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- 1. Child Abuse Chrystal M. Dubay Argosy University Online PSY492 April 19, 2010 Mary Viventi
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- This could vary from an adult getting anger and hitting them for no apparent reason, to aggressively discipline them by leaving marks and bruises in places that are not seen. Emotional damage to a child is also often the by-product of child abuse, which can result in serious behavioral problems such as substance abuse or physical abuse to others (Tenerelli, 2002). Children can start having behavioral problems at school and with others and as they grow older teens may get into substances such as alcohol and other drugs.
- Cultural or religious differences may also play a role in evaluating what constitutes medical neglect (Lantos, 2004). Christian Scientists, for example, may claim that it is appropriate not to take their sick children to a doctor, while courts may determine that such behavior constitutes neglect (Lantos, 1994).
- An estimate 3, 154, 00 children were reported to child protective services agencies as alleged victims of child abuse or neglect in 1998, with about 1 million of the reports confirmed (Child Abuse. 2001). Physical abuse can be determined with recurring and unexplained injuries such as broken bone or burns. Other signs such as, improbable excuses or refusal to explain injuries, wearing clothing to cover injuries, even in hot weather, refusal to undress for gym, bald patches, chronic running away, fear of medical help or examination, self-destructive tendencies, aggression towards others, fear of physical contact-shrinking back if touched, admitting that they are punished, but punished is excessive (such as a child being beaten ever night to “make him/her study”) and fear of suspected abuser being contacted (Child Abuse. 2001).
- In less server cases of child abuse, for example, when a parent leaves a child in a car while making a quick stop in a grocery store, intervention may be nothing more than requiring the parent to meet with a social worker to learn about the dangers of leaving a child unattended (Child Abuse/Child Safety/Discipline., 2006). Victims of Child Abuse Laws (VOCAL), seeks a reform in a child abuse laws to better protect the rights of parents, who may be falsely accused of child abuse or neglect (Child Abuse/Child Safety/Discipline.,2006).
- False reports of child abuse also may result from animosity between parents, such as when parents are in the midst of divorce and custody battles over their children (Child Abuse/Child Safety/Discipline. 2006).
- For example, some parents feel that spanking or hitting a child is abusive behavior; other parents rely on spanking or the threat of a spanking, to teach children to obey and behave (Child Abuse/Child Safety/Discipline. 2006). In trying to prevent child abuse, legal and governmental agencies attempt to balance the parent’s right to raise their children in the manner they feel is appropriate with the child’s right to be safe and unharmed (Child Abuse/Child Safety/Discipline. (2006).