BEHS 453 Discussion 5: Reporting Child Abuse

Week 5: Child Abuse

Last week, we talked about partner abuse/intimate partner violence. This week, we’ll take a more in-depth look at child abuse. Child abuse is an act resulting in serious physical or emotional harm, exploitation or death. Child abuse includes physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. While we will learn this in class, it is important to note that each child’s response to domestic violence is unique and is affected by the frequency and severity of the abuse, her or his relationships with adult caregivers, and a host of other complex factors.

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This week we will discuss how children in the United States experience violence in many forms, yet American children are more likely to be killed, physically or sexually assaulted, pushed, shoved, slapped, or beaten up in their own homes by family members than anywhere else or by anyone else. As true today as at any point in the history of the United States, these facts are also accurate assessments of family life throughout much of the Western world.

This week we will dive deeper into how domestic violence is a widespread epidemic impacting children and families. As we will discuss, it is estimated that over 15.5 million children in the U.S. are exposed annually to adult IPV at home, with young children making up the majority of exposed youth among families who seek police involvement for domestic violence.

Lastly, this week we will focus on vulnerabilities – familial, parental, and societal – as well as appropriate response systems, while we examine the effects of physical abuse, developmental consequences of child sexual abuse, effects of domestic violence on its youngest victims, and other controversial topics.

Estimated Time

Over the next week, you should spend approximately 9 – 12 hours to fully engage in the materials and to complete all the activities. Note, this is just an estimate of the time you will need to complete this week’s work. Each student works at a different pace, so you may spend more time or less; however, be sure to keep this estimate in mind when planning your week. Remember to build in time to work on longer term projects as well.

Objectives

• Discuss the ambiguities associated with the term child abuse and the problems inherent in the social support system because of differences in definitions
• Analyze the societal causes of violence against children
• Evaluate the vulnerabilities associated with child abuse within the personal response system
• Synthesize the components of the personal system that place a child at risk for incest and the individual and family characteristics associated with intrafamilial child physical and sexual abuse
• Summarize the emotional problems of adult survivors of various forms of family violence
  evaluate treatment and interventions for dealing with child victims of physical and sexual violence
• Discuss and articulate what you have learned about the reporting child abuse with other students in this week’s discussion

Activity List

• Read and explore all required and optional materials. This will provide you the background knowledge to successfully engage in the content.
• Complete Discussion 5.
  • Post your original response to the discussion prompt by Sunday evening at 11:59 p.m. ET.
  • Post high quality responses to at least two classmates by Tuesday evening at 11:59 p.m. ET.
• Submit your Media Review Project.

If you have any questions, please send an email or add your question on “Ask the Professor.”

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