Child Abuse

Question 1

Child protection - Whose responsibility?

and Why?

Answer 1

Yours
You may observe signs of child abuse or neglect or hear something that causes you concern about the child
You will be routinely treating children

Question 2

What is abuse?

Answer 2

considered to be abused if he or she is treated in a way that is unacceptable in a given culture at a given time

'’Any action by another person – adult or child – that causes significant harm to a child. It can be physical, sexual or emotional, but just as often can be about a lack of love, care and attention.”

Question 3

Different types of child abuse:

Answer 3

Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional or psychological abuse
Neglect

Question 4

What dose physical abuse involve?

Answer 4

hitting
shaking
throwing
poisoning
burning
scalding
drowning 
suffocating 
also Munchhausen's syndrome by proxy

Question 5

What is Sexual abuse?

Answer 5

forcing or persuading a child to take part in sexual activities (includes sending sexually explicit text messages)

Question 6

What is Emotional or psychological abuse ?

Answer 6

trying to :
scare
isolate
ignore 
humiliate

Question 7

What is Neglect ?

Answer 7

failure to provide the right care and attention - e.g. food, warmth, security and love