Have negative attitudes towards children. Perceive children as unrewarding and difficult to enjoy. Associate their own negative feelings with the child's difficult behavior, particularly when the child reacts against their poor parenting methods. Emotional abuse has increasingly been linked to: Parental mental health problems, Domestic Violence, Drug and alcohol misuse, Being abused or having been in care as children (Iwaneic and Herbert 1999). Refer to PG:223 for the following information on Emotional Abuse Provide one minute to read. Say: Many parents are emotionally abusive without being violent or sexually abusive; however, emotional abuse invariably accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Emotionally abusive parents practice forms of child-rearing that are orientated towards fulfilling their own needs and goals, rather than those of their children. Their parenting style may be characterized by overt aggression towards their children, including shouting and intimidation, or they may manipulate their children using more subtle means, such as emotional blackmail. Parents may also emotionally abuse their children by them, which means that they may encourage their children to act in inappropriate or criminal ways with direct encouragement and/or by surrounding the child with adults for whom such behavior is normative. Emotional abuse does not only occur in the home. Children can be emotionally abused by teachers and other adults in a position of power over the child. Children can also experience emotional abuse by other children, and one of the most common experiences of child-to-child emotional abuse is "bullying". Say: Now let’s learn about the Types of Mental Injury. Display slide 11.5.115: Types of Mental Injury (PG:223)
Materials: Handout: Exemplar of Circumstances surrounding maltreatment Assessment Handout: Analysis Template Handout: Exemplar of Circumstances surrounding maltreatment Analysis. Trainer Instructions: Have participants work in their groups to make a list of their conclusions and the related evidence to back up their conclusions. Next have each person write their Circumstances surrounding maltreatment analysis paragraph. Have each person their Circumstances surrounding maltreatment analysis with another participants, and ask each person to critique their partner’s analysis around the following questions: I need a set of 2-3 questions that help individuals evaluate their partner’s Circumstances surrounding maltreatment analysis. Have them share with each other their thoughts and recommendations. Have participants turn to the exemplar of the Circumstances surrounding maltreatment analysis and review it with them. Respond to any questions they might have. Activity STOP Display 11.8.172: Great Work! (PG:284) Say: Each and every case is different, and therefore each and every case will require you to assess the family and analyze their domains in different ways. We have provided you with one way to assess and analyze a case, and in Module 17, we will provide you with another. Analysis of the family can be challenging – it requires that you use strong critical thinking skills to pull information together from a variety of sources and make sound judgments. Know, however, that you are not alone. You have your supervisor and others with whom you can work to make sure that your analysis of each of the six domains is well-done. Ask: Does anyone have any questions about what it will be like in the field for you in terms of assessing and analyzing these domains? Respond appropriately to comments. Close out unit, and segue to the next Module: