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You have instituted an abuse prevention program for the school
including a component with a series of books and skits. After one
of your presentations, you are referred to twins, Jonah and
Joann. The children are in fifth grade and have been referred to
you after repeatedly showing up at school in the late spring
unkempt and wearing long-sleeved shirts, despite the heat and
lack of air conditioning in the school. At recess, their teacher
notices a series of bruises on their arms. As the teacher, Ms.
Jones, makes a referral to you; she says, “I always knew there
was a problem with the Johnson twins, but no one dares say
anything because of how mean their father is.”.
After some discussion with the children, they disclose that they
sometimes get hit or grabbed if they are bad. You see bruises and
know that you have to file a report but are concerned about what
will happen to the children after you report. Their father has a
reputation around town of threatening people and you are
worried about what may happen to both you and the children
following the report.
Write a 1,500- to 1,750-word paper, based on the case presented
above, on prevention methods and interventions in different
settings. Include the following in your paper:
What are the primary interventions and methods human service
professionals use to prevent child abuse and neglect in a family
setting?
What are the primary interventions and methods human service
professionals use to prevent child abuse and neglect in a school
setting?
What ethical issues arise from working with children in school
settings? What other factors must be considered?