As stated previously child abuse and neglect costs society an estimate of $124 billion dollars a year and with repeat maltreatment of children, this number will increase. Before assistance can be provided and children can be saved, it is important that the families served have a clean understanding of the behavior that was abuse and or neglectful and how it caused or had the potential to cause harm to their child. According to, Cyr, Michael, and Dumas, 2013, the mere definition of abuse and neglect varies depending on the individual’s ethnicity and upbringing and how the individual interprets the definitions. “The interpretation of what is maltreatment may be influenced by culture, values, norms and attitudes” (Cry, Michel, and Dumas, 2013).
