reported what he saw to co-workers and his supervisor but none of these men reported these actions to authorities. It wasn’t until November 5, 2011 that Sandusky was arrested on a $100,000 bail and up to 40 criminal counts. ESPN were quickly in the scene to investigate and report the allegations on Sandusky. They quickly reported saying Sandusky was charged with more than 50 counts of child sex-abuse involving 10 boys he met through The Second Mile, a children's charity he founded. New York Times went on to report Sandusky has been accused of these charges before hand and action was never taken until now. 2 days after Sandusky’s arrest, athletic director Tim Curley and vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz stepped down from their positions, also being facing charges for not notifying the police for Sandusky’s actions. On December 16, 2011, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz were held for trial. "I don't remember any reports to me that it was sexual in nature," Mr. Curley told the grand jury, a statement prosecutors contend was a lie (Schmitz) Tim Curley allegedly said he did not report anything to the authorities because he felt a crime never occurred. This controversy led...
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...physical, sexual, and emotional abusers or by caregivers who neglect them. The abuse has a profound effect on the child. With the special nature of these cases, forensic psychologists must use special techniques to take care of the child and case. Section 1: The Forensic Interview and Why it should be used The interview process consists of four steps. The first step is to establish a rapport with the victim through a few methods. Firstly, introduce yourself and provide some basic info about yourself as an icebreaker of sorts and get the victim more comfortable. After introductions, ask some info about the victim in simple terms that the victim can understand. The child is more than likely going to be nervous in an unknown environment talking to an unfamiliar person. The next method is to empathize with the victim. Not only will it make the child more comfortable, the child will open up and provide more information. The interview is more than likely going to be electronically recorded for protection of the victim. The third method is to not ask any coercive questions and ask open questions to expand conversation. (Cheung, 2003). The second step is to get the child’s official statement via open narrative. This is when the child should tell the interviewer what happened in his or her own words. Once this narrative is given, the third step immediately occurs. This step involves questioning the child. There are a variety of questions usually grouped via “Who,” “What,” “Where,” “When...
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...The United States child protective services (CPS) is a government agency that is ran by the state. The program was created to respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. They investigate assumptions of abuse and neglect. If the assumptions are true they have to find the appropriate solution for the child or children. They are responsible of wide ranges of jobs that they have to do on day to day bases. The officer’s make home visits; responsible to know if the child or children should be removed then they must complete documents of their cases. To become a child protective services officer it will require education good communication skills and experience. The children that are abused need a quick action from a compassionate strong dedicated person who will do anything to ensure their safety, I want to help kids have a voice and feel loved and protected....
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...Critiquing Child Advocacy Plans Child, Family, Community and Culture-ECH-325 July 3. 2013 Critiquing Child Advocacy Plans While talking to the local school district administrator of the elementary school and the director of the pre-k in the Arizona school system, I was informed that anyone that has reason to believe that a child is being harmed in any way, such as physically, mentally or affected by neglect or abuse must report these cases to the local law enforcement agency and to the Department of Protective Services. It is the responsibility of ever member of the school staff to report any suspected abuse to their superiors at the school district office. It doesn’t matter how small the problem may be to the staff member it is part of their responsibility to provide their students with a safe environment and protection. If the staff doesn’t report any suspected abuse they can be sent to jail or fined. If a student comes to any staff member and reports sexual abuse that has taken place, it is not considered hearsay, and it is considered admissible in court. This will only hold up in court if I am the first adult the child has told this story to. If a report is made in good faith, any member of the staff will have legal protection and their identity will be kept confidential. This means that I have taken actions without intending to hurt anyone. The district administrator and director has informed me that they have had experienced where they had to call CPS. They...
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