Readings and Resources
- Child Maltreatment, An Introduction: Chapters 6-7
- Jankovic, C., Higgins, D. J., & Willis, M. L. (2024). The well-being of young adults: The implications of multi-type child maltreatment and the mediating role of betrayal trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect, 153, 106840.
- Lawson, M., Piel, M. H., & Simon, M. (2020). Child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consequences of parental job loss on psychological and physical abuse towards children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 110, 104709.
Assignment 1 – 1 page
consider the validity of the category of psychological maltreatment and address the following questions:
- Do you feel psychological maltreatment is a valid category of child maltreatment?
- Why is it so hard to define?
- How would you define it?
- Would you suggest a different term/word? If so, why and what would that term be? If not, why?
- Share your thoughts, based on course concepts
Assignment 2 – 4 pages
Choose one form of child maltreatment included in Chapter 7 on Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment that you would like to know more about. Find one journal/scholarly article (not Wikipedia or similar website) that discusses your topic. Find one media article reporting on a specific happening. The article should contain a good description and detail – at least two to three pages long.
Once you have thoroughly read both articles, please address the following:
- Summarize the scholarly article.
- How do the characteristics of the victim and characteristics of the perpetrator match with the information provided in the chapter?
- What social and environmental factors are identified?
- Are these consistent with the readings?
- What treatment and prevention measures do you feel might be effective?
- Remember to use citations and document all sources of information.