Our purpose with this study was to understand how social welfare board perceive neglect and what they consider are unacceptable flaws in parental capacity. The central focus of the study is located in the assessment of the social welfare boards when they consider that the parental capacity is unacceptable. The study aims to answer the following questions:   How does social welfare board understand neglect? How perceive social welfare board unacceptable parental capacity?   Our study is based on a document analysis of fourteen cases from administrative rulings where social welfare board applied for LVU 1§ 2§ because of flaws in care. We have used hermeneutic interpretation to look at the empirical material. The theoretical framework of the study consists systems theory and Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model with focus on the family as the basic system.   The result we found was that the unacceptable parental capacity consisted of  parental individual problems. Problems we could identify at the parents were mental illness, disability, relationship conflicts, violence and abuse. Social welfare board had payed attention to several types of neglect. We identified moral care, emotional care, physical care and fysical violence.   Our conclusion is that it not only was just one specific problem in the family without that it were several parallel problems which led to that social welfare board consisted that the parental capacity is unacceptable. The study shows that the term neglect is difficult to define and is a interpretation question of the social welfare board to assess whether each boundary goes where the child is considered to fare badly.

This project used a content analysis methodology to determine the agenda-setting capacity of the media to influence child welfare legislation in a state legislature. With a foundation in agenda-setting theory, this study identifies how the coverage of child abuse and neglect in the print media impacts decision-makers to introduce legislation related to child abuse and neglect. Through a comparison of the issues covered in the newspaper with the issues receiving legislative attention, this study showed that media influence varies by topic, with some topics being more open to media affects than others. A second component of this study analyzed how child abuse and neglect is portrayed in four newspapers circulating across the state. With an emphasis on identifying the types of issues that receive media attention in Virginia, this qualitative study showed key themes and patterns prevalent in child welfare coverage. The media demonstrates an affinity for covering episodic, micro-level instances of abuse, and thematic, macro-level systemic issues. These findings show media focus is concentrated on extreme and unusual cases of abuse and those issues that will evoke shock and emotion from the reader.

The theme of my work is domestic violence against seniors. This phenomenon represents a serious social problem that deserves our attention. The theoretical part deals the types and specifics of violence. I describe the dynamics of violence, which occurs in such a damaged relationship. I try to describe possible solutions of this problem. In my work is also a list of organizations which can seniors contact. The practical part includes research on public awareness at the age 50+ of elder abuse. Here we can find the myths that appear in society and also hinder victims begin to solve their situation. Each of us may encounter violence. We should be able to identify the problem and knowing where to go for help. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

In recent years, the functional outcomes of patients with right hemisphere stroke (RHS) received considerable attention due to their impact on disability, independent living, quality of life and economic burden. Hemi-inattention (HI) is a complex condition which often accompanies RHS. It is characterised by reduced alertness, attention and low spatial awareness levels. Past studies reported poor outcomes in patients with HI and inconsistent findings in regard to the relationship of HI with functional outcome. Literature review of 13 relevant studies highlighted poor research methodology which complicated interpretation of previous results. Aims: The aim of this study was to address the clinically important question “What is the relationship between early HI status (HI±) and functional change in the 1st six months after right hemisphere stroke?” by improving on research methodology from past studies. Methods: An all-inclusive stroke severity RHS sample (58 with and 35 without HI) were recruited from two stroke units and assessed on motor and cognitive factors with validated measurement tools on four occasions; baseline, hospital discharge, 6 weeks after discharge, and 6 months after stroke. A multi-level modelling approach was used to analyse change in functional progress over time with potential explanatory motor and cognitive factors. Results: HI status was only statistically significant when modelled alone. Its predictive importance greatly diminished when modelled with other factors e.g. stroke severity, time since stroke and age. Conclusion: On average, HI group membership at baseline is unrelated to functional recovery when other influential factors are also considered. The findings extend current knowledge in stroke recovery research and provide suggestions for optimal therapeutic and rehabilitation outcomes. In contrast with traditional methods of regression analysis, multi-level modelling techniques enabled important relationships to be studied in depth. This resulted in new insights into the data which can be used to inform patient management and future research in the field.

Investigações epidemiológicas apontam que as taxas de incidência e prevalência da negligência são as mais altas em vários países do mundo, bem como no Brasil. No nosso contexto, as investigações sobre o tema são raras e o conhecimento limitado. Buscando contribuir para uma melhor compreensão da negligência no contexto Brasileiro, o presente estudo teve como objetivo estudar a manifestação da negligência em casos notificados ao Conselho Tutelar, tentando apreender os mecanismos de produção subjacentes, de modo a se estabelecer parâmetros com vistas à avaliação dos casos. Para tal, utilizou-se proposições teóricas já estabelecidas pela literatura científica atinentes a critérios relacionados à manifestação do problema e aos mecanismos relacionados à sua produção. O delineamento metodológico foi o de Estudo de Casos Múltiplos, dentro de uma abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa. A coleta de dados ocorreu no contexto de vida das famílias, em um contexto de acompanhamento psicossocial, que teve a duração de 10 meses, utilizando-se de observação participante, entrevistas e utilização de instrumentos padronizados. No total, 12 famílias foram estudadas. As informações, coletadas por meio das diferentes estratégias, foram reagrupadas de modo a compor um conjunto único de dados, referente a cada caso. Buscou-se, então, verificar se as proposições teóricas fixadas a priori podiam ou não ser demonstradas em cada caso, para em seguida se efetuar análises de comparação, buscando-se por semelhanças e diferenças, no sentido de encontrar agrupamentos possíveis, com relação ao conceito de negligência empregado. Os resultados distinguiram três grupos. Um primeiro foi denominado \"Negligência Confirmada\", formado pelas famílias cujas informações coletadas preencheram a todos critérios pré-estabelecidos; um segundo, \"Em Risco de Negligência\", constituído pelas famílias cujas informações indicaram o não cumprimento aos critérios relativos à manifestação, mas os cumpriam no plano dos mecanismos de produção da problemática sinalizando, então, que a instalação da negligência estaria em curso; e um terceiro grupo, que foi chamado de \"Negligência Não Confirmada\", reuniu as famílias cujas informações não cumpriam, concomitantemente, a todos os critérios estabelecidos. Pode-se dizer que as crianças no grupo 1 foram àquelas que apresentavam a maior gama de necessidades não respondidas associadas a um grande número de conseqüências. Este grupo também se diferenciava dos outros, pelo isolamento social em que vivia a família e número reduzido de interações positivas entre cuidadores-crianças. No grupo 2, observou-se que significativos problemas de comportamento que as crianças apresentavam geravam reações dos diversos ambientes sociais (principalmente, na escola) e se tornavam uma fonte significativa de estresse na família, concorrendo para a diminuição das interações parento-filiais, com o incremento de punições corporais, além de produzir isolamento social das famílias. O grupo 3 se diferenciou pelo apoio social recebido, apontando para a importância crucial dessa variável, no sentido de darem conta das necessidades de desenvolvimento infantil, em meio a uma gama variada de adversidades. Os critérios utilizados para a avaliação dos casos, além de permitirem visualizar a complexidade do fenômeno, possibilitaram a identificação de suas diferentes manifestações. Futuras investigações, com diferentes amostras, podem ajudar na consolidação dos critérios de avaliação e confirmação de casos no contexto brasileiro. / Epidemiological investigations reveal that the incidence and prevalence rates of negligence are the highest in several countries in the world, as it is in Brazil. In our context, the investigations around the theme are rare and the knowledge is limited. Seeking to contribute to a better comprehension of negligence in the Brazilian context, the present study has the intention of analyzing the manifestation of negligence in cases notified to the protective service, trying to apprehend the underlying production mechanisms, so that it is possible to establish parameters concerning the evaluation of the cases. In order to do so, theoretical propositions were used which already established by scientific literature related to the criteria concerning the manifestation of the problem and the mechanisms associated to its production. The methodological framework was the Multiple Case Study, in a qualitative approach of research. A data gathering took place in the life background of the families, in a context of psychosocial attendance, which had a 10 month duration, making use of participating observation, interviews and the use of standardized instruments. Overall, 12 families were studied. The information collected by the different strategies was regrouped so that a single group of data was composed related to each case. It is, then, sought to verify if the theoretical propositions determined a priori could or not be demonstrated in each case, so that, next, an analysis of comparison could be made, seeking for similarities and differences, in the sense of finding possible groupings concerning the concept of negligence employed. The results sorted out three groups. The first one was named \"Confirmed Negligence\", formed by the families which collected information met all the pre-established criteria; a second one was named \"In Risk of Negligence\", formed by the families which information indicated the non accomplishment of the criteria relative to manifestation, but met those in the sphere of the production mechanisms of the problem, thus indicating that the onset of negligence is in its course; and a third group, called \"Non-confirmed Negligence\", assembled the families which information didn\'t meet, concomitantly, all the established criteria. It can be said that the children from group 1 were those who presented the greatest variety of needs that were not met associated to a great number of consequences. This group also differed from the others by the social isolation in which the family lived and by the reduced number of positive interactions between children and caretakers. In group 2, it could be observed that significative behavior problems presented by the children created reactions from the various social environments (especially school) and became a significative font of stress in the family, leading to the reduction of parent-child interactions, with the increase of corporal punishment, in addition to producing the social isolation of the families. Group 3 stood out for the social support received, pointing to the critical importance of this variable, in the sense of meeting the necessities of children development in a wide range of adversities. The criteria used for the evaluation of the cases not only allowed the complexity of the phenomena to be visualized, it also made the identification of its different manifestations possible. Future investigation, with different samples, can help to consolidate the criteria of evaluation and confirmation of the cases in the Brazilian context.

