1. CHILD ABUSE
Has child abuse gone up or down since 2007?
By: Jennifer Hess
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December 4, 2011
2. WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE?
According to the article “At Issue:
Child Abuse”:
Child abuse is any maltreatment of a
child.
According to the article “Law
Enforcement Response to Child
Abuse,” “Child abuse is a community
problem.”
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3. CHILD ABUSE RATES
HAVE GONE DOWN
SINCE 2007
According to the article “New Federal Report
Shows drop in Child Abuse Rates” it has gone
down
"The results show too many children still suffer from abuse
and neglect, and we have not yet experienced the full
impact from the economic situation," says Carmen
Nazario, HHS assistant secretary for children and families.
6. MOST COMMON FORM OF
CHILD ABUSE
•According to the article “New Federal Report Shows Drop in Child Abuse
Rates” in 2008 neglect was highest
•Physical Abuse was second
•Sexual abuse was third
•Lastly psychological maltreatment
•In 1994 the highest child abuse was still neglect
7. MOST LIKELY TO BE ABUSED
According to the article “At Issue: Child Abuse” the most likely
to be abused are:
•Children under three years of age
•Followed by four to seven years of age
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8. MOST LIKELY TO BE ABUSED
According to the article “Child Maltreatment 2007--Summary
and Introduction” it depends on gender
•Girls in 2007 were abused a little more then boys
•Boys were not far behind
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9. MOST LIKELY TO BE ABUSED
According to the article “New Federal Report Shows Drop in
Child Abuse Rates” child abuse sometimes depends on race
•The article states in 2008 the highest abuse rates were of
white children
•Then Hispanic
• After that African American
10. THE REASONS CHILDREN
DON’T SAY ANYTHING
•According to the article “Law Enforcement Response
to Child Abuse”:
•The child might have a bond with the abuser
•The child doesn’t want the abuser to be punished
•They could possibly tell the story but not the whole
one
•No proof
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11. THE WAY CHILD ABUSE
CASES ARE DISCOVERED
•Sometimes reports are filed by:
• Teachers
• Professionals - Police Officers, Doctors, School Personnel
besides teachers
• Social workers
•Calls from a:
• Parent
• Child
• Neighbor
• Or domestic disturbance calls
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12. THE STATES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE THE
HIGHEST CHILD ABUSE RATE
The article “Report Faults Many States on Child Abuse Policies”
state that 10 states had an F for a grade:
Georgia
Maryland
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
13. THE STATES THAT HAVE THE
LOWEST CHILD ABUSE RATES
According to the same article 6 states received an A or A minus
for grades:
California
Indiana
Iowa
Nevada
New Hampshire
Oregon
14. CHILD CARE WORKER
•Child care workers take care, help and teach
children when their parents are at work or can not
be home for some reason
•Education: It varies widely from state to state;
anywhere from a high school diploma to a college
degree
15. CHILD CARE WORKER
Salary:
Entry level (2009): $7.04 per hour
Average (2009): $9.12 per hour
Potential (2009): $13.98 per hour
Related Careers:
Teacher assistant
Kindergarten, elementary, middle or secondary teacher
Special education teacher
16. HIGH SCHOOL
•Graduated from Atholton High School in 2008
•Attended early childhood and development class
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17. HOWARD COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
•Located in Columbia, MD
•Tuition: $119.00 per credit for in-county residents
•Out-of-state tuition: $247.00 per credit
•There are no set requirements to get into the college
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18. COMMUNITY SERVICE
•Volunteered at a horse camp
•Worked at a soup kitchen
•Volunteered at senior center/ at an adoption facility
• Helped clean up the parks
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19. JOB EXPERIENCE
•Taught kids how to play soccer
•Life guard at the River Hill Pool
•Teacher apprentice
•Waitress at Ruby Tuesday
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20. WHY I AM HIGHLY QUALIFIED
FOR THIS JOB
• I love to work with children
• I babysat when I was younger
•I can watch children longer then one day
•I always try my best
•I have worked with children all my life
•I won employee of the month at Ruby Tuesdays
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