...Throughout this paper titled, "Child Safety and Permanency versus Parental Rights" several different types of child abuse will be defined and discussed, parental rights information, along with information on the Child Welfare System. Throughout this class we have learned about many different topics that impact families and children. Some of the major topics that we've focused on are poverty, violence and addiction, and abuse and neglect. In every chapter of the book there is information provided on the affects these topics have on children and families, history of cases that occurred and laws that were passed to help and protect children and families, and services that are provided to these children and families struggling with that particular topic within the chapter....
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...Child Abuse Ever wonder why the society has so much crime inhabiting it, living off pain from others? If yelling and hitting a child is used as a punishment, then how do you know when you’ve gone too far? Every time a child is hit, it makes the child even more eligible to become tomorrow’s criminal. With every scream, every put down, every hit and every inappropriate touch, the child is more likely to have a less successful life as an adult. This is child abuse and it’s staring us in the face as a problem we can lessen just by paying attention to it. The physical injury or ill-treatment of a child under the age of eighteen by a person who is responsible for the child’s wellbeing under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or wellbeing is harmed or threatened thereby is the definition of child physical abuse, defined by The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (Newton). Alone, the effects of child abuse on a child are far more than anyone could imagine. There are over forty effects that can be caused by physical child abuse, such as social withdrawal, substance abuse, learning problems, eating disorders, depression and many worse that can also led up to suicide attempts or suicide itself (Newton). Not only do the children have effects from the abuse, but it can also follow the child to their adulthood. Leaving the adult with problems such as abuse of their own children, depression, obesity, gastrointestinal distress or symptoms and much more as well (Newton)...
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...Child abuse Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or children. Child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Child abuse can occur in a child's home, or in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, and child sexual abuse. Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing a child from his/her family and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. According to the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, child abuse is "any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm". Types Child abuse can take several forms: The four main types are physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect. There are many effects of child neglect, such as children not being able to interact with other children around them. The continuous refusal of a child's basic needs is considered chronic neglect. Physical abuse Physical abuse involves physical aggression directed at a child by an adult. Most nations with child-abuse laws consider the deliberate infliction of...
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...down or tragedy occurs and leaves a child without parents then the Government has an obligation to protect this valuable natural resource. This report will attempt to explore “state care” in a few countries across the globe. “State care” for all intents and purposes will be defined in relation to the child who has been removed from the care of their biological parent(s) and includes institutions in France and foster care in Japan and the U.S. In order to illuminate my concerns it is necessary to first look at some evidence of the outcomes and well-being of children who grew up in “state care” exclusively. Foster care is intended to be a safe and temporary placement for children removed from their homes. Yet there is ample proof that once a child enters into the foster care system their quality of life is almost always compromised. Worldwide caring for abused and neglected children varies greatly. France historically uses institutions to care for their removed children. The prevalence of children placed into state care are removed from one parent families. It was the feeling that institutions were more convenient for the health and safety of the children especially those under three years of age. Another reason was to comfort the parent to foster a feeling that reunification was still possible. Over time the institutions in France reduced their size and increased staff to help facilitate the much needed attachment between care taker and child. Attachment is the need to establish...
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...Child Abuse Leads to Substance Use and Violence Abstract Why does being abused as a child lead to substance abuse and violence as an adult? This research studies this question from an environmental, socialization, psychological, and biological perspective. Low income families have great stressors and may make the wrong choice to abuse their children and take drugs or drink alcohol. Those children may fail to bring themselves out of that type of living environment, due to their families’ lack of care, and become unemployed with traumatized emotions and involvement with substances to try and cope. Because they are submerged to violence, abused children will grow up and learn to use violence as a main way of dealing with social situations. Victimized children will grow up with a great chance of suffering from harmful psychological problems such as depression, anxiety or psychiatric disorders. They will never be able to fully escape from their painful memories and traumas. To deal with the depression or disorder, they may lash out in violence or abuse substances to feel better. Overall, the brains development is fastest growing as a child and abuse affects the learning processes and behaviors that a child grows into. Violence and substance abuse appear in previously abused adults because the effects of child maltreatment are so harsh that they never completely fade. The violence is what they’ve learned to express and the substances are coping methods. Child Abuse Leads to Substance...
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...Due to the severe neglect as a child, Dani experienced a developmental delay (“Special Report”, n.d.). Once the Plant City police found Dani, they brought her to the hospital due to the filthy, roach-infested house she was found in (Calahan, 2011). According to Calahan’s (2011,p.17) article, “doctors said she was akin to a newborn, communicating on the level of a two month old.” Like a two month old, Dani’s communication was restricted to crying (Kail & Cavanaugh, 2014, p.156). Dani is unable to speak like other children her age because she had a parent who neglected to teach her how to talk, walk, etc. Typically “parents encourage turn-taking even before infants begin to talk, and later, they demonstrate both the speaker and listener roles for their children” (Kail & Cavanaugh, 2014, p.157)....
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...Imagine growing up, always moving houses and families, always prone to drugs or neglect. This is the reality of countless foster kids well into adulthood. Without stability and a family to love, they are at a disadvantage and are proven to have less academic and career success. Kids aging out of foster care tend to have lower graduation rates and have difficulty finding a job. They are forced to navigate a constantly changing life, which can lead to negative outcomes such as homelessness, financial struggles, and social anxiety. Shockingly, as of 2023, over 225,000 teenagers have aged out of the system. Only half of these children are reunited with their parents, and this number has decreased since 2021. Only 37% of teens in foster care are...
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...are biological or instinctive. It may also be related to caregivers’ inadequate learning experiences. The social psychological theory focuses on the abuser, child, and environment. The sociological perspective is more focused on social and political situations as the reason for neglect. Specific risk factors for abuse include family conflict/violence, drug/alcohol abuse by child/parent, changes in family structure, poverty, changes in finances, physical accommodation, unwanted pregnancy, disabilities, attitude of the community towards family/child, isolation, age of parents, and poor parenting history. The effects of abuse on a child are unique to the individual. Factors that influence the effects include association between abuser/child, duration, frequency, brutality of abuse, age, and developmental stage. There are also protective factors that come into play. These include there community support, independence, high sociability, assertiveness, reflective learning style, and positive self-image. There are four types of abuse physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect. Physical abuse is the physical harm of the child and may be suspected with bruising and unconvincing account of injury. Emotional abuse is when there is constant negative emotional/verbal behavior towards the child. This is harder to identify then physical abuse but is usually implicated with every other form of abuse. Sexual abuse is when a child is forced to take part in sexual activities. The child may...
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...Foster Care in the United States Sue King Liberty University Abstract The history of foster care in the United States started with orphan trains and the Children’s Aid Society founded by Charles Loring Brace. Recent research describes the child welfare system as an organization that provides service to helpless children in need. This paper will discuss foster care as it is relates to safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children in need The role of a foster parent and the process of loss, and grief after a child leave their biological parents will be discussed. Research suggests that Courts has the final decision whether a child will stay in foster care or return home. This paper will describe the developmental impact that foster care has on children after losing their biological family. There are several risk factors associated with poverty. This paper will discuss the significance of children reuniting with their biological parents and/or being adopted for permanency. Empirical evidence from recent research confirmed that hard times during childhood was related to health problems later in life. Foster care reform, educational outcomes, economic incentives for adoption, mentors and home visitation programs should be implemented to improve the foster care system. Keywords: foster care, developmental, health problems, orphan trains Foster Care in the United States The prevalence rate is high for foster care in the United States. The history...
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...Historically, the symbolic definition of the ‘home’ represents a sanctuary and safe haven from the negative pressures and forces present in society. The ideology of home represents a sacred and consecrated institution which is responsible for providing individuals with refuge and safety. Often, the concept of home is broader than a physical dwelling, and encompasses an emotional characteristic, which often rids individuals of their worldly cares and reinforces their focus on the people and things they love. Since, it is widely regarded that humans, specifically children, are creatures of habit, the state of one’s home has been known to physiologically influence their behavior, emotions, and overall mental and physical health (Leichsenring, 2003). More specifically, the home provides a basis for enculturation, where it establishes the grounds for accepted norms and values within a social framework; dictating what is culturally permissible within this social setting. For children, the enculturation into the guidelines, rituals, expectations and social practices and assumptions present within the home, orients them, by providing a sense of acceptance, belonging and reality. Typically, the widespread assumptions of safety, protection and wellbeing for children are often associated with the dynamic between the family and home. However, recent revelations indicate that the home is increasingly becoming the grounds for the physical victimization of children. Children being vulnerable...
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...office came from a high school. Kate was a 15 year old un-wed pregnant teenager. A new child abuse prevention program was implanted prior to my initial interview with Kate and given her age and circumstance, a referral to this program was warranted. In an effort to combat child abuse it will be imperative to start preventions immediately and consistently. Child abuse affects male and female children, all ages, ethnicities and socioeconomic background (Latz, ppt). The Texas family code defines abuse as: “An act or omission that endangers the child’s physical, mental or emotional health and development.” (Latz, ppt)....
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...Child abuse is a very common occurrence in society today, although some people may not be aware that the abuse occurs in the home where the bruises can be hidden behind clothes, makeup and lies. There are four different types of abuse, physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect, unfortunately many cases of abuse become fatalities. Emotional abuse includes acts or the failure to act by parents or caretakers of the child that have caused or could cause serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders (International Child Abuse Network-ICAN). This can include bizarre forms of punishment, such as confinement in a closet , belittling, rejecting, threatening, terrorizing, scapegoating or blaming the child. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) 2.9% of child abuse fatalities were associated with emotional abuse. Sexual abuse is the inappropriate sexual behavior between an adult and a child. It includes fondling a child, making a child fondle an adult, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, and sexual exploitation. To be considered child abuse these acts have to be committed by a person responsible for the care of the child (baby sitter, parent, day care provider) or related to the child. According to NCANDS 0.3% of child abuse fatalities are due to sexual abuse. Physical abuse, is the infliction of physical injury upon the child. This can include burning, hitting, punching, shaking, kicking, beating, or otherwise hurting a child. ...
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...There are numerous debates in regards to developmental psychology. One of the main debates to begin with is nature vs nurture; some individuals believe that we are products of our environment while others regards us while others believe that we are products of our genetics. John Locke believes that when we are born we are a “tabula rasa” a blank slate which means that he supports the idea that we are products of our environment and also supports behaviourism. Another debate is continuity v discontinuity, some individuals have created continuity theories and others have created discontinuity theories. Continuity theorists believe that the development of an individual is constantly continuous while discontinuous theorists believe that there are specific periods where individuals develop. For example Freud’s psychosexual stages are a discontinuous theory. There is also an issue of nomothetic vs idiographic; some theorists adopt a nomothetic approach while others adopt an idiographic approach. Individuals that adopt a nomothetic approach create theories based on what we share with others, and find general laws that can be applied to large groups of people, for example behaviourism is a nomothetic approach. On the other hand the idiographic approach goes into large detail for the individual to investigate why we are unique, for example Freud’s theory is an idiographic approach. There are six principle psychological perspectives which are applied to the understanding which includes;...
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...http://childtrauma.org/. The Child Trauma Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides educate on major findings on child development, brain development and the problems with child abuse and neglect. According to the organizations website the mission statement is “The mission of the Child Trauma Academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children by improving the systems that educate, nurture, protect and enrich these children. We focus our efforts on education, service delivery, program consultation, research and innovations in clinical assessment/treatment” (“Child Trauma Academy,” n.d.). The organization was established in 1990 by Dr. Perry as the Center for the Study of Childhood Trauma, the first non-scholarly accomplice in this interesting "Organization without Walls" was St. Joseph Carondolet Children's Center, a not for profit driven type welfare organization in Chicago, Illinois serving child abuse and neglected children. The organization has collaborative process in which they identify the best practices in child abuse and neglect. The organizations collaborates with educational institutions, corporations and public and private organizations which they utilize in order to gather and distribute information. At St John of God Health Care Services they have...
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...in society. Parents’ discipline their children in different ways in order to make sure that when the child is older; the child will understand what is right and wrong. Genetically, if a parent has children it is their obligation to discipline the child as they please. It is debated whether it is okay or not to allow stepparents to discipline children. Some individuals may feel as though children that have stepparents are the victims of abuse, neglect, or violence that may lead to death in some cases. Incidents such as these are not always reported because of the parents denying what problems the child or children have presented to them. In American society, it seems as though stepparents have always took upon the image to be the bad person in the household. It is evident that the child doesn’t accept the stepparent due to the fact that the person is not their biological parent. Conflict may arise in the household because of the child not cooperating with the parent at all. Acts of violence may present itself if things become hostile in that particular household. It is felt that when individuals take upon the role of becoming a stepparent; the anticipation of conflict in the environment is provoked. Most situations may call for a social worker to come and help with the situation that is troubling the family. There were 27 confirmed cases of child abuse that required the child to be hospitalization and 105 confirmed cases that did not require hospitalization. The cases that...
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