Addressing Child Abuse

The basic goal of social work and legislation involving child abuse is the protection of children from physical and emotional harm. Therefore, one of the primary issues facing social workers and other professionals tasked with addressing child abuse is the prevention of abuse through identification of which children are being abused or are likely to be abused. Although much effort has gone into researching and analyzing the various signs to watch for in a potentially abused child, the fact remains that in many cases, these children go undetected. Furthermore, programs designed to educate children to avoid situations where abuse could occur have also essentially failed due to the fact that the sheer multiplicity of possible methods and scenarios an abuser could use makes it impossible to educate a child on all of them.

The role of the social worker in preventing abuse and convicting perpetrators has also become increasingly complex. Social workers who tre

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