What percentage of child maltreatment is emotional abuse?
7%
Can therapy after a child is physical abuse lessen the chance of that child becoming physically violent as they get older?
Yes any type of therapy is beneficial
What is Educational Neglect?
When a parent fails to provide for a child's basic needs with regards too school and education.
According to the court, refusal of what mostly constitutes to medical neglect?
Vaccinations
What is Supervisory neglect?
When a child is left alone and has no one to watch them or guide them
Give one example of the four types of tests that an individual can take to record emotional abuse
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation
Functional Social Support Questionnaire
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
What is one strategy you as a teacher can use in your classroom to make a child of abuse or neglect more comfortable.
Treat them the same as everyone else
Give positive feedback
Mode; an appropriate child/adult relationship
What are the signs of Educational Neglect?
Failure to enroll the student into school
Lack of Supervision for an extensive period of time
Unattended medical Problems
Who reports medical reject to CPS?
Mandated Reporters
What is one of the most severe forms of supervisory neglect?
Leaving them alone in a house with dangerous objects
What is more common in childhood, abuse or neglect?
neglect
What are a few negative effects physical maltreatment can have on an adolescence in school?
they are absent half the time, have lower grades and were suspended twice as much as a non-maltreated students.
You must have _______ of abuse and neglect?
Suspicion
In D.C case we discussed, what was the reasoning for child deemed not to be neglect?
mother had issues of her own
What is one way that an adult can be guilty of not supervising a child even when they are present?
alcohol/substance abuse
According to Hamarman and Bernet what are the 7 categories to emotional abuse?
Rejecting, Isolating, Terrorizing, Ignoring, Corrupting, Over pressuring, verbal assaulting
Some of the reasons social workers view child neglect less severe then sexual or physical abuse
lack of knowledge and experience, lack of evidence for court, overworked
Reports to Abuse hotline can be made at what times of the day?
everyday, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
Recurrent exposure of what is associated with medical neglect/maltreatment?
Stress
Sometimes a parent cant help but to leave the child unsupervised, what would be the reason for this?
low income
What is the percentage of infants that die from abuse?
19%
What are signs of physical abuse?
unexplained burns, bruises and abuse to animals and pets
What are some forms of verbal abuse
rejection, accusation, underestimating, judgement/mockery, anger/explosion
What does medical neglect also have an impact on?
life expectancy
Is putting away your gun but not locking it up up supervisory neglect?
Yes because no matter what it is neglected to keep the area safe.