PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
28 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
March 23, 2018
Family Violence: Childhood Abuse and Neglect
Elisa Romano
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Adopted on November 20, 1989 by UN
Ratified on December 13, 1991 by Canada
54 articles affirming that children (birth-18 yo) world-wide have human rights
Rights generally fall under three categories:
-Right to protection
•Protection from harm: exploitation, discrimination, neglect, abuse, war
-Right to provision
•Right to food, shelter, healthcare, education, play and recreation, family
-Right to participation
•Children should have a voice in matters that affect them
•They should be represented
•Often forgotten - don’t always remember to ask children
Article 19
-State Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the
child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent maltreatment, maltreatment
or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who
has the care of the child
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model
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Document Summary
54 articles af rming that children (birth-18 yo) world-wide have human rights. Right to protection: protection from harm: exploitation, discrimination, neglect, abuse, war. Right to provision: right to food, shelter, healthcare, education, play and recreation, family. Right to participation: children should have a voice in matters that affect them, they should be represented, often forgotten - don"t always remember to ask children. Shows what impacts a child"s wellbeing and development. Systems closer to the child have more impact on the child because they"re directly linked with the child. Can has either a positive or negative impact. More distal system still in uence a child"s development and wellbeing, but in a more distal way. Parent"s job and nances - might cause parents to be stressed and impact the parent"s ability to parent effectively, respond consistently and in a timely manner. Physical abuse: acts of aggression that often occur during the course of discipline or severe physical punishment.
