Child abuse & neglect : the hidden hurt / producer: Richard Reagan ; directors: Richard Reagan, Patrick Fitzsimmons.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Reagan, Richard, director, producer.

Fitzsimmons, Patrick, director.

Guidance Associates, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Case studies.

Child abuse.

Child molesters--Psychology--Case studies.

Child molesters.

Child abuse--Prevention.

Genre:

Instructional films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Mount Kisco, N.Y. : Guidance Associates, 2002.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

One of the leading causes of death among pre-adolescents in the United States today is not a physical illness. It's an emotional and moral one: child abuse. It is estimated that five to six million children are abused or neglected by their parents each year and thousands more cases go unreported. Experts believe that the incidence of child abuse has been increasing at an annual rate between 15 and 20 percent. Victims of child abuse suffer physical and emotional deprivation. But they are also deprived of something else'¦a lost childhood that no amount of therapy or counseling can ever replace. The resulting psychological damage affects not only childhood but adulthood as well '" with the former victim often becoming the perpetrator in yet another generational cycle of abuse and neglect. One way of breaking this cycle is by educating our young people about the causes of child abuse and the methods now used to prevent it. To that end, this four-part program, Child Abuse and Neglect: The Hidden Hurt, has been developed. The program begins by identifying both the victims and the abusers, and clearly defines the extent of the problem. Different kinds of child abuse, including physical and emotional neglect and abuse, are discussed. Part Two explores an important means of breaking the vicious cycle of abuse: preparing young people to become informed, caring parents. This part of the program also identifies four factors that can make even loving parents abusive: stress, