Controversy: The Arguments Of Child Abuse

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Child abuse is something that most people don't understand or don't know how to react to. Statistics show that around 80% of child maltreatment fatalities involve at least one parent as perpetrator. I have chosen to give more information on the effects and the laws that we have to abide by when dealing with these types of things. Who's is held more accountable in the situation of child abuse, child service agents or the caregiver?
There is a controversy on the fact of who should be held more accountable during cases of child abuse. For instance position one the child service agents have an impact on the children and can be held just as accountable for the abuse. Child service worker must investigate if they see any chance of child abuse or …show more content…

Parents should be held more accountable for child abuse and neglect. Children are in the hand of their parents or caregivers, and not in the hand of child service workers. Children who are severely disciplined to the point of where they are emotionally deprived and don’t feel wanted could indicate that the family needs to have outside help. Disciplining a child is the one way a parent is allowed to prove their dominance to their child, it doesn't have to be by force, but with how things are today kids think they can do whatever they want. “While parents do need to be the person in control in the parent-child relationship, there are non-abusive ways of disciplining a child”(WebMD). This could include grounding the child and or taking away the things they value the most. “Workers and families should cooperate to develop a treatment plan together to solve problems. This may include referring you and your family to specialized counseling, homemaker services, day care or to other resources you may not know about” (Department of Social Services). Making a family, and or a caregiver goes to a counselor and get a professional outlook on what is going on in your home can provide the parents with other ways of disciplining and dealing with their children. Sometimes makes you realize how wrong a parent or caregiver is. This would include skills like listening to what your child has to say is a key to making a better relationship with them. By working together, it could help solve some issues and help the child and parent become closer. “As a parent who has had to spend the majority of their life dealing with the fallout of an out of control child, some believe that there is only so much that you can ask of someone who raises a child. To hold them responsible for everything is really not fair and does not stress personal

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