Physical Abuse: Main Areas Of Maltreatment And Types

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PHYSICAL abuse 1 Main Areas of maltreatment Type of Maltreatment 2017 Neglect 75% Physical abuse 18% Sexual abuse 9% Other or unknown 7% Emotional/Psychological Abuse 6% Medical Neglect- 2% Physical abuse Any recent act or failure to act by a perpetrator that causes non-accidental serious physical injury to a child under age 18 Any recent act, failure to act, or series of such acts or failures to act by a perpetrator that creates an imminent risk of serious physical injury to a child under age .3% of reports pertained to Substantiated physical ABUSE (2,025 reports) (.3% of reports pertained to Substantiated physical ABUSE (2,176 reports) (2018 corporal punishment 1.Law. physical punishment, as flogging, inflicted on the body of one convicted of a crime: Formerly included the death penalty, sentencing to a term of years, etc.

2.physical punishment, as spanking, inflicted on a child by an adult in authority. Corporal PuNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS 31 States banned corporal punishment in schools ( States had corporal punishment in schools ( school year) PA Code - What Message Does This Send? Train Up A Child Ever Heard of it? Full Book: Amazon: Reviews: & Linkages to Child Abuse Cases Sean Paddock ( year old boy Lydia Schatz ( year old girl Hana Grace-Rose Williams ( year old girl Signs of Physical Abuse Location of injury Psychological/behavioral symptoms Explanation of injuries Bruises Types of Injuries SUSTAINED BURNS Fractures Head Injuries Internal Injuries Child Homicide The child cases Cases of child abuse (physical), or are they?

What else might it be? “Shaken Baby Syndrome†What is shaken baby syndrome? serious brain injury resulting from forcefully shaking an infant or toddler symptoms Extreme irritability Difficulty staying awake Breathing problems Poor eating Tremors Vomiting Pale or bluish skin Seizures Paralysis Coma What Else Might It Be? Von Willebrand Disease Vitamin K Deficiency Leukemia Ideopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA Journal #3 (15 points) These journal entries are meant to help you work through/process what we have talked about in class. They are also another way for you to show that you are understand the material without just repeating it back to me. They are eligible to free write your journals, but if you need some guidance you may consider the following prompts: • Now that we have covered physical abuse, what are your thoughts/reactions to the material we covered?

Explain. • Based on what we covered in class with regards to physical abuse, what type of programming/education could be created to help raise awareness of the signs of physical abuse? • What are your thoughts on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP)? What type of programming/education could be created around this form of child maltreatment? Note that the goal is not necessarily to answer every question, but to go in-depth in your responses. This may mean that you only one or two questions, which is fine. Please answer these questions in complete sentences.

While it is a short assignment, I do expect that you will respond in the formal/paragraph fashion. Your response should be double-spaced and a minimum of 500 words in length and should follow the assignment guidelines outlined in the syllabus. Responses that do not address the prompts or course material in some way or do not meet the assignment guidelines (length and/or formatting), will be graded down accordingly.