Child Maltreatment

~60%; most prevelant

• The act of ommission rather than comission
• Pattern of behavior, not just a one time act.
• Has to be continuous
• can be fatal

parents are at least adhering to the minimum standard; Doing the best that they can

• Children not meeting expected milestones;but there are no physical reasons for it.
• Example: emotional neglect can even lead to death

• Reduced awereness; lack of physical signs, requirement for long term intervention, association with poverty
• Potental for more severe and longer lasting consequences

• Physical
• Emotional
• Medical
• Mental health
• Educational

• Failure to provide basic needs
• Failure to protect/supervise - child endangerment
• Abandonment

Inattention to emotional needs (psychologically unavailable)

Religious exemptions

Serious mental illness

• Truency
• Special education needs

• Perception of normalcy
• Insecure and anxious attachment styles
• Less social interaction with peers
• Low self esteem
• Passivity and helplessness -learned helplessness (dogs and shuttle boxes)
• Juvenile delinquency/aggression
• Developmental/language delays and learning problems (Jeanie)
• Death

• Developmental co-morbidity -example: parental substance abuse, poverty, family dysfunction
• Age and developmental stage of child
• Severity and type of neglect
• Extreme physical vs. mild educational neglect (extreme physical vs. mild educational)