Guides
Child neglect
Author: Neil Ventress, independent trainer and consultant BIOG with acknowledgements to Simon Hackett, head of school of applied social sciences, Durham University
Publication Date: 02 July 2009
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Definitions of neglect
The extent of neglect
Characteristics of neglect:
Neglect as an “event” or a “process”
Different types of neglect
Physical neglect
Supervisory neglect
Emotional neglect
Educational neglect
Nutritional neglect
Medical neglect
Societal neglect
The impacts of neglect
Pre-natal neglect
Neglect in the early years
Neglect and school-age children
Neglect and adolescence
Definitions of neglect
What is meant by “neglect”? As we shall see, this has become something of a blanket term, used to refer to a range of childhood experiences from failure to encourage a child to wear spectacles to starving a child to death.
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