How can society fight this issue? What does the individual do to help stop this from happening and stop it all together? Too many times a person will not do anything because they think they cannot. Lansing (2013) talks about how people who witness an act will often walk away thinking that poor kid, or I better not interfere. The person will make the excuse for doing nothing to make themselves feel better. She gives five questions to ask yourself before intervening a situation; “How do I know when to intervene, what can I do about, what can I say, what if the parent turns on me, and what if the parent blames the child” (Lansing, 2013, pp. viii-ix). Many people think they cannot do anything because of fear. Too many children die because a
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First a person needs to report any suspicions, and if you notice marks on the child you need to ask permission before a person checks them. After checking them, a person needs to ask a few questions (not integrating them) to find out what happens, if the story is suspicious, and then report them. Next a person needs to make notes of what they saw and heard. When a person ask questions to the child, they need to respect the child’s trust, privacy, and feelings. He then talks about how to report, by turning the information into either the state or local police or Child Protective Services (Abbott, 2015, pp. 19-22). Here all a person needs to do is step out of the comfort zone and just report it. Once they have done that part then the wheels can start and get the child out of the …show more content…
Koralek (1995) discuss it in six ways. First is providing parents open access to their children. The second is not diminishing chances for staff to be alone with a child or children. Third is avoiding unapproved entry to the facility, doing this through having a sign in for all visitors and volunteers and have staff monitor the entrance or exits. Fourth is having daily health inspections to note any uncommon marks or injuries. Fifth is having a policy regarding disciplining children. Sixth and final is having a written policy for touching children, which is hugging and holding children (Koralek, 1995, pp. 51-53). These actions can help the community diminish the possibilities of child abuse happening in their
First a person needs to report any suspicions, and if you notice marks on the child you need to ask permission before a person checks them. After checking them, a person needs to ask a few questions (not integrating them) to find out what happens, if the story is suspicious, and then report them. Next a person needs to make notes of what they saw and heard. When a person ask questions to the child, they need to respect the child’s trust, privacy, and feelings. He then talks about how to report, by turning the information into either the state or local police or Child Protective Services (Abbott, 2015, pp. 19-22). Here all a person needs to do is step out of the comfort zone and just report it. Once they have done that part then the wheels can start and get the child out of the …show more content…
Koralek (1995) discuss it in six ways. First is providing parents open access to their children. The second is not diminishing chances for staff to be alone with a child or children. Third is avoiding unapproved entry to the facility, doing this through having a sign in for all visitors and volunteers and have staff monitor the entrance or exits. Fourth is having daily health inspections to note any uncommon marks or injuries. Fifth is having a policy regarding disciplining children. Sixth and final is having a written policy for touching children, which is hugging and holding children (Koralek, 1995, pp. 51-53). These actions can help the community diminish the possibilities of child abuse happening in their