Understanding Abuse

National policies and local systems relating to safeguarding and protecting adults from abuse are no secrets 2000, equality act 2000, equal opportunities act 2010, human right act 1998, metal health act, mental capacity act 2005, CRB checks, quality care

indicators of abuse, the 4 point approach to abuse, our procedure as an organisation and what

Practitioners and professionals working with children on a daily basis are in a good position to notice changes in a child's or young person’s behaviour which may be a possible sign of abuse. Children or young people may also confide in practitioners or allege that abuse has taken place.

M3- Assess strategies and methods used to minimise the harm to children, young people and their families where abuse is confirmed.

Assess strategies and methods used to minimise the harm to children, young people and their families where abuse is confirmed (M3).

The civil definitions used in child and family law are defined in the Children Act 1989 as significant harm to a child. Emotional abuse includes the failure of a caregiver to provide an appropriate and supportive environment. It includes acts that have an adverse effect of the emotional health and development of a child, e.g. ridiculing, threatening, intimidating and discriminating. Examples of emotional abuse are ignoring the child’s need to interact, failing to express positive feelings to a child, showing no emotion. Denying the child opportunities for interacting and communication with others, also bullying or frightening a child, persistently telling them that they are useless (World health organisation) Physical abuse is defined in Working together 2015 as: A form of abuse which may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may be caused when a parent/carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child. Sexual abuse is defined by

P5= Describe strategies and working practices used to minimise abuse. In this assignment i will be describing different strategies and working practices used in different health and social care settings to minimise abuse. Looking at different characteristics of abuse is the fundamental part in trying to minimise abuse. There are different types of strategies i will be describing the following six: Written and Oral Communications

An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today (Darness2Light, 2009a ). This figure continues to grow daily as perpetrators of this crime continue in this destructive path. The definition of child sexual abuse is the force, coercion, or cajoling of children into sexual activities by a dominant adult or adolescent. Sexual abuse of children includes touching (physical) sexually including: fondling; penetration (vaginal or anal using fingers, foreign objects or offenders organs; oral sex, or non-physical contact including: sexual comments; indecent exposures; masturbating in a child’s presence; child prostitution or child pornography (Child Welfare, 2009a).

The aim of this assignment is to enable learners to understand the theoretical models of child abuse and consider the implications of each model. There are many theories about why people abuse children and who are more likely to abuse. These models aren’t rules or laws and they may have flaws. I will be comparing and writing about these flaws and also where the models have a point and backing these up with cases of child abuse which have been in the media. The models that I will be describing, comparing and evaluating are the Feminist Model, the Social learning theory,

As stated in the booklet ‘Responding Effectively to Behaviours of Concern’, (K. Hyland, 2013. Page 1), challenging behaviour which can be seen as “culturally abnormal behaviour” can include that of high intensity, frequency or duration which results in the physical safety of surrounding individuals becoming placed at risk. Individuals that are subject to this form of behaviour may be limited or denied access to various ordinary community services and facilities. For example, those who demonstrate acts of property destruction, inappropriate sexual expression, repeated use of obscenities, physical violence or repeated tantrums will promote their exclusion from community services. The enforcement of resources is needed when serious acts of physical

These five target words, 'cruelty ', 'abuse ', 'neglect ', 'maltreatment ', and 'Ill-treatment ', are treated differently from one another. The words 'ill treatment ' and 'maltreatment ' are rarely associated within this group of words (EAT.ac.uk). These 'missing ' associations seem to degrade the severity of these words as a whole. These words and words associated with them define the lives of over 16000 children in care across Scotland. None the less, some words seem to have a greater impact than others; however, the word 'abuse ' still holds a higher air of severity and may still be associated with sexual abuse rather than all other types of abuse. 'Cruelty ' seems to be seen as a

Abuse of vulnerable people in most parts of the world needs to be stopped because it falls under the protection of human rights as It is fundamental right for all people to living a life

This essay will describe the models of abuse and compare them; there has been some controversy over these and this will be lightly discussed.

My understanding ofemotional abuse developed slowly over the years. I grew up next to some loud neighbors. The weekdays were quiet. The weekends were chaotic. The husband would often come home late at night intoxicated.

If the abuser had a ‘reason’ for the abuse, does that make it harder for you to justify his actions?