ARMY POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL

LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

PHYSICAL ABUSE

ROBERTO CHICAIZA

Physical Abuse

Physical abuse often falls on weaker people for that reason children are receiving more physical abuse which is better known as child abuse

What is the child abuse?It is called child abuse to

any action (physical, sexual or emotional) is not accidental in the treatment of a minor, by their parents or carers who inflicts physical or psychological harm and threatening their personal development.

Types

Five basic types of child maltreatment are distinguished:

Physical abuseIs any way to hit shake pushing burn or other injury to the body Sexual abuseIs any sexual activity between two or more persons without the consent of a person Emotional abuseSuch abuse includes attitudes, actions and words as insults, gestures abuse another person. Physical neglect Failure to provide food or abandon the child in the street Emotional neglect.Lack of adequate supervision or not paying child care

CAUSES

Physical abuse usually occurs at times of great stress, but the biggest factors that influence child abuse are:

Alcoholism. Domestic violence. Addiction. Being a single parent. Lack of education. Poverty. The cases of child abuse in all classes

Primary Prevention: Aimed at the general population in order to avoid the presence of risk factors and enhance protective factors of child abuse.

Include:

Intervening in schools for parents, promoting values of esteem for children, women and parenthood.

Preventing unwanted pregnancies through sex education in schools

Replace physical punishment for punishment in their behavior.

Identify the values and strengths of parents, reinforcing their self-esteem.

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention: Aimed at the population at risk in order to make an early diagnosis and prompt treatment

Include:

Recognize situations of child abuse, establishing treatment strategies.

Recognize situations of domestic violence or abuse of women and seek solutions.

Recognize parental behaviors of physical or emotional abuse Referral to mental health centers parents addicted to alcohol

and drugs.

Secondary Prevention

Tertiary Prevention: consists of the rehabilitation of child abuse, both for child victims and abusers.Through pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family counselors, etc.).

CHILD ABUSE IS A PROBLEM OF ALL.

Tertiary Prevention

CONCLUSION

The physically abused children are more aggressive with other children and have high rates of hostile behavior, such as kicking, screaming, are destructive and misconduct.