Neglect ACE

Neglect ACE

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  Neglect Jessica Schleif
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  What is ChildNeglect? – It is the leading form of child abuse in the United States and occurs when a caretaker fails to provide for a child’s basic needs, which includes adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, supervision, medical care, or safekeeping. As a result of such treatment, the child’s physical, mental, or emotional development can be impaired.
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  Types of Neglect –Physical – failure to provide necessary food or shelter, or lack of appropriate supervision. – Medical – failure to provide necessary medical or mental health treatment. – Emotional – inattention to a child’s emotional needs, failure to provide psychological care, or permitting the child to use alcohol or other drugs. – Educational – failure to educate a child or attend to special education needs.
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  Symptoms and Signsof Neglect  Wets the bed  Soils clothes  Takes risks  Misses school  Changes in eating habits  Obsessive behavior  Nightmares  Drugs  Alcohol  Self-harm  Thoughts about suicide  Withdrawn  Suddenly behaves differently  Anxious  Clingy  Depressed  Aggressive  Problems sleeping  Eating disorders
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  Effects and Impactof Neglect – May find it difficult to maintain healthy relationships with other people later in life, including their on children. – More likely to experience mental health problems including depression and post- traumatic stress disorder. – Can change how their brain develops emotional and verbal pathways.
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  Myths About Neglect –Myth: Abused children hate their parents and want to get away from them - Reality: Most children who have been abused by their parents still have a strong attachment or love for their parents and want to remain living with them. What they really want is for the abuse to stop. – Myth: Children usually tell someone that they are being abused - Reality: Different studies have shown that 46% and 69% of adults abused as children never disclosed it in their childhood. Abusers can be very effective in making children too fearful to talk about what is going on. Often children do not have the words to use to let someone know what is happening to them. We are more likely to identify children who are being abused through physical signs or their behavior. – Myth: It is only abuse if it is violent - Reality: Child abuse does not necessarily involve violence or anger. Abuse often involves adults exploiting their power over children, and using children as objects for their own gratification rather than respecting their needs and rights as children. Child abuse is defined as "...the harming (whether physically, emotionally, sexually), ill treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation of any child or young person".
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  Statistics About Neglect: –Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the United States annually. – The youngest children were most vulnerable to maltreatment. – Neglect is the most common form of maltreatment. – About 4 out of 5 abusers are the victims’ parents. – 1 in 10 children have experienced neglect.
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  Preventing Child Neglect& Treatments – Maintain the student’s normal status within the class. Do not treat them differently from the rest of the class or do their behavior and performance. – Respect and maintain the student’s privacy. A major fear of abused student sis that their abuse will become common knowledge within the school. – Develop a sense of belonging in the classroom where students can feel included and accepted. – Look for opportunities to incorporate specific self-esteem activities and positive learning strategies within your daily program. – Give students information or feedback about themselves to assist their positive development of their identity. – Respect students’ personal space. Show you care by refraining from touching. – Model an appropriate child/adult relationship by establishing sound adult/child behavioral boundaries and adhering to them consistently. – Therapy
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF3j5UVCSCA For a bitmore information on Neglect, please watch this 6 minute video.
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  Sources: – http://www.childmatters.org.nz/58/learn-about-child-abuse/myths-and-realities – https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/whatiscan.pdf#page=2&view=HowIsChildAbuseand NeglectDefinedinFederalLaw –http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/learn/child-abuse-neglect/about- issue?gclid=CjwKEAjwvMnJBRCO2NSu-Puc6AUSJAAf-OSUU4lTdGIH- aIBvpBxmEhHRhcL0WuV5JsQN4vc7NHlLRoCg67w_wcB – http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/media-room/media-kit/national-statistics-child-abuse – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/neglect/child-neglect- facts-statistics/ – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/neglect/signs-symptoms- effects-neglect/ – http://www.secasa.com.au/pages/helping-the-abused-student-in-the-classroom/