scholarly journals ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR CHILD ABUSE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 332-335
Author(s):  
U.S. Suveesh ◽  
◽  
Jinu K. Rajan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Relationship Of

Children are full human beings in their own right. Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the childs health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power. Exposure to intimate partner violence is also sometimes included as a form of child maltreatment. Assertive behaviour in contrast to the other possibilities of aggressive or submissive/passive behaviour. The aim of assertive behaviour is to communicate productively with another person, achieving what is often described as a win/win outcome.

scholarly journals Intimate partner violence as a mechanism underlying the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment among economically disadvantaged mothers and their adolescent daughters

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tangeria R. Adams ◽  
Elizabeth D. Handley ◽  
Jody Todd Manly ◽  
Dante Cicchetti ◽  
Sheree L. Toth
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
History Of

AbstractChild maltreatment represents a pervasive societal problem. Exposure to maltreatment is predictive of maladjustment across development with enduring negative effects found in adulthood. Compelling evidence suggests that some parents with a history of child abuse and neglect are at elevated risk for the maltreatment of their own children. However, a dearth of research currently exists on mediated mechanisms that may underlie this continuity. Ecological and transactional theories of child maltreatment propose that child maltreatment is multiply determined by various risk factors that exist across different ecological systems. Intimate partner violence (IPV) often co-occurs with child maltreatment and may represent a pathway through which risk for child abuse and neglect is transmitted across generations within a family. Informed by theories on the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment and utilizing a community-based, cross-sectional sample of 245 racially and ethnically diverse, low-income mothers and daughters, the objective of this study was to investigate IPV as a propagating process through which risk of child abuse and neglect is conferred from parent to child. We found evidence suggesting that mothers’ history of maltreatment is associated with both their IPV involvement and their adolescent daughters’ maltreatment victimization (with exposure to IPV as a maltreatment subtype excluded for clarity). Maternal IPV also partially accounted for the continuity of maltreatment victimization from mother to adolescent. A secondary analysis that included the adolescent's own engagement in dating violence provided compelling but preliminary evidence of the emergence of a similar pattern of relational violence, whereby adolescent girls with maltreatment histories were likewise involved in abusive intimate relationships. Future directions and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Child Welfare Responses Linked to Subtypes of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 2607-2623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gonzalez ◽  
Harriet MacMillan ◽  
Masako Tanaka ◽  
Susan M. Jack ◽  
Lil Tonmyr
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Incidence Study ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Children exposed to intimate partner violence (CE-IPV) are at increased risk for later health and social difficulties. To date, studies have primarily focused on CE-IPV as a unitary construct; this may lead to the mistaken assumption that all subtypes of CE-IPV (i.e., exposure to direct or indirect physical abuse, or exposure to emotional abuse) are equally harmful requiring similar responses from child welfare services. The purpose of this study was to examine child welfare responses by CE-IPV subtype in a large Canadian child welfare sample. Using data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect–2008 ( N = 2,184), we examined child welfare responses to CE-IPV subtypes or their co-occurrence. Information was obtained from child welfare workers’ reports. Cases with co-occurring subtypes of CE-IPV were more likely to be substantiated and involved multiple incidents compared with that with single CE-IPV subtypes. Cases with direct physical CE-IPV and co-occurring CE-IPV were also more likely to remain open and have an application considered or made to child welfare court. Exposure to emotional IPV was the least likely to warrant interventions by welfare services, including referrals to specialized services. These results suggest that within CE-IPV subtypes, there is evidence of different responses (recommendations and services) once a case has been opened by a worker. Future research is needed to examine the effectiveness of the responses and outcomes for children following child welfare interventions.

The tripartite tragedy: Alcohol and other drugs, intimate partner violence and child abuse

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (01) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Mohajer Abbass Hameed
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Review Of Reviews ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe relationship between alcohol and other drugs (AOD) misuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) is well established. However, there is a pressing need for knowledge translation in relation to the association between AOD, IPV and child abuse and neglect. A substantial number of research studies and literature reviews on the relationship between AOD and IPV have appeared over the past several decades. However, heterogeneity across the literature reviews and findings, as well as in methodological differences and limitations, may contribute to interpretive difficulties that confound conclusions and/or create confusion among the researchers, practitioners and policy makers who turn to this literature for guidance in their research, treatment and policy decisions. To address this issue, this paper examines the evidence on the topic of AOD and IPV through a focused review-of-reviews methodology to compare and synthesise the overall patterns of findings derived from several reviews that have investigated the literature on the relationship between AOD and IPV. The results derived from the review-of-reviews are synthesised and integrated to present an understanding of the association between AOD and IPV in reference to child abuse and neglect. The limitations for research and practice are discussed, placing particular focus on knowledge translation in relation to child welfare policy and parents and children involved with child protection authorities.

Students Affected by Child Maltreatment

2020 ◽  
pp. 253-276
Author(s):  
Delphine Collin-Vézina
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Relationship Of

Child maltreatment constitutes all forms of child abuse including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse and neglect, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development, or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust, or power. Child maltreatment represents one of the most influential determinants of mental health and academic functioning. This chapter will review the definitions of different forms of child maltreatment as well as their prevalence, risk factors, and associated negative outcomes. Developmental and cultural considerations will be discussed and illustrated through several case vignettes. Finally, the chapter presents several strategies that apply to all forms of child maltreatment, along with recommendations of children’s literature and external resources.

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