Neglect: A Case Study

This could lead to deficits in cognitive and social skills or even mental retardation (DePanfilis 2006; Shipman and Taussing 2009). While neglect is generally the omission of care, this lack of care can lead children to sustain injuries from a lack of adequate supervision (DePanfilis 2006). These physical injuries may not be directly caused by the parent, but the inattention of the parent left the child in a harmful situation. It has been found that children may also suffer from intellectual damages, and have lower IQ scores (DePanfilis 2006). Socially, children may have a hard time coping. They suffer from mistrust, difficulty understanding emotions, impaired cognition and have a lack of empathy (DePanfilis

Abuse and neglect comes in all different forms and each one of them are as equally as damaging as the next. Others will agree that abuse and neglect are hard to define in some cases, but there are clues and signs that professionals and nonprofessionals can detect in a child if they just pay attention. Being observant isn’t the only key to saving these children, but also being willing to speak up and tell someone what you know and or saw. In “A Child Called It”, David Pelzer is a young boy who goes through horrendous abuse and neglect who might have been able to endure much less pain if one adult would have spoken up, despite the fear of any consequences. There is a disgusting number of examples of abuse and neglect in this book, but there will be three different experiences that will showcase neglect, psychological abuse, and physical abuse discussed in the rest of this text.

Neglect has been described as the “most serious type of child maltreatment and the least understood” (Crittenden 1999: 67). It is the most common reason for inclusion on the child protection register in the UK. In the year ending 31st March 2006, 43 per cent of child protection registrations in England related to children considered to be at risk of neglect (Source: DfES, 2006)

The National Children 's Alliance reported that the number of unique cases of abused and neglected children in the United States stands at an annual rate of 700,000 and rising (as cited in ?U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,? 2016, p. ii). Sadly, this means that more than 1,900 new children become victims of abuse and neglect with each passing day. Neglect was the type of

Child abuse can be performed in many different ways. Unfortunately, abuse occurs in many households today. Neglect is a form of abuse other than physical, that can effectively harm a child. Neglection is characterized by the failure of taking proper care of a child. This form of abuse is often overlooked as we can see in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

The issue of child neglect is one of the most current forms of child maltreatment especially in the United States. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, child neglect is referred to as a kind of maltreatment which relates to the failure of a caregiver to offer the needed, age-appropriate care, despite the fact that the parent may be financially stable to do so (Conte 13). Neglect in many instances is described by an ongoing pattern that relates to lack of care and is observed by individuals in close contact with a child.

401). An analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008) revealed that in 2008 the rate of reported infant maltreatment was 51.81 per 1000 children with children below the age of one having the greatest likelihood of being the subject of maltreatment with frequencies lessening with age (Fallon, et al., 2013, p. 2). Child neglect has come to be described as the “neglect of neglect,” as it has been minimized by physical and sexual abuse and exploitation; therefore, neglect is often overlooked and under identified. Furthermore, child neglect is often difficult to identify due to cultural and spiritual differences. What is often negligent for one family may be considered usual to another (Cowen, 1999, pp. 401-403). Consequently, infant neglect often results in social, mental and physical delays, adult traumatization (Harper, Stalker, Palmer, & Gadbois, 2008), and failure to thrive (FTT); the result of inadequate nutrition resulting in poor physical development and, in extreme cases, psychosocial short stature; a disorder of the pituitary and hypothalamus which causes the child to not only be underdeveloped in weight but also in height due to major emotional and psychological trauma (Block & Krebs, 2005, pp. 1234-1235).

Child neglect has been around for a long time. However, it was not until the late 1980s that public awareness began to enlarge to include recognition of the psychological consequences of neglect (Erickson and Egeland 4). Child neglect is a type of child maltreatment. It is a deficit in meeting a child’s basic needs, including lack of basic nutrition, health care, physical, emotional, education, and housing needs. There are many types of neglect in harsh areas and torn families that come for children. Physical signs of neglect include swellings/fractures/burns, dental pain or decay, faltering weight, and developmental delay. Other signs include chronic nappy rash, poor hygiene, and severe and persistent immunizations. Neglect can cause several psychological, social, and emotional issues for children. These include attachment issues, depression, behavioral disorders, social interaction difficulties, communication issues, eating disorders, and exhibiting deficits in cognitive performance. If not treated, these issues will continue or worsen. Neglected children should receive treatment needed at an early age. Due to these complications that come for children who face neglect, available services have increased so that they may receive care. A case study about a girl named Susan from Tupelo, Mississippi will discuss the effects of neglect along with resources and services to help her with the effects of her neglect and childhood difficulties.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect. One that stands out to me is child abuse. There are several forms of child abuse, some rarer than others. The reasoning behind child abuse is intriguing to me. Why and how can someone abuse a child? Mental health of the abuser plays a big role in how and why people do the things they do. A mental health issue contributing to child abuse is Munchhausen syndrome by proxy. (MSpB) Munchhausen syndrome by proxy symptoms are varied, almost always characterized by a caretaker, usually the mom, creating symptoms in someone they care for. (Gross, 2008)

Although severe neglect isn't highly prevalent in today's society, it is still an important issue to be discussed. Without knowledge of the outcomes, there will be no motivation to intervene on the child's behalf.

Research has found that child neglect is strongly correlated with poverty, single-parent caretakers, and multifaceted family problems (Cowen 1999:1). “Child neglect consists of acts of omission of failures to provide the basic care and protection that human growth requires. Child neglect is typically anchored to poverty, involves multifaceted system and family problems, and requires multidisciplinary efforts to promote a safe and supportive environment (Cowen 1999:1).” Until Senate hearings in 1973 child neglect was not recognized as a form of child maltreatment. There are various kinds of child neglect such as; physical neglect, health care neglect, education neglect, emotional neglect, nutritional neglect, and abandonment and supervision neglect (Cowen 1999:3-5). All of these forms of neglect can result in negative developmental and behavioral

This report investigates the effects of child neglect on children's development. It will prove that child neglect does led to several concequences from childhood until adulthood that causes multiple disturbances in the development in the process. some of the developments, including physical, intellectual, social, behavioral, and affective functioning. Throughout the repoert, it will overlook the long term concequences of the child abuse and neglect through a developmental perspective and understanding its impact on the developing child.

Child neglect is a type of abuse that mostly go unreported for different reasons. As indicated by Nemeroff (2016), neglect is characterized as a kind of abuse in which a guardian fails to provide the needed supervision, shelter, clothing, medical care, education, and food to their children. It is said that because of this a child’s safety, health, and well-being are threatened with harm (Nemeroff, 2016). Neglect is usually less studied than abuse, and it’s linked to the development of severe behavior problems (Asscher et al., 2015). In 2012, it was recorded that roughly 3.4 million referrals were reported to the child protective services by the United States Department of

Neglect is something that a child may suffer physically and emotionally as the parents may not

Children who are abused or neglected are more likely to commit delinquent acts and develop personality disorders such as antisocial personality disorder. Child abuse includes sexual, physical, psychological or neglect. Sexual abuse is rape, intercourse, rape, fondling or sodomy. Physical abuse is harming or inflicting damage by punching, kicking, hitting, slapping, burning or beating. Psychological abuse includes mental, verbal and emotional abuse which is berating words, derogating remarks, lack of love, lack of attention, making the child feel worthless, hostile emotions projected towards the child and threats. Neglect includes not meeting the child’s basic needs such as shelter, food, supervision, medical care, etc.