I will also discuss the government's policies on safeguarding and how they affect our actions. ... There is also a failure to learn adequately from serious cases due to the tendency to focus on human rather than for example systemic error. ... This includes mandatory training to highlight the signs of abuse and neglect and how to spot the signs, this must be updated yearly. ... All health care organizations have a duty outlined in legislation, such as the Children's Act (2004), to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and to co-operate...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From these figures, one can conclude that over five times as many new incidents of abuse and neglect were unreported than those that were reported to and substantiated by APS agencies in 1996. The standard error suggests that nationwide as many as 688,948 elders or as few as 210,900 elders could have been victims of abuse and/or neglect in domestic settings in 1996. ... One can conclude from these figures that almost four times as many new incidents of elder abuse, neglect, and/or self-neglect were unreported than those that were reported to and substantiated by APS agencies in 1996. The stan...

• Word Count: 6948
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Though many people associate domestic violence with physical abuse, there is so much more to it. ... Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. Physical abuse can escalate from painful pinches or squeezing to strikes that can cause permanent disabilities to the victim. ... Other signs of physical abuse include pushes and shoves, slaps or bit...

• Word Count: 5197
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you dont need stitches, youre not hurt. ... It would be nice if we could simply point out the factors that cause this violence against women. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages violence th...

• Word Count: 3590
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you don't need stitches, you"re not hurt. ... It would be nice if we could simply point out the factors that cause this violence against women. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages viol...

• Word Count: 3590
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate