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    Substance Abuse Along with stress, family dysfunction, and social isolation, substance abuse has also been linked with an increased risk of child abuse and neglect. Aspects of the family environment can be a useful and vital assessment aspect for identifying child abuse and neglect. According to a study conducted by Shanta Dube, Robert Anda, Vincent Felitti, Janet Croft, Valerie Edwards, and Wayne Gills (2001), there was a strong relationship between parental alcohol abuse and each of the 10…

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    Marjorie Substance Abuse

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    Therapy I believe some of the underlying issues that play a role in Marjorie’s substance abuse is Child hood neglect and abuse. Marjorie also display characteristics of Guilt and un-forgiveness. Collins write, “Child abuse involves physical or mental injury, neglect, sexual exploitation, or any other mistreatment of young people who are under the age of eighteen. He goes on to say. Neglect is the lack of adequate care-giving. Most often experienced by children, by those who are not given…

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    out of their homes around and be around their child or children. In the majority of cases, the single mother is usually the one longing for affection that she tends to neglect or abandon her child. According to the textbook, "Abuse is usually an act of commission on the part of the caregiver, meaning a voluntary act, whereas neglect is an act of omission, in which some ingredient important to the child 's welfare is not provided (p. 73)."Not only that, but she allows her mate to abuse her child…

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    Define Child Abuse Essay

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    Define Child Abuse Abuse can be classified in different categories such as emotional, physical, sexual and neglect. Emotional abuse is referring to a parent and or guardian using behaviors that will impact the child in a negative way. For example, parent who is pleasant with the child and then erupts in anger may cause the child to have anger problems as well. Physical abuse is a parent and or guardian that inflicts physical injury to the child. For example, a parent who erupts in anger and…

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    Child Neglect Induction Hoarding is having a difficult time discarding or parting with possession, regardless of their actual significance of the item. Hoarding will diminish the quality of life of the person living with in the environment. The lack of functional living space, unhealthy or dangerous conditions that hoarders. They often go without heat or other necessary comforts because they don’t want anyone in their home. The hoarder’s way of life could lead to separation or…

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    The Child Welfare System

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    Introduction: The child welfare system is a corrupt system. Many suspected cases of neglect (GRTEP defines this as “parents should have done something for the child but failed to do so,” such as denying medical care or not feeding them) or abuse (GRTEP defines this as “Abuse means that you did something to hurt your child,” such as molesting them or hitting them hard enough to break bones) are going unreported or uninvestigated, children are living in miserable conditions (even after DCS…

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    more than one type. The main categories of child maltreatment include neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, and medical neglect. Since 1999, the majority of confirmed victims of child maltreatment have experienced neglect (Child abuse, 2016). In 2014, nationally, 75% of the maltreatment experienced was due to neglect. Of all the children who died from maltreatment in 2014, 72.3 percent suffered neglect and 41.3…

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    Child Mistreatment Essay

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    presents a challenge for all involve, this would include public health, human right, criminal justice, social justice, the community welfare, and economics (). Child abuse or neglect is often classified as four classical forms. The forms of maltreatment of a child include physical, sexual, emotional, emotional, and neglect, yet as a group they are homogenous (). The majority of child who are maltreated is most likely a child who is helpless, such as infants and very young children who are too…

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    Children In Foster Care

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    (Numbers reflected by the National Foster Care Coalition, 2013). “Nearly 58% of children in foster care have been removed from their families for neglect. About 19% of all children who are maltreated are physically abused, 10% are sexually abused, and 7% psychologically abused. The remaining 6% of maltreated children experience educational or medical neglect.” (Children's Voice, Dec 2005 – Child Welfare League…

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    into the department and the services that she provides daily. Question 1: Please explain how your organization works and what are the primary services provided? Ms. Shepherd stated that the Department of Child Protective Services investigates the neglect, abuse, and dependency of children and the elderly. In mild cases, the department provides services that…

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