Running head: Elderly Abuse 1 Elderly Abuse: A Growing Concern 30 March 2012 Elderly Abuse 2 English Composition 101 30 March 2012 The signs of elderly abuse, at least to some degree, have always existed. Only in the past few decades, has it been recognized as a major societal problem. Greater attention to elder abuse was followed by the new “discovery” of child abuse in the 1960s and spouse abuse in the 1970s. Today elderly abuse
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Safeguarding children in early years setting Theoretical perspectives on safeguarding have developed over the years and include a range of different themes and perspectives.(Oliver and Pitt 2011).Therefore I have decided to do my literature review on safeguarding children as I feel that gaining for knowledge on how to safeguard children I am able to be more confident and also apply them to my setting. I also want to improve my knowledge of current policies and practice aimed at safeguarding children
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second child from being raped multiple times by her father. Her mother is abusive both emotionally and physically and does not support her desire for an education. While Precious endures countless acts of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and domestic violence, she is resilient and goes to an alternative school to learn the basic skills of reading and writing. As many as one in four girls and one in six boys may suffer from sexual abuse by the time they are 18.1 This movie really made me realize that
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ALCOHOL DESTROYS FAMILYS ALCOHOL DESTROY’S FAMILY’S CURTIS J COFFIN GEN 200 09/07/2010 LESLIE PIRTLE This paper will examine the disease of alcohol and physical and psychological effects alcohol has on the family members. The Center for disease control states that in order for something to be classified as a disease it has to contain three characteristics. It has to be progressive, it has to be treatable, and it has to be progressive. All of these characteristics are prevalent with alcohol
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child the more weight the judge is likley to give to the child's wishes. Past custody. Who has historically had custody of the child and has that party provided a safe and stable environment for the child. Parental behavior. Has there been domestic violence, excessive use of alcohol, criminal convictions, parental kidnapping, or any behavior that endangered the child Encourages a relationship with other parent. Which parent will best foster a relationship between the child and the other parent
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may actually be contributing to the abuse of animals. Whether, a neglectful owner or science technician, we must do more to reduce this horrible reality. A huge number of the domestic animals are suffering in terrible conditions. Domestic abuse is prevalent in all areas of society today. Millions of domestic animals never know a caring human touch and live hard lives on the street before dying painful deaths. The three most common pets abused are dogs, cats and horses. To put this into a
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Discipline or Abuse: Where is the line drawn? According to childhelp.org, a foundation for the prevention and treatment of child abuse, every year 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. And in these 3.3 million reports approximately six million children are harmed every year by one of these malicious acts; and that’s about six million too many. Simply defined, child abuse refers to physical, mental, or sexual harm done to a minor whether it is intentional or unintentional
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The Person of the Counselor Walden University The Person of the Counselor To be a substance abuse counselor requires having a level of understanding and capabilities that would allow the therapeutic process to take place successfully. The code of ethics specifically explains the importance of maintaining a professional relationship with clients (ACA, 2014). It is important to understand that working with individuals who have substance use problem may be challenging;
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I have had a few patients open up and talk about their situations. On our initial nursing history of the patient, we ask the patient : 1.Do you feel safe at home? 2. Do you have any history of domestic violence? 3. Have you had any thoughts suicide? I always ask these questions when its just the patient in the room by herself. The one patient who stated her sister and sister's boyfriend were beating her up, had to be referred to a crisis counselor. The counselor came to see the patient before
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because they are sometimes less able to advocate for themselves because of cultural, language, or education barriers.” This data suggests that as the population of elderly continues to grow, so will the possibility of incidents of abuse. In a domestic environment, abuse of the elderly comes at the hands of their caretakers; this is commonly a family member. Reports of elder abuse are often met with disbelief. People do not realize it happens. Elders hesitate to talk about it; they often deny that
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