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Family Violence

Family Violence. EDCI 331 November 5, 2003. Developmental Consequences. Aggression Anxiety Depression Attachment deficits. Developmental Consequences. Social interaction deficits Academic difficulties Decreased self-esteem Increased school failure. Family Violence.

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Family Violence

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  1. Family Violence EDCI 331 November 5, 2003

  2. Developmental Consequences • Aggression • Anxiety • Depression • Attachment deficits

  3. Developmental Consequences • Social interaction deficits • Academic difficulties • Decreased self-esteem • Increased school failure

  4. Family Violence • Theories of family violence • Characteristics of children who are victims • Characteristics of parents • Societal issues • Economic issues

  5. Family Violence • Why are these issues relevant to teachers, caregivers, and youth workers?

  6. Child Abuse & Neglect • Child Abuse: “an act of power and control over a child by the use of:

  7. Child Abuse • Corporal punishment • Exploitation • Emotional/psychological maltreatment

  8. Neglect • Physical • Emotional • Medical • Lack of supervision

  9. Examination of: • Caretakers • Child • Environment

  10. Dynamics • Conduct: What parent/caretaker does • Conditions:issues parent/caretaker may be faced with

  11. Parental Factors • Stress response • Learned response • Lack basic parenting skills

  12. Environmental Factors • Poverty • Social isolation • Single-parenting

  13. Characteristics of Child Victims • Sudden change in personality or accomplishment

  14. Characteristics of Child Victims • Anxiety • Depression • Anger • Self-concept • PTSD

  15. PTSD • Numbing of emotions • Reexperiencing of events (may be in nightmares) • Increased irritability, poor concentration

  16. PTSD • Potential for suicide • High-risk sexual behavior • Eating disorders • Difficulty with personal relationships

  17. Intervention • Identification

  18. Long-term Effects • Differ from case to case • Educational links to • Academic outcomes • Lower test scores

  19. Long-term Effects • Neurological • Cognitive • Behavioral • Psychological • Emotional • Intellectual

  20. Violent Households • Damaging effects on children

  21. Men Who Batter • Minimize seriousness • Externalize responsibility • Need to control & dominate others • Isolate their victims

  22. Battered Women • Fearful • Diminished ability to respond to situation • “learned helplessness”

  23. Battered Women • Diminished ability to nurture children • Difficulty protecting children

  24. Effects of Violence • Boys 3x more likely to use violence in relationships 1,000x more likely to abuse • Girls more tolerant of abuse

  25. Effects of Violence • Behavioral disruptions • Anxiety • Sleep problems • School problems

  26. Effects of Violence • Depression • Skill reduction • Verbal • Cognitive • Motor

  27. Effects of Violence • Adults • Depression • Low self-esteem • Emotional trauma • Post-traumatic stress • Revictimization

  28. Recommendations • Behavioral cues • Parental cues • Child interviews p. 265 • Talking with parents

  29. Recommendations • Reporting p. 267

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