Abuse And Neglect: Orientation Project

Abuse and Neglect: Orientation Project

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Abuse and Neglect: Orientation Project

Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions

The perspective of abuse is defined as the inappropriate use of the thing or the individual. Child abuse is one growing concern that influence communities in different and adverse forms. The federal definition of the phenomenon of the child abuse recognized as any action or failure of the act that eventually cause a great form of risk of serious harm for the children. In other words, any improper act by parents or caretaker that cause serious physical, emotional, or sexual harm for the children recognized as the approach of child abuse ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"qdcBAdoo","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Widom, Czaja, & DuMont, 2015)","plainCitation":"(Widom, Czaja, & DuMont, 2015)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2084,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/9M4Q55I9"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/9M4Q55I9"],"itemData":{"id":2084,"type":"article-journal","title":"Intergenerational transmission of child abuse and neglect: Real or detection bias?","container-title":"Science","page":"1480-1485","volume":"347","issue":"6229","author":[{"family":"Widom","given":"Cathy Spatz"},{"family":"Czaja","given":"Sally J."},{"family":"DuMont","given":"Kimberly A."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2015"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Widom, Czaja, & DuMont, 2015). Child neglect is one form of child abuse that indicates about the failure of meeting the basic needs of children. The state law of California defines the issue of child abuse as the activity by the other person that inflicted children in different physical, emotional, and sexual forms. Child neglect is the approach of negligence behavior that ultimately threatens the health or welfare of the children.

Prevention

The role of nurses is immensely crucial at all three levels of prevention in the case of childhood abuse and neglect. The participation of nurses at the primary level of prevention is essential in the form of enhancing awareness level within the general population about the risk of child abuse and neglect. Active participation of nurses in different campaigns is essential to meet the targets of primary prevention. Identification of the population with a high risk of child abuse and neglect demands to convey an important message of prevention to the community. It is obligatory for the nurses to provide better healthcare services to vulnerable families ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"AGvakcRD","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Caneira & Myrick, 2015)","plainCitation":"(Caneira & Myrick, 2015)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2085,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/EKUQWAQG"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/EKUQWAQG"],"itemData":{"id":2085,"type":"article-journal","title":"Diagnosing child abuse: the role of the nurse practitioner","container-title":"The Journal for Nurse Practitioners","page":"640-646","volume":"11","issue":"6","author":[{"family":"Caneira","given":"Laura"},{"family":"Myrick","given":"Karen M."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2015"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Caneira & Myrick, 2015). Tertiary level of prevention requires the effective role of nurses as the parent support groups who provides them with assistance in the form of proper parenting. Risk factors in case of childhood abuse are significantly recognized as the features of social isolation, family disorganization, violence, mental instability, etc.

Detection

Timely identification of the issue of child abuse and neglect in the form of recognition of particular signs and symptoms is essential to propose better domain of treatment.

Emotional Signs and Symptoms

The improper approach of emotional development

Low level of self-confidence

Loss of interest

Anxiety

Depression

Behavioral Signs and Symptoms

Show less concern about different matters

Loss of interest in academic performance

Physical Signs and Symptoms

Different forms of injuries such as bruises, fractures, etc.

Intervention, Treatment and Reporting

The state of California set a proper guideline structure when it comes to the matter of reporting a case of child abuse or neglect. Parents and guardians of children have the legal right to report the complaint of child abuse. Qualified and experienced agencies are legally mandated to report the incident of child abuse. California Penal Code Section 11165.7 defines the extensive list of the individuals who can be mandated, reporters. It comprised of school/district workers, administrators, and athletic coaches etc. Different family resource centers (FRC) are examples of the treatment sources available in case of child abuse and neglect ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"RDCYgV0s","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(California Department of Education, 2019)","plainCitation":"(California Department of Education, 2019)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2083,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/F8AKH4QE"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/F8AKH4QE"],"itemData":{"id":2083,"type":"webpage","title":"Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Guidelines","container-title":"Cde.Ca.Gov","author":[{"family":"California Department of Education","given":""}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (California Department of Education, 2019). El Modena Family Resource Center in Orange County is one significant example of the treatment sources. There are different collaborative resources specifically in case of intervention and treatment for the issue of child abuse and neglect. Proper investigation of child abuse reports by agencies at the state level is a crucial example of the proper approach of intervention and treatment.

Interdisciplinary Resources

A multidisciplinary approach is adopted by state law to successfully address the issue of child abuse or neglect. Child abuse is recognized as a sensitive concern that requires more attention as compared to other forms of abuse in case of mandated authorities for reporting. This form of difference eventually creates a difference in case of treatment. The role of nurses is immensely critical when they are dealing with the vulnerable population of children.

References

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY California Department of Education. (2019). Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Guidelines. Retrieved from:

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/ap/childabusereportingguide.asp

Caneira, L., & Myrick, K. M. (2015). Diagnosing child abuse: The role of the nurse practitioner. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(6), 640–646.

Widom, C. S., Czaja, S. J., & DuMont, K. A. (2015). Intergenerational transmission of child abuse and neglect: Real or detection bias? Science, 347(6229), 1480–1485.