Government action is also the expression of our collective will to do something about poverty. ... Then shift the conversation to more personal questions such as, "How are things at home?"" and "Do you know where your parents are?" ... If taking the unstructured interview approach, ensure that the conversation does not wander off topic. ... Prepare an assessment of the family's issues and needs and draft a case plan for discussion with your team. ...

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I will also discuss the government's policies on safeguarding and how they affect our actions. I will also discuss risk assessment and its influence upon government policy and direction. ... Risk assessment has evolved considerably since its introduction in the 1980's and various methods and theories of risk assessment have been experimented with; this essay looks at several of these methods, analyzing the relative worth of each. ... It includes promoting children's safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens. ... This includes mandatory training to hig...

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These elder abuse cases were left unreported because some elderly do not have families, they fear retaliation from the abuser especially if the abuser is a member of the family they do not want to upset the family member, they are embarrassed about what happened to them, and they fear they will be removed from their house losing their independence, lack of understanding how to report. ... If they do not use the proper material and protocol, those restraints can bruise or cut the patient. CCTV cameras installed in some nursing facilities showed how impatient nursing staff physically abuses the ...

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It is important to refute all the myths surrounding battered women in order to fully understand why battering happens, how it affects people, and how it can be stopped. ... Understanding this cycle is very important if we are to learn how to stop or prevent battering incidents. The cycle also helps explain how battered women become victimized, how they fall into learned helplessness behavior, and why they do not attempt to escape. ... If she does her job well, then the incident will be over. ... During phase two, the batterer fully accepts the fact that his rage is out of control, as does ...

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Finally, this paper will hypothesize, based upon the research, why, in today's society, does domestic violence still exist? ... Additionally, with respect to women experiencing violence, Harway (1993) relates the Theory of Learned Helplessness to the Social Learning Theory and how it may explain the passive nature of battered women. Harway (1993) believes that the battered woman perceives the situation as hopeless and eventually loses the ability to believe that anything she does will affect the outcome. Although this particular theory has been criticized by some researchers, it has been ...

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