Social Welfare Service for Child Abuse Victims in Singapore
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1SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE
Question 1 (a): Evaluate the service delivery system for a vulnerable population of your
choice
Child abuse has emerged as one of the major social or societal problems that the
world is facing currently and it is seen that this is adversely affecting the emotional, mental as
well as the physical growth of the children (Diaz & Petersen, 2014). As per the Childhelp
(2018), every year more than 3 million children are being subjected to various kinds of
physical as well as mental abuse which inadvertently scar them for life. In addition to this, as
per the report of National Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) (2018), more
than 60% of the children of Singapore are the victims of one form or abuse or the other with
873 cases of death related to the evil of child abuse. Kinniburgh et al. (2017) are of the
viewpoint that the evil of child abuse has various facets and can arise because of the abuse
that the children face at their home or at school or from their friends. As opined by Cook et
al. (2017), this can have serious repercussions for the children and often ends up stunting
their mental, emotional as well as physical growth. In addition to this, in some of the serious
cases it is seen that these children often become withdrawn and develop a phobia wherein
they feel uncomfortable interacting with people (Albert, 2017). More importantly, it is seen
that the problem of child abuse also affects the academic performance of the children as well
(Landsverk, 2017).
The National Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) of Singapore in
order to mitigate the adverse effects of the problem of child abuse has formulated various
policies and at the same time regulations have been made stringent for dealing with such
instances (Lai, 2018). Furthermore, special committees have been formed by the national
government for addressing the cases related to child abuse (Tan, 2018). As opined by Pecora
et al. (2017) one of the most important policies adopted by the national government of
Question 1 (a): Evaluate the service delivery system for a vulnerable population of your
choice
Child abuse has emerged as one of the major social or societal problems that the
world is facing currently and it is seen that this is adversely affecting the emotional, mental as
well as the physical growth of the children (Diaz & Petersen, 2014). As per the Childhelp
(2018), every year more than 3 million children are being subjected to various kinds of
physical as well as mental abuse which inadvertently scar them for life. In addition to this, as
per the report of National Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) (2018), more
than 60% of the children of Singapore are the victims of one form or abuse or the other with
873 cases of death related to the evil of child abuse. Kinniburgh et al. (2017) are of the
viewpoint that the evil of child abuse has various facets and can arise because of the abuse
that the children face at their home or at school or from their friends. As opined by Cook et
al. (2017), this can have serious repercussions for the children and often ends up stunting
their mental, emotional as well as physical growth. In addition to this, in some of the serious
cases it is seen that these children often become withdrawn and develop a phobia wherein
they feel uncomfortable interacting with people (Albert, 2017). More importantly, it is seen
that the problem of child abuse also affects the academic performance of the children as well
(Landsverk, 2017).
The National Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) of Singapore in
order to mitigate the adverse effects of the problem of child abuse has formulated various
policies and at the same time regulations have been made stringent for dealing with such
instances (Lai, 2018). Furthermore, special committees have been formed by the national
government for addressing the cases related to child abuse (Tan, 2018). As opined by Pecora
et al. (2017) one of the most important policies adopted by the national government of
2SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE
Singapore is to promote the concept of foster parenting to not only ensure the safety of the
children who are the victims of child abuse but also to safeguard them from similar future
instances. As per the statistics of MSF, presently there are more than 370 individuals who
have registered themselves with this scheme of the MSF (Tan, 2018). More importantly, by
the next year, the MSF intends to increase the number of foster parents to more than 500 so
as to offer the required kind of help to the children suffering from child abuse (Goy, 2018).
More importantly, before offering a child to a particular foster parent the MSF conducts a
thorough background into the past history of the candidate (Pecora et al., 2017). Furthermore,
in the majority of the cases, the compatibility of the child with the intended foster parent is
also checked. In addition to this, the MSF normally allocates a child to the kind of families
wherein there are already other kids or children so as to offer a congenial home environment
to the children where they bond with the foster family in a much effective manner (Crandall,
Deater-Deckard & Riley, 2015).
A study conducted by Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence (Pave) (2018)
revealed the fact that the victims of child abuse despite not undergoing the process of actual
physical abuse showed signs of trauma (Tan, 2018). In this regard, Ms Monica Zhang, one of
the social workers related to the organisation had to say that “A car accident is a one-off
event but violence at home could be chronic and children could experience even higher
traumatic stress symptoms” (Lai, 2018). As opined by Berrick et al. (2015), the primary
motive of the foster parenting policy adopted by the MSF is to offer the kind of home and
family environment to the victims of these cases of abuse which will enable the child to
overcome these symptoms of abuse. In addition to this, in the majority of the cases it is seen
that a congenial family environment wherein a child feels loved as well as cared for can
actually facilitate the emotional, mental, physical, academic and other kinds of growth of the
concerned child (McCann & Pearlman, 2015). This is one of the primary reasons for the MSF
Singapore is to promote the concept of foster parenting to not only ensure the safety of the
children who are the victims of child abuse but also to safeguard them from similar future
instances. As per the statistics of MSF, presently there are more than 370 individuals who
have registered themselves with this scheme of the MSF (Tan, 2018). More importantly, by
the next year, the MSF intends to increase the number of foster parents to more than 500 so
as to offer the required kind of help to the children suffering from child abuse (Goy, 2018).
More importantly, before offering a child to a particular foster parent the MSF conducts a
thorough background into the past history of the candidate (Pecora et al., 2017). Furthermore,
in the majority of the cases, the compatibility of the child with the intended foster parent is
also checked. In addition to this, the MSF normally allocates a child to the kind of families
wherein there are already other kids or children so as to offer a congenial home environment
to the children where they bond with the foster family in a much effective manner (Crandall,
Deater-Deckard & Riley, 2015).
A study conducted by Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence (Pave) (2018)
revealed the fact that the victims of child abuse despite not undergoing the process of actual
physical abuse showed signs of trauma (Tan, 2018). In this regard, Ms Monica Zhang, one of
the social workers related to the organisation had to say that “A car accident is a one-off
event but violence at home could be chronic and children could experience even higher
traumatic stress symptoms” (Lai, 2018). As opined by Berrick et al. (2015), the primary
motive of the foster parenting policy adopted by the MSF is to offer the kind of home and
family environment to the victims of these cases of abuse which will enable the child to
overcome these symptoms of abuse. In addition to this, in the majority of the cases it is seen
that a congenial family environment wherein a child feels loved as well as cared for can
actually facilitate the emotional, mental, physical, academic and other kinds of growth of the
concerned child (McCann & Pearlman, 2015). This is one of the primary reasons for the MSF
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