1 / 7

Child Maltreatment

Child Maltreatment. Brian Okpala IT 2010 Georgia State University April 8, 2013. Types of Child Maltreatment. Physical Emotional Sexual Neglect. Physical. Can range from slight to severe, and can even result in death U sually intentional, preventable, and a direct cause of harm

raoul
Download Presentation

Child Maltreatment

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Child Maltreatment Brian Okpala IT 2010 Georgia State University April 8, 2013

  2. Types of Child Maltreatment • Physical • Emotional • Sexual • Neglect

  3. Physical • Can range from slight to severe, and can even result in death • Usually intentional, preventable, and a direct cause of harm • It includes, but not limited to, hitting, slapping, and kicking

  4. Emotional • Occurs when the constant, negative, emotional behavior of a caregiver towards a child impairs the child's emotional progression. • Consists of rejecting, terrorizing, ignoring, isolating, corrupting, adultifying, or emotional incest. • Verbal abuse especially devastating.

  5. Sexual • Occurs when a child or young person is forced to take part in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening or whether there is physical contact or not. • Known to have more female than male victims.

  6. Neglect • The persistent inability to meet a child’s needs, which may gravely harm their physical condition or holistic progress. • Can be further categorized as emotional, educational, or physical. • Most common form of child maltreatment

  7. Conclusion • Child maltreatment rear itself in many different types and forms in our nation. • Researchers and experts have discovered and learned quite a bit about child mistreatment and have been better equipped to assess the seriousness of the matter. • Increased involvement by the law helps deter potential offenders.

More Related