Family Psychology Assessment
A way of reflection between parent and child relationships is parenting and it is a complex activity that includes many specific attitudes and behaviours that work separately and collectively to influence child outcomes and generate an emotional bond in which the parent’s behaviours are expressed (Darling & Steinberg, 1993;) Every Parent has the capacity to be a good parent. However, this decision is based on the views and approaches a particular parent has on the upbringing of their children. In relation to the Roscommon Child Care case, the abuse, incest and disturbing extent of neglect evident throughout all six children involved was horrifying. The fact that this was a regular occurrence portrays clearly that their ability to parent was of an appalling and dangerous nature. Their inability to meet the needs of their children and their incapacity to …show more content…
(Health service executive, 2010) This sums up the extreme neglect, abuse and the inability and incapacity of the parents, to meet the basic needs of their children. “The Roscommon Child care case highlights the problems and significant shortcomings of the Irish Childcare system in failing to keep children safe from harm from their parents” (Halfpenny, 2012). The Kilkenny incest case is one of the most disturbing cases in Ireland’s history. Similar to the Roscommon child care case, the Kilkenny incest case is based around physical, emotional and sexual abuse. However, in my opinion the Kilkenny case is a lot more extreme in the areas of abuse which took place. Mary experienced abuse first at the age of 10 where she endured horrendous and physical abuse from her father, and became impregnated at the age of 15 (Ferguson, 1993) This evidently portrays that the fact she has an incestuous and physically abusive father figure, that his incapacity to parent is becoming hugely evident. In relation to the parent capacity to provide medical care needs for their
A way of reflection between parent and child relationships is parenting and it is a complex activity that includes many specific attitudes and behaviours that work separately and collectively to influence child outcomes and generate an emotional bond in which the parent’s behaviours are expressed (Darling & Steinberg, 1993;) Every Parent has the capacity to be a good parent. However, this decision is based on the views and approaches a particular parent has on the upbringing of their children. In relation to the Roscommon Child Care case, the abuse, incest and disturbing extent of neglect evident throughout all six children involved was horrifying. The fact that this was a regular occurrence portrays clearly that their ability to parent was of an appalling and dangerous nature. Their inability to meet the needs of their children and their incapacity to …show more content…
(Health service executive, 2010) This sums up the extreme neglect, abuse and the inability and incapacity of the parents, to meet the basic needs of their children. “The Roscommon Child care case highlights the problems and significant shortcomings of the Irish Childcare system in failing to keep children safe from harm from their parents” (Halfpenny, 2012). The Kilkenny incest case is one of the most disturbing cases in Ireland’s history. Similar to the Roscommon child care case, the Kilkenny incest case is based around physical, emotional and sexual abuse. However, in my opinion the Kilkenny case is a lot more extreme in the areas of abuse which took place. Mary experienced abuse first at the age of 10 where she endured horrendous and physical abuse from her father, and became impregnated at the age of 15 (Ferguson, 1993) This evidently portrays that the fact she has an incestuous and physically abusive father figure, that his incapacity to parent is becoming hugely evident. In relation to the parent capacity to provide medical care needs for their