Child Abuse Case Study Michelleman

Published case reviews draw special attention on the professionals lack of knowledge and confidence when assessing risk in children coming from various religions and cultural backgrounds. A lack of understanding of these two key components, might put at significant risk the children's welfare, leading professionals to overlook certain situations and to offer inadequate support or lower standards of care (NSPCC, 2017).

This was a child abuse case where a Dodge County father and the live-in girlfriend he

Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, through action or failure to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. According to The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, at a minimum, child abuse and neglect is defined as, "Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm (Children 's Bureau, 2010)." The law recognizes a child as being any person who is under the age of 18. The law is broken into 2 sections, and each section treats the idea of child maltreatment in different ways. Criminally, those who abuse children are able to be arrested and prosecuted in court. Civil statutes say that people who suspect a child of being abused are mandated to identify and report it.

Jadira Jackson is a 23 year old African American mother of two children, both female and ages 6 and 6 months. Currently, Jadira’s oldest child resides with her father in Maryland. Jadira first came to the attention of Richmond City Child Protective Services when it was reported by an in-home agency that her 6 year old daughter was the victim of severe mental abuse because she is biracial. Jadira’s second referral to Richmond City Child Protective Services was due to a domestic dispute between her and her now 6 month old daughter’s father. During the incident, it was reported that Jadira dropped her 6 month old daughter, Jasaya. Since starting services with the family, it has been discovered that Jadira has severe mental health issues that impact

The service user I chose to assess is a 17-year-old Hispanic male whose modified name is Ricardo Sanchez. I provided casework services to Ricardo for two years in my previous role as a Therapeutic Caseworker at my current workplace, the Children’s Village, a foster care agency. Ricardo was placed in foster care after he was removed from his father’s care due to verbal and physical abuse. Ricardo’s father assumed his custody after Ricardo’s mother passed over a drug overdose when he was 15. This was Ricardo’s second time in foster care. Ricardo’s first foster care experience happened when he was 10 years-old as a result of alleged physical abuse by his mother, who at the time had full custody of Ricardo. The report was made by Ricardo’s third grade teacher after noticing bruises on Ricardo’s arms. At the time, Ricardo was only in foster care for two months as

A YWCA of Richmond counselor contacted DSVRC advocate requesting assistance with a client who sought a preliminary protective order in the General District Courthouse and had an upcoming permanent protective order hearing. Advocate became in contact with client, Ms. Z was a 22year old African American female whose abuser was her ex-boyfriend, whom she had no children with and did not cohabitate with. Ms. Z ended the relationship a few weeks ago due to physical violence within the relationship, her abuser began stalking her and threatening her through third parties. Speaking with Ms. Z she stated that the judge who heard her preliminary hearing advised her that she was unlikely to obtain a permanent order due to lack of evidence. Ms. Z stated

Ms. Myiesha Leonard reported that her understanding of why the children were removed from their home was because the mother called in to CPS and reported that she could not care for the children anymore. Ms. Leonard did not clearly describe the allegations of abuse and/or neglect and she understands her brother mental needs but does not believe he was violence toward anyone. She reported knowing about the abuse or neglect of the children. Ms. Leonard appears to need additional information about the abuse and/or neglect of the children because of not knowing what took place. Ms. Leonard also does not understand the impact of the perpetrator’s behavior on the children. Ms. Leonard believes there is a need to protect the children from the perpetrator

Claireece P. Jones is female, African American. She is 16 years old. She was born and raised in Harlem, New York. She lived in low income housing with her mother. She has been sexually abused by father starting when she was 3 years old. Client’s father impregnated her at the age of 13. The client gave birth to a baby girl who has Down Syndrome. The bay i snow three and has been raised by client’s grandmother since birth. At 16 the client became impregnated again by father. Gave birth to a baby boy that has no known medical concerns in January 2017. Client moved into halfway house 4 days after giving birth. She has been living at the halfway home since she left her abusive mother. Client’s mother has attempted to

CM spoke to Monique Cox (FSO) regarding implementation of FSO services for Ms. Moore (parent). Monique informed CM that she met with Ms. Moore last week at the family support group. CM and Monique discussed the Victim Rights program for Ms. Moore. Monique stated that the Victim Rights program can help Ms. Moore moved from her current living situation. Monique will explain this program to Ms. Moore in more detail. FSO will continue to keep CM updated.

1. I offer my highest endorsement in support of Mrs. Jordan K. Jones - Williams child custody and restraining order request. I have known Jordan for a few years and know that she is an exceptional person who displays all the requisite characteristics of a great mother. It is unfortunate that the safety of her and children (Janiah and Janise) continue to be at an undistinguished state. Through many occasions I have seen Jordan expose deep concern and what one may call fear towards her husband. Apparently, her husband’s recent discharge out of the military and his sudden interest in relocating to Fayetteville, North Carolina pose immediate change to Jordan and their children feeling of safety.

According to Danielle (per the reporter), she has a long history of physical abuse by her mother, and DHS has been aware of it. Per Danielle last counselor, it was not her understanding of Danielle being removed from the home because of physical abuse, but because of her running away. Danielle states her mother would beat her on a regular basis for several years. Her grandmother would also occasionally abuse her when she disciplines her, which would be less severe than her mother's. Sherika has supervised phone calls with Danielle, no physical contact. Danielle has been in custody for three years. She has been at Youth Villages since November, and will be there for a few more

Miesha is a 26-year-old African American female. She grew up in a single parent household in Collins, MS with her younger brother. Miesha’s mother worked two jobs and slept most of the time when she was at home. Miesha does know her biological father, however, he has been in and out of her life. Until the age of eighteen, Miesha regularly attended Our Kingdom Come Baptist Church, while living with her mother. Miesha is a high school graduate and is currently unemployed. She receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Section 8 and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Miesha has two children, a son age 10 and a daughter age 5 by two different men. Miesha is not married; she is currently cohabitating with a man she has been dating for the past year. Miesha’s live in boy-friend sells drugs out of her home. Miesha states that he is mentally, verbally and physically abusive to her and has recently started being physically abusive towards her children.

R/s Adam and Deana are beating Autumn (13), Kylie (12), and Madison (10). R/s Adam and Deana are using their hands and a belt to beat the children. R/s Adam punched Autumn in the face on Wednesday. Autumn has bruises on legs and ankles because her father pulled her off of the top bunk bed. R/s Kylie has bruises overall her legs. R/s Adam and Deana are doing drugs (pot and pills) and drink beer in the presence of the children. R/s Adam mostly beats the children when he is drunk. R/s the house is filthy with roaches, bed bugs and lice. R/s Autumn had lice for five years. R/s the family has to wash dishes in the bathtub. R/s Autumn, Kylie, and Madison are sharing a room with 18-year-old Cameron. R/s 71-year-old Larry (paternal step-grandfather)

As a hypothetical workshop participant it would be important to understand exactly what child maltreatment is. The information in the workshop provides a thorough background on what is considered child maltreatment. It would also be important to take cultural perspectives into consideration (Sue & Sue, 2013). Therefore, the counselor could make it clear that although everyone may have different parenting styles or discipline strategies, the school is required to follow the state law. Thus, it is important as you pointed out to outline the law to the parents. In addition, it would be important to understand what age range the workshop was focused on. Since this workshop seems geared towards students as well as parents it might be important