CAMS-UA 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Truancy, The Strongest, Literature Review
10 Nov 2017
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Maltreatment: the complexity of its definition and the psychosocial consequences on the exposed child. Physical abuse: use of physical force: hitting, kicking, shaking, burning, or other show of force against a child. Sexual abuse: involves engaging a child in sexual acts: fondling, rape, and exposing a child to other sexual activities. Emotional abuse: (cid:396)efe(cid:396)s to (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396)s that ha(cid:396)(cid:373) a (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s self-worth or emotional wellbeing: name-calling, shaming, rejecting, withholding love, and threatening. Neglect: failu(cid:396)e to (cid:373)eet a (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:374)eeds: clothing, food, housing, education, and access to medical care. 3 million referrals were made to child protective service (cps) agencies each year: 1 million calls substantiated for child maltreatment. Over 500,00 children are placed out of home nationwide. Epidemiology: 60% due to neglect, 20% physical, 10% sexual, 10% other forms. Some children are born with positive toxicology (mother was drinking or doing drugs during pregnancy. Many children were victims of more than one type of maltreatment.
