3.3 - Child Neglect Flashcards
What constitutes neglect?
Failure to meet a child’s needs
Parents or caretakers failure to provide 7
PSNPhEnES
Physical health care Supervision Nutrition Personal Hygiene Emotional Nurturing Education Safe Housing
The focus needs to be on this as opposed to parent intentions.
Needs of child
Issues related to neglect (4)
Severity
Frequency & Duration
Cultural issues
Forms of neglect
SUBTYPES - physical desertion of child.
Abandonment
ST - Failure to provide supervision necessary to prevent injury.
Supervisory
Failure to provide care & supervision to promote education
Educational
Failure to provide emotional support, security & encouragement
Emotional
Encouraging development of illegal behaviours in child.
Fostering Delinquency
Mean age of child neglected?
6
___________ are more likely victims of neglect.
Adolescents
____ are more likely to be emotionally neglected, however no real divide in gender.
Boys
T/F Birth parents account for 31% of reported cases.
FALSE - 91%
Mean age of neglecter?
31
________ are accountable for 72% of reported cases.
Females
Females being reported on more may be a reflection of…
Social Stereotypes
Neglecting parents interact _____ with their children
Less
When interaxns do occur they are more likely
Negative
Parents often have _________ _________ of their child.
Unrealistic expectations
Children of single parents are at _________ risk of neglect
Greater
These 2 also contribute to likelihood of neglect
Young mothers
LBW
Social & community factors? LC
Low SE status
Community integration & social support
Strongest predictor of child neglect?
Economic Disadvantage
These households are HIGHEST risk
Low SE
Single mother household
Treatment of child neglect focuses on:
Parent
What kinds of therapy benefit neglectful parents (2)
Behavioural techniques
Skill deficit programs
In addition, parents may need assistance via
Accident prevention training
In home visits
These laws offer immunity from prosecution
Safe Haven
In prevention we need to emphasize (2 - Parents
Relieving parent stress
Emphasizing parental competence
These programs often help before it’s too late!
Respite/Head Start
