How Do Child Abuse Cases Lead To Emotional Torture?

The most vulnerable individuals are found within the elderly and children population. Children can be impacted tremendously when experiencing situations that may affect their emotional, physical, and mental stage. Abuse can be seen in different forms such as sexual, emotional, physical abuse, and neglect. If any child is exposed to any of these abuse, it is the law to reach out to the proper authorities in order to protect the child’s life. Each state has its own mandated reporting laws and it is important to be able to recognized the protocol and what the law requires in each state.

It is mandatory to report different types of maltreatment to children which includes child abuse in both physical and sexual, emotional and psychological neglect to children as well as exposing them to any form of family violence (Atkins, K., Lacey, S., Britton, B., 2011).

By taking the Mandated Reporter Training, I learned that by law, when the victim is under age 18, and perpetrator is any person, any physical injury, sexual abuse, cruelty, injury, and neglect must be reported by all legally mandated reporters. Physical abuse including abusive bruises and burns, broken bones, and any injury with a delay in seeking treatment or medical care. Also, when parents using objects such as belts or whips to discipline the child, it counts as physical abuse incident. But what is not physical abuse? Usually a reasonable and necessary force used by an officer or a person employed by a public school is not count as a physical abuse. After that, I think sexual abuse is even more severe than physical abuse, including inappropriate

Every year, within Australia, the number of children who are removed from the care of their parents and placed into government regulated care continues to grow significantly. For these children, maltreatment (or the risk of maltreatment), in the form of abuse or neglect within the family home result in the need for them to be relocated to alternative care arrangements, more commonly referred to as out-of-home care (OOHC). The research which investigates the effects of maltreatment on children, conclusively shows that experiencing trauma and/or neglect during childhood can result in considerable physiological and psychological effects on development across multiple key domains, such as cognitive, social-emotional, academic, and language

In regards to reporting both the father and stepfather to the proper agency, doing so will ensure the child’s safety. The father needs guidance and counseling in parenting skills and caring for his daughter. The stepfather could face child sexual abuse charges. In regards to only reporting the biological father for current physical abuse, the nurse has not addressed the entire patient’s abuse, therefore potentially placing the patient back into the home of the sexually abusive stepfather. Furthermore, the nurse may face civil action for not disclosing the stepfather’s sexual abuse. Finally, by not reporting either incident, the child is at risk for further harm and again, the nurse may face civil action for not disclosing the child’s abuse to

Psychological maltreatment has two components: emotional/psychological abuse (verbal aggression, threats of harm or confinement) and emotional/psychological neglect (insufficient nurturing, insufficient love, unwillingness to offer appropriate care and/or permitting actions such as drug abuse or misconduct). Psychological maltreatment includes unwillingness to accept the young boy or girl’s value, keeping the child from their family and/or friends, verbally attacking, frightening or bullying the little one, ignoring and encouraging them to become a part of defiant and hurtful actions. In my career, I will use this knowledge to recognize when a child has been emotionally/psychologically abused and report it to the Oklahoma Child Abuse Hotline

Childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM) involves abuse and neglect and is typically associated with persistent and extreme denial of a child’s basic emotional needs (Barnett, Manly, & Cicchetti, 1993). CEM is highly prevalent, as demonstrated in both clinical and nonclinical samples, including college students (Egeland, 2009; Scher, Forde, McQuaid, & Stein, 2004; Spinazzola et al., 2014). For instance, CEM is reported by approximately one third of university counseling center clients (Braver, Bumberry, Green, & Rawson, 1992; Wright, Crawford, & Del Castillo, 2009). Research has principally focused on more “objective” forms of childhood maltreatment, such as sexual and physical abuse, leaving CEM—an intrinsic aspect of most if not all forms of childhood maltreatment—being seriously understudied (Egeland, 2009; Hart & Brassard, 1987; Spinazzola et al., 2014; Wright et al., 2009). Accumulating evidence from recent studies, however, points to the serious consequences of CEM (Bernstein, Measelle, Laurent, Musser, & Ablow, 2013; Egeland, 2009; Gibb, Chelminski, & Zimmerman, 2007; Spertus, Yehuda, Wong, Halligan, & Seremetis, 2003; Spinazzola et al., 2014; Yates, 2007). For instance, several studies have demonstrated a relationship between CEM and victimization (Crawford & Wright, 2007; Gobin & Freyd, 2009; Renner & Slack, 2006) as well as dating violence (Wekerle et al., 2009). Yet, few if any studies have addressed the potential significance of the more subtle, but no less

Maltreatment in children is described in four different forms those are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect (Taylor et al., 2016). Roughly 700,000children are victims of abuse or neglect, (Child Abuse Statistics - American SPCC, 2016). Children who experience maltreatment often lack the ability to form secure attachments, because their abuse is often at the hand of immediate family members or close friends, (Child Abuse Statistics - American SPCC," 2016). When the abuser is the mother, the child often learns to become an abuser or exhibits aggressive behavior during their adolescents and adulthood, (Ellenbogen, Trocmé, & Wekerle, 2013). In addition to the possibility of becoming an abuser or an aggressor when children

The article discusses the importance of reporting child abuse and neglect as soon as it is recognized. Educators, medical professionals, and psychologist have a responsibility to report abuse. The article discusses the liability provisions in every state and how the court systems. The article shows how many court systems are reluctant to pursue criminal liability when there is a failure to report abuse.

“Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.”-Herbert Ward. With long hours of research over this topic, I understand what child abuse is about and how they could change mentally. When people see a child that is very mischievous, they may think that the child is just a bad kid, but what they do not realize is they may have a terrible household environment; the child is probably abused at home and needs something that they can’t get at home. It is sad that people could do such a horrible thing to an innocent child and for them not to be able to feel safe in their own home, let alone their own family. Sometimes we forget about that child abuse happens every single day. Just because you do not see it, does not mean it does not happen.

Psychological abuse, which includes verbal and emotional abuse, is a widespread and common problem in our society. Mary Jo Fay (2007), states that verbal abuse, “includes name-calling, shouting and yelling.” She also goes on to say that emotional abuse:

This is the continuous emotional mistreatment of a child. It is also sometimes known as psychological abuse and this can seriously affect a child’s development. It can include intentionally trying to scare or embarrass a child or isolating or ignoring them. Sometimes children who are emotionally abused could also be suffering from another type of

Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of children. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or also known as CDC defines child abuse as any act or series of acts by a parent or other caregiver that could result in harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child's home, but it could also be found within organizations, schools, or communities that the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, and also sexual abuse. In the story I selected, it shows many signs of sexual and physical abuse within a little girl and her older brother. Of course the mother

“No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions”(Kennedy). People are all being affected by drug and alcohol abuse every day. Parents who take drugs are not only harming themselves horribly, but harming their children even more. This maltreatment of children can lead to behavioral problems, mental disorders, poor performance in school, and even delinquency. Parents who have addictions can not only handicap themselves but also their children, mentally, emotionally, and in some cases physically.

Child abuse comes in many different forms, including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. Physical child abuse is any action that causes physical harm to a child. Psychological child abuse is any action that damages the emotional well-being of a child. Sexual child abuse is any sexual violation of the child. It may also be hard to identify all cases of child abuse, because sometimes children don’t admit to being abused. When you are looking for physical abuse you should look for bruises, burns, blisters, broken bones, dislocated joints, or even a lifelong injury. Psychological abuse signs are poor anger management, disrespect for authority, having a history of violence or abuse, and untreated mental illnesses which sometimes results in