Barn kan ha det svårt och fara illa på olika sätt i sina familjer. När dessa barn kommer till vården finns det en risk att hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal saknar kunskaper och riktlinjer om hur de ska upptäcka och ta hand om sådana barn. Därför kan det vara av vikt att beskriva hur en distriktssköterska kan identifiera barn som far illa för att barn som far illa ska kunna upptäckas i tid samt att hjälpinsatser sätts in så tidigt som möjligt för att kunna öka dessa barns välbefinnande och minska deras lidande. Vår frågeställning var: vilka metoder finns det för att kunna upptäcka ett utsatt barn? Syftet med studien är att beskriva hur distriktssköterskan kan arbeta för att identifiera barn som far illa.Studien är en litteraturstudie där nio vetenskapliga artiklar analyserats enligt Friberg (2006). Resultatet beskrivs i tre huvudkategorier: Ökad kunskap, Dokumentationens betydelse och Ökad medvetenhet om problemet. Första kategorin beskrivs med tre underkategorier: att genomgå fortbildning, att få handledning och att samverka, andra kategorin har inga underkategorier och den tredje kategorin beskrivs med fyra underkategorier: att träna att våga se problemet, att ha helhetssyn på familjen, att lära känna familjen och att känna igen tecken. Resultatet visar på olika metoder som distriktssköterskan kan använda sig av för att identifiera barn som far illa samt att distriktssköterskor upplever stor osäkerhet i mötet med ett barn som far illa och dess familj. Det finns en brist på medvetande om problemet och behov av mer utbildning och klara rutiner inom detta område. De metoder och det resultat som den här studien visar skulle det kunna bidra till att barn som far illa skulle kunna upptäckas i tid samt att hjälpinsatser sätts in så tidigt som möjligt för att kunna öka dessa barns välbefinnande och minska deras lidande. / Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot distriktssköterska

The current study focuses on exploring the effects of previous child neglect on current psychological distress in college students. By bringing attention to the lasting impact of neglect through adulthood, mental health professionals will see the need for increased services for this population. A convenience sample of 93 Master of Social Work students responded to questions geared towards experience of neglect as a child and current psychological distress. Correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the two variables. No significant results were found. However, future studies are suggested as alternate versions of this study may support the need for early intervention and treatment services for individuals who have experienced neglect as a child. Recommendations for future studies include using a more diverse population and possibly including a qualitative portion to further explore correlations.

