Child abuse is a problem that occurs in every community and at all levels of society. The following definitions are according to the State of Tennessee’s Child Safety web site: * Physical abuse is non-accidental physical trauma or injury inflicted by a parent or caretaker on a child. * Sexual abuse includes penetration or external touching of a child's intimate parts, oral sex with a child, indecent exposure or any other sexual act performed in a child's presence for sexual gratification, sexual use of a child for prostitution, and the manufacturing of child pornography. * Emotional Abuse includes verbal assaults, ignoring and indifference or constant family conflict. * Physical neglect is the failure to provide for a child's physical survival needs to the extent that there is harm or risk of harm to the child's health or safety.
It is a common place to attach labels to criminals in an attempt to explain and better understand their behaviour through describing them as possessing a certain characteristic trait. There is a varied finding on who exactly commits child sexual abuse, but the most common finding that is present in the majority of child abuse cases is that sexual offenders are predominantly family members or are closely regarded or known by the child. People who sexually abuse suffer from emotional immaturity, low self-esteem, an inability to see harm in their actions and lack the knowledge to control their impulses. Often
HSC 024 : PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. 1.1 DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TYPE OF ABUSE: PHYSICAL ABUSE: Is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily pain, injury and impairment. Both young children and adults can be physically abused. Physical abuse includes a person being hit, punched, kicked, pinched, choked, smashing of furniture and personal belongings, threats of violence, locked in and out of the house etc. SEXUAL ABUSE: is when a person is forced or tricked into taking part in any kind of sexual activity.
It can also refer to behaviour that impacts a person’s ability to control | |Institutional abuse |their sexual activity or the circumstances in which sexual activity occurs including oral| |Self neglect |sex, rape or restricting access to birth control and condoms. | |Neglect by others | | | |Emotional/psychological abuse can be verbal or nonverbal. Its aim is to chip away at the| | |confidence and independence of victims with the intention of making them compliant and | | |limiting their ability to leave. Emotional abuse includes verbal
• Cigarette burns • Pressure sores/ulcers from wet bedding or clothing. Any change in behaviour could be a possible indicator of any type of abuse but it is only an indicator and it needs to be linked to other factors such as physical evidence for anyone complete the full picture and see abuse. Sexual abuse can include: • rape and sexual assault • masturbation • sexual harassment • indecent exposure • penetration or attempted penetration of any intimate area. • Involving vulnerable people in pornography • Making people participate in sexual activity who have not consented or do not have the capacity to consent. Sexual abuse happens to both adults and children.
Child abuse, along with any abuse, comes in many forms. This can be the act physically harming or neglecting a child, psychologically altering their mindset, or the physical sexual interactions, exposure to sexuality and exploitation of a minor. Upon the report of an alleged offense, law enforcement officials or medical officers may request that an interview be conducted by a forensic interviewer. These interviewers may be associated with various organizations such as a division within a law enforcement agency, special victim units of medical facilities, or the social workers officer of the city or state. The purpose of this interview is to conduct an interactive conversion with the minor to determine whether or not an unlawful act has occurred.
1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse A Define the following types of abuse and identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse The Department of Health has defined abuse as “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any person or persons” (No Secrets 2000). There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types. (i) Physical abuse Refers to hitting, slapping, scratching, pushing or rough handling of another person. It can also involve assault and battery either with the hand or another object. Restraining persons without out justifiable reason and misuse of medication are also forms of physical abuse.
Nick Parry Morton’s Lodge CYP33 4.1 Abuse and neglect are forms of maltreatment of a child. Someone may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm or by failing to prevent harm. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting, by people they know or by a stranger, for example, through the internet. They may be abused by one or more adults, or another child or children. Child abuse can have major long-term effects on all aspects of a child's health, development and well being.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1. know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 define the following types of abuse physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse financial abuse, institutional abuse, self neglect and neglect by others Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don't want to do. It can also refer to behaviour that impacts a person's ability to control their sexual activity or the circumstances in which sexual activity occurs, including oral sex, rape or restricting access to birth control and condoms Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Such abuse is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such as abusive relationships, bullying, and abuse in the workplace. The misuse of a person's funds and assets; obtaining property and funds without his/her knowledge and full consent, or in the case of an elderly person who is not competent, not in his/her best interests. This is also known as material abuse.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAUMA AND LATER COMPLICATIONS One of the types of trauma experienced in childhood is sexual in nature. Roesler & McKenzie (1994) assert that “childhood sexual trauma is correlated with negative long term effects on psychological functioning” (p.149). Knowing that different types of trauma can interact to cause psychological problems, it would be important to find out how “nonsexual trauma and physical abuse” affect psychological functioning in order to find out how sexual abuse alone affects psychological functioning. “Sexual abuse