This assignment plans to discus the role of the practitioner working with families and young children. The group I have chosen to focus on is teenage parents; this vulnerable and socially excluded group, continue to be in the media and a current debate topic. Social exclusion has been described by Blackmore and Griggs (2007) as a “Process that results in social groups and individuals being marginalized and separated from ‘mainstream’ society”, this is suggesting those who are considered different from mainstream are excluded. The 2000 European union meeting (Baldock 2012, p15-16) linked social exclusion to poverty, although recognising them as different. It suggests as economies grow some may be “excluded from skills and knowledge” leading…
For juvenile offenders, our society uses a punitive approach in hopes of stopping a juvenile from reoffending (Ungar, 2012). Fourth is our concern that the system has a disproportionally higher rate of contact with minorities due to their lack of education and being places at an economic disadvantage. Lastly, is our general overall concern of mental health within our culture and how society interrupts it. An individual’s delinquency and mental health problems are most likely to first be identified in the offenders’ school. These steps are necessary in helping juvenile offenders through mental illness, along with helping to identify those…
Lauren R. Shapiro and Marie-Helen Maras show in their book “Multidisciplinary Investigation of Child Maltreatment”, how the results of psychological abuse where the abuser makes the child feel valueless, could be bigger than other types of child abuse. (Pag. 155). Lyness in her article “Child Abuse” talks about how “emotional and psychological abuse is a pattern of behavior that has negative effects on a child 's emotional development and sense of self-worth”…
Child Abuse: Consequently, Killing the Future of Our Children Dustin Sanderson Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to give facts about child abuse, the statistics, and the effects the child can experience in later years. The main types of child abuse include: physical, sexual, mental and neglect. Child abuse is practically a worldwide problem; therefore, it significantly affects the child in the later years of his or her life and can cause a lot of problems. Also, if mental issues wasn’t enough; in addiction, “Children who experience child abuse & neglect are about 9 times more likely to become involved in criminal activity” (Child Help). There are ways we can help stop and prevent child abuse: promote…
My name is Adriana and I was a victim of child sex trafficking, child abuse and rape. I know firsthand the stigma that comes with such a dark topic. Child trafficking affects millions of children in the U.S. there is no one look fits all too this horrific crime against minors. My goal is to make people aware that this is not a foreign topic, this is something going on in our backyards. Along with the help of Debbie Johnson we hope to educate people on what child trafficking really is and how to help prevent it.…
This paper aims to provide an analysis of the phenomena of child neglect. Through an overview of the theoretical knowledge, the paper will first outline, what, by definition, constitutes as childhood neglect, the long and short term effects of neglect on the child and society, whilst discussing the families and environments that are often associated with the problem. From drawing on the legislation surrounding safeguarding and child protection, such as the Children’s Act 1989/2004, the Working to Safeguard Children guide (2015) and the Common Assessment Framework it will be shown that the current professional response to child neglect could be said to be inadequate and in need of improvement. When it comes to the maltreatment of children it…
“Girls and women who get caught up in the throes of justice system have often been subjected to various forms of discrimination, exploitation, and criminalization starting in early childhood. The girls who are most likely to experience such deprivations and oppressions are those who are poor and from minority groups. With female delinquents, it is often their drug use and sexual behavior that bring them to the attention of juvenile authorities. It can be argued that much of the state’s response is a criminalization of young women’s survival strategies, surviving on the streets” (Belknap, Van Wormer, Bartollas, 2014). Mainstream research into US incarceration dynamics shows a clear bias for the male experience and depicts less information…
I believe that the extreme neglect Genie experienced growing up was not only unlawful, but also unethical. The only good that came out of such a devastating event was that we were able to learn just how important socialization and being exposed to other people is for children as they age. Her case also helped sociologists uncover the disastrous effects a significant amount of social isolation has on a child, such as the decline or loss in the ability to communicate or express oneself.…
is the general statement that racism is both real and wrong. Davis is essentially stating the fact that racism still exists in the United States of America, and that the continued existence of said racism is wrong. Perhaps the most indicative piece of evidence concerning racism in the United States is the way minorities are treated throughout their lives. It begins at the education level, within elementary and high schools. Children are disciplined as potential criminals, and attend schools in systemically poor communities where crime and violence are high.…
This growing phenomenon refers to policies and practices that are being used to push students out of the classroom and into the juvenile justice system (ACLU, 2008). This is important to address when discussing police encounters with such juveniles because the pipeline reflects the prioritization of incarceration over education. Sadly, “twenty percent of youth offenders with emotional or behavioral health problems reported that they were arrested while in secondary schools” (Holmquist, 2013, p.3). This highlights the relationship between juveniles with mental and behavioral health issues, and the effects of impractical policies and a failed educational system that fuel the school-to-prison…