Forum Script's About Child Abuse
Chairperson
Assalammualaikum, Hello and good morning to our English teacher and all my friends. I, (name) am your chairperson for today today.. Nowadays, child ause is one of the popular cases that always occur in our society.. In fact, this case needs to e gi!en more attention so that it can e society lessen or we can e!en put an end to it. "efore we go further, let me introduce our panel memers. #ost of them are !ery knowledgeale and also e$perienced in this matter that we will e discussing. %ithout wasting our time, my first &uestion to our first panel memer, (Panel 1 name), can you tell us a little aout the types child ause'
a anel
*hank you, chairperson. Although there are many formal and and acceptale definitions of child ause, the following is offered as a guide for information on child ause and neglect. Child ause consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child+s physical or emotional health and de!elopment. Child ause includes any damage done to a child which cannot e reasonaly e$plained and which is often represented y an inury or series of inuries appearing to e non-accidental in nature. *here are types of child ause, it is physical, se$ual, psychological and also neglect. /irstly, physical ause is any non-accidental inury to a child. 0econdly, se$ual ause is any se$ual act etween an adult and child. *hirdly, psychological ause aus e is also referred to as emoti emotional onal ause or ment mental al aus ause. e. It is a form of ause ch char arac acte teri ri1e 1ed d y a pe pers rson on su su ec ecti ting ng or e$ e$po posi sing ng an anot othe herr to eha!iour that may result in psychological trauma, trauma, inclu including ding an$iety, an$iety, chronic depression, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder . 2astly, the most common type of child ause is neglect ause. It is the failure to pro!ide for a child+s physical needs. *his includes lack of super!ision, inappropriate housing or shelter, inade&uate pro!ision of food and water, inappropriate clothing for season or weather, aandonment, aandonment, denial of medical care and inade&uate hygiene. *hank you, that all from me.
Ch C hairperson
*hank you. According to (Panel 1 name) ,we now know that there are types of child ause. #y ne$t &uestion is to (Panel 2 name). %hat are the factors that can cause child ause' Can you e$plain further aout this'
anel 3
*hank you chair person.
4esearch has unco!ered a numer of risk factors or attriutes commonly associated with maltreatment. Children in families and en!ironments where these factors e$ist ha!e a higher proaility of e$periencing maltreatment.
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A greater understanding of risk factors can help professionals working with children and families identify maltreatment and high-risk situations so they can inter!ene appropriately. It must e emphasi1ed, howe!er, that while certain factors often are present among families where maltreatment occurs, this does not mean that the presence of these factors necessarily lead to child ause and neglect. Common factors associated with increased risk of child m altreatment are often categori1ed as follows5 arent or caregi!er factor
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Child factor
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/amily factor
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Community and en!ironmental factor
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4isk factors for recurrence of child ause and neglect
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Co-occurring risk factor *hank you.
Chairperson
anel 6
*hank you. In order to sol!e the prolem of child ause. I+m !ery sure that there is something that we can do. %hat do you think are the solutions (Panel 3 name)' *hank you chair person. /or the case of child ause, the !ery first thing when we encounter this prolem is to report the case to the authority. 7o not e afraid to speak up and e ra!e to stand up for the child. If you allow this prolem continues, it will proaly gi!e a igger impact to the poor child. *he child might e e$periencing more se!ere inury or e!en death8 Howe!er, the effect that we fear most is the psychological impact to the child. According to research and statistics, most !ictims from child ause is also an auser when he or she grows up. *his is ecause he or she would want to take re!enge and to a!enge the anger that he had e$perienced during childhood. 0ome might e!en e!ol!ed into a pathological killer or criminal that takes satisfaction in other people+s pain and misery. 4ealising the seriousness of this prolem, e!eryody in this society should e a concerned citi1en who is !ery alert to their surroundings. If they see any suspicious neighour in the society, they should e reporting the prolem immediately without hesitation.
Chairperson
*hank you. 0o now we know that we must take immediate action towards
child ause cases that happen around us. 0o what aout interacting with the !ictims of the family' Can (Panel 4 name) enlighten us on this matter' anel
9es, thank you. *he following are guidelines for interacting with the child+s family5 "e oecti!e and supporti!e. 4ememer that most parents want to e good parents ut may need additional help, encouragement and guidance. "e an acti!e listener. 7o not lame, accuse or make udgments aout family memers or their situations. :ffer your support in any way in which you feel comfortale. /amilies in these situations can greatly enefit from social support, which could include anything from aysitting to carpooling to ust offering to listen. Address the family in a manner that is consistent with your role or relationship with the family. If you are an educator, e professional and oecti!e. If you are a friend, family memer or neighour, e friendly, helpful, supporti!e and understanding. 4ememer, families e$periencing ause or neglect issues are often under a great deal of stress in multiple areas of their li!es. 9our interaction, in!ol!ement or support can e an important stress reducer for the child and for the parents.
Chairperson
Alright. 0o now we know all the information we need aout child ause. I hope our audience will e enefited from this forum. *hank you e!eryone.
