This document discusses the prevention of maltreatment scenarios, focusing on the types of abuse, indicators, and steps to be taken. It also explores the political and social changes that can decrease the occurrence of abuse.
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Running head: PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT SCENARIOS PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT SCENARIOS Name of the Student: Name of the University: Author note:
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1PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT SCENARIOS Maltreatment is the abuse or cruel and violent treatment towards a person or an animal. Almost about 16% of children suffer serious maltreatment at the hands of their parents (Viezel & Davis, 2015).When it comes to Steve’s case, the types of abuse that Steve falls in include physical Abuse and neglect. He is physically tortured by her mother in case of any kind of misbehaviour form his side.The indicators of physical mistreatmentcan vary from minor like the marks of burns, bruises, welts or bite to severe like the major fractures in the bones and even death due to the intentional assault by a person on a child. The indicators of emotional abuse are frequent bed-wetting or diarrhoea, psychosomatic complaints, which is due to deliberate humiliation, ignorance and rejection of the child. Neglect is failing to provide the basic needs of a child (Thornberry & Henry, 2013).As a healthcare professional, the first step that should be taken by me includes understanding their role in order to identify the risk of children as well as young people. After understanding Steve’s risk, the next step that needs to be taken is to communicate as well as engage with Steve and develop his trust so that he can disuses his issues with me comfortably. The whole conversation will be recorded in order to use as a evidence for supporting the child. Not only that, in order to provide Steve with an effective treatment, all his physical issues will be noted down. The final step that will be taken by me includes sharing information with as well as making referrals as appropriate to relevant agencies like police or social care (Hecker et al., 2014). In case Steve was much younger, it would have been more difficult for him to handle the situation. Being an infant, physical torture by her mother could have cause serious physical damage to him. In case he was a teenager, he could have protested or even fight back toprotecthimself.However,in thatcase, he would havegone throughsevere psychological trauma.
2PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT SCENARIOS The political or social changethat would decrease the occurrence of this abuse is end of corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is the form of physical punishment where deliberate pain is inflicted in children to discipline them, which acts as a defence for the parents, teachers and carers (Hecker et al., 2014). The way of disciplining children by giving corporal punishments is too harsh and cruel. This affects the behaviour of the children as well as affects mental health.These programmes give support during the early years to parents whose children give poor outcomes (Avellar & Supplee, 2013). These programmes help in the healthy development of the children by building parenting skills, giving support to the mental health ofmother, and helping parents to get jobs or to find other opportunities to improve the family’s conditions. Home-visiting programmes in many countries of Europe are implemented as part of routine maternal and child health care services.
3PREVENTION OF MALTREATMENT SCENARIOS REFRENCES Avellar, S., & Supplee, L. (2013). Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment.PEDIATRICS,132(Supplement), S90-S99. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1021g Hecker, T., Hermenau, K., Isele, D., & Elbert, T. (2014). Corporal punishment and children's externalizing problems: A cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school aged children.Child Abuse & Neglect,38(5), 884-892. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.11.007 Thornberry, T., & Henry, K. (2013). Intergenerational Continuity in Maltreatment.Journal Of Abnormal Child Psychology,41(4), 555-569. doi: 10.1007/s10802-012-9697-5 Viezel,K.,&Davis,A.(2015).CHILDMALTREATMENTANDTHESCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.Psychology In The Schools,52(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1002/pits.21807