Emotional impairment can lead to emotional disorders or dysfunction. Childhood abuse or neglect can be used to predict disorders and dysfunction. Missing from the literature was research exploring a direct relationship between a history of abuse or neglect and future emotional impairment. This quasi-experimental study served to examine whether histories of childhood abuse or neglect can be used to predict future emotional impairment using the Mayer and Salovey model of emotional functioning. A community sample of 138 adults from rural Wyoming completed retrospective reports of childhood trauma and current measures of emotional functioning, and 42% of the sample reported a history of childhood emotional abuse. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated childhood emotional abuse was not a valid predictor of impaired emotional functioning, while the covariates of physical neglect and sexual abuse were significant predictors. A history of childhood physical neglect could be used to predict lower measures in emotional understanding and global emotional functioning, while sexual abuse in males could be used to predict lower measures in emotional regulation and global emotional functioning. The new knowledge that childhood abuse or neglect can impair emotional functioning during adulthood provides a pathway for researchers to further explore the detrimental impact of childhood abuse and neglect on emotional functioning during the developmental years. In addition, for those individuals with a history of childhood abuse or neglect, positive social change may stem from gains in emotional understanding, emotional regulation, and global emotional functioning through improved interventions, preventative methods, and efficacious treatments.

Child maltreatment, including physical abuse, neglect, emotional, and sexual abuse is a continuing social problem in the United States, resulting in a number of children who experience challenges with family and peer relationships in adolescence. Child neglect is one of the most common forms of abuse however, it is less likely to be investigated or substantiated than is physical abuse. Female child maltreatment in particular results in possible problems for victims with family and peer relationships in early adolescence. In 2015, state agencies reported an estimated 683,000 victims of child maltreatment, with two-thirds of this group representing child neglect victims. This study examined differences between reported child neglect and child physical abuse in predicting family and peer relationship problems among 12-year-old females. Relational theory provided a theoretical framework for this study's hypotheses. Records from the Midwest site of the LONGSCAN research project provided the archival data from a criterion sample of 68 12-year-old females. The hypotheses were there would be differences in adolescent mother-child and peer relationships between victims of neglect and victims of physical abuse. Data were analyzed using descriptive, correlational, and multiple regression analyses. The results of the analyses revealed the quality of the mother-child relationship was significantly related to both earlier neglect and to physical abuse. In the multiple regression, early child neglect was more predictive of the mother-child relationship in early adolescence than was child physical abuse. This study contributes to social change by directing those who develop and design policy and programs to place additional attention on child neglect interventions to promote family stability.

Researchers have explored the effects of sociocultural factors on male and female sexual expression, as well as the relationship between sexual objectification and overall sexual well-being; however, few scholars have focused on how, when combined with early experiences of childhood maltreatment, such factors can result in increased long-term risks for a variety of concerns that may impede the development of healthy relationships in women. This quantitative study explores the relationship of childhood maltreatment and sexual coercion proclivity in adult women. The purpose of this study was to measure self-reports of 1 or more experiences with childhood maltreatment (i.e., physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect) to determine if it is significantly correlated with sexual coercion (physical or verbal sexually aggressive behaviors as well as nonverbal or psychological sexually coercive behaviors) in adult women. The differences in the incidence of self-reported experiences of sexual aggression in 211 female participants recruited via an online survey over a 7-day period were explored to examine if there is a relationship between the development of sexually coercive behaviors as a result of their self-reported experiences of childhood maltreatment. Data were collected using the Qualtrics database and indicated a positive correlation between childhood maltreatment and sexual coercion. Positive social change implications resulting from this research are the inclusion of another professional perspective on childhood maltreatment and sexual coercion, providing information to improve existing public health education and training forums, preventing or reducing the potential negative effects of childhood maltreatment, and ultimately improving the delivery of competent mental health services to all clients.