SCWK 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Child Neglect, Physical Abuse
11 Jun 2018
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1) Cultural/traditional decision making, individuals and the social worker follow
community or cultural based models to develop a plan for the child’s safety and resolve
disagreements (aboriginal elders,)
2) signs of safety, this approach is between family members and child-protection workers
in order to focus on safety planning
best interest approach: empathizes the protection and well-being of the child above all else
least restrictive approach: emphasizes the course of action that will cause the least disruptive
or change for the child. Preferably leaving him or her with the family
child maltreatment and neglect in Canada
child maltreatment is an umbrella term referring to multiple forms of child abuse and neglect,
child maltreatment includes acts of commission or omission by a parents or other caregiver that
results in harm, potential harm or threat of harm to the child.
Child maltreatment has 5 broad categories
1) Physical abuse: non-accidental actions that cause harm or could cause harm to the child
2) Sexual abuse: includes using a child for sexual purpose
3) Neglect: included the failure of a parent or guardian to provide a child’s basic needs such
a food, education, health care
4) Emotional maltreatment: includes behaviors that harm a child’s development of sense of
self-worth
5) Exposure to domestic violence: includes directly witnessing violence between a parent or
caregiver, being indirectly exposed by hearing violence or seeing the after effects
The Canadian incident study of report child abuse and neglect reports national data on incidence
of child maltreatment in Canada, in 2008 235,842 maltreatment related investigations were
conducted across Canada
Child neglect is the least understood form of child maltreatment, these children don’t meet
developmental milestones, poor school achievement, increased problems with attachment and
other issues, this form of maltreatment will need medical attention and the development of the
child is at risk or damaged
Social work and substitute care
Foster care/homes: provides substitute parenting for children who cannot safety stay with their
own families, for children whose families have asked for help with parenting during times of
crisis
In a foster home a child is to receive
-physical care, clothing, food, shelter
-emotional care,
- nurturing of both intellectual and emotional development
-guidance and supervision
-positive role model
group homes
staffed group care residence between two and 8young people are preferred in larder institutions
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Document Summary
The canadian incident study of report child abuse and neglect reports national data on incidence of child maltreatment in canada, in 2008 235,842 maltreatment related investigations were conducted across canada. Foster care/homes: provides substitute parenting for children who cannot safety stay with their own families, for children whose families have asked for help with parenting during times of crisis. In a foster home a child is to receive. Nurturing of both intellectual and emotional development. Positive role model group homes staffed group care residence between two and 8young people are preferred in larder institutions. Campaign 2000, working to end child poverty in canada. The campaign began in 1991 out of concern or the lack of government progress in addressing child poverty. Federal politicians pledged to end child poverty in 1989, 2009 and 2015; but it continues to deprive over 1. 34 million children of their only childhood. 1- to raise and protect the basic living standards of families in all regions.
