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Recognising Abuse in Families

Recognising Abuse in Families. Pam Schultz: VLE March 5 th 2013. Learned Helplessness. Women often have good reasons for staying Fear that they cant support themselves Being Ostracised Disapproval of others. They sometimes separate from perpetrator for a while and then return.

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Recognising Abuse in Families

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  1. Recognising Abuse in Families Pam Schultz: VLE March 5th 2013.

  2. Learned Helplessness • Women often have good reasons for staying • Fear that they cant support themselves • Being Ostracised • Disapproval of others. • They sometimes separate from perpetrator for a while and then return

  3. Signs of Sexual Abuse • Inappropriate knowledge of or interest in sexual acts • Unusual or sophisticated sexual behaviours • Promiscuity and sexualised behaviour • Running away • Avoidance or rejection of sexual issues • Aggression • Dislike of genitals

  4. Physical Abuse • Physical abuse is the intentional use of force against a child resulting in injury or causing bodily harm. • Physical force or violence that results in bodily injury, pain, or impairment including assault, battery, and inappropriate restraint. • The infliction of physical harm on a child by a parent or caregiver

  5. Neglect • Physical Indicators • Young children display abnormal growth patterns, weight loss, sunken cheeks, paleness, lethargy, unresponsive to stimulation. • Inappropriate dress for weather. • Poor hygiene, dirty or un bathed state. • Severe, persistent nappy rash or other skin disorder (unattended). • Consistent hunger. • Lack of medical routine. • Signs of deprivation

  6. Neglect • Behavioural Indicators • Doesn't meet developmental milestones. • Appears lethargic, undemanding, cries very little. • Unresponsive to stimulation. • Uninterested in surroundings. • Demonstrates severe lack of attachment to parent, little fear of strangers. • Maybe very demanding of affection or attention from others • Shows little separation anxiety • May be happy just to go off with strangers.

  7. Emotional Abuse • Hard to assess and demonstrate • May co-exist with other forms of abuse • Has much more longer lasting affects on mental health than either physical or mental abuse.

  8. Emotional Abuse • Belittling or Shaming • Lack of affection or warmth • Habitual Blaming • Ignoring or rejecting • Extreme forms of punishment • Exposure to violence • Yelling, screaming, threatening, frightening • Humiliation: telling child they are worthless, bad • comparing negatively with others. • Withdrawing affection, hugs, “cold shoulder” blaming the child for everything, • For example shutting in a dark room, threatening punishment • Showing violence on films & TV

  9. Some signs of Emotional Abuse • Apathy, Depression • Withdrawal/Anger • Learning Difficulties, problems with concentration • Nervous Habits-Pulling Hair, Biting Hands • Conduct Disorders (Hostile, Ante-Social) • Extremes of Behaviour: compliance, demanding, passive, violent • Self-Harm, suicide attempts • Detachment from parent • NOTE: The above symptoms may alert practitioner to possibility of Abuse. However, there can be other reasons for presentation of these behaviours

  10. Activities • Do a simple library search using “Summon” or another preferred approach to explore one or more of the forms of abuse in the slides above • If time allows read one or both of the articles on the following slides • This afternoon there will be Blogs where you can share some of your learning and discuss ideas.

  11. Journal Articles • Research Article 1 (Emotional Abuse & Development. Developmental Psychology) • http://psych.wisc.edu/pollak/pdfs/recognizing_emotion_faces_devpsych.pdf • Research Article 2 • (Professional Knowledge and Abuse: Journal of Advanced Nursing) • http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04030.x/pdf

  12. Some Links • The following is not a British site but very good • http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm • Kidscape • http://www.kidscape.org.uk/professionals/childabuse.shtml

  13. More useful Links • Child Welfare Site • http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/signs.cfm • NSPCC • http://www.nspcc.org.uk/help-and-advice/worried-about-a-child/online-advice/online-advice_wdh85524.html • Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board • http://suffolksafeguardingchildrenboard.onesuffolk.net/ • Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board • http://www.nscb.norfolk.gov.uk/

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