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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Neglected children"”.
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The Relationship between Social Workers and Neglected Children in a Children’s Home
Children’s Homes are small communities which accommodate neglected and abused children who are placed there because their families face problems serious enough to lead to children’s removal; and staff who work or/and volunteer to support children’s upbringing. Social workers being members of this …
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Exploring the lived experiences of abused or neglected children removed from their homes in Omusati region, Namibia and placed in a residential child-care in Oshana
… issues such as those of violence against children are kept within the family. However, when children are abused or neglected, social workers from the MGECW in some cases remove them and place them in alternative care with an aim of protecting them and focusing on ‘the best interest of the …
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A study of the academic performance of sexually abused children
Studies of the impact of abuse on children's cognitive and school performance have focused largely on maltreated and neglected children. In this study the academic performance of 15 sexually abused children was compared to the academic performance of 15 non-abused children that were matched on …
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Positively identifying children as citizens: A call for parallel due process rights
… the need for parallel due process rights for children by investigating the nature of juvenile welfare policies that affect abused and neglected children by focusing on the Adoption Safe Families Act. Upon the settlement of the U.S., common law from England, known as parens patriae, has …
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Creating a World in the Sand: A Pilot Study of Normative Data for Employing the Sand Tray as a Diagnostic Tool With Children
… study was designed to evaluate the way in which children, normal children ages 9-10 approach and carry out the task of creating a ‘World’ in the sand tray. A clinical group comprised of abused and neglected children was evaluated to determine how they approached the task. Both groups were …
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The Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in Men
… is around 10% and that more than one-quarter of children have, at least indirectly, experienced some form of violence. Prospective studies find that in high-income countries, like the United States, there are moderate correlations between childhood maltreatment and low educational achievement, …
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And the Word was Song: a novel
… flawed woman. Some of her fellow travellers are neglected children; some are street-smart gypsies; some are lovers; all are unknowingly Lily May’s mother substitutes. Through an impending birth, a return to her childhood home and an unexpected discovery of a half-sister, Lily May is able to end …
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Social workers' understanding of the nature of child neglect
… confusion around service delivery concerning neglected children. Clarity of the concept of child neglect together with South African literature and definitions for child neglect will enable social workers working with child neglect to be more equipped to deal with the phenomenon of child …
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Assessment of the correlates of sociometric status in children: behavioral, cognitive, peer perception and age differences
… been demonstrated most reliably with withdrawn children. However, it is unclear whether cognitive skill deficits discourage interaction or whether reluctance to engage in social interaction impedes the development of social understanding. With this, as with other variables, it is likely best …
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An Analysis of the Development of Orchard Place : a Residential Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children
… was known as the Des Moines Home for Friendless Children and functioned as a foster shelter care facility for dependent and neglected children, generally up to age 12. Its role for the community was to provide care for young, often ill, children until they were physically well or could be …
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Child abuse : psychopedagogical perspective
… are in the main responsible for the care of the children. The literature has shown that abusing parents have been abused themselves as children and know no other way of disaplining their children. They have not learned how to "parent". There are factors that pre-dispose the child to abuse ; …
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The Effect of Early Abuse and Neglect on Academic Achievement
… neglect on the academic achievement of primary children in the areas of word analysis, vocabulary, reading, and math as measured by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Twenty-one students were selected from a total population of 36, 13 males and 8 females, who were reported as being abused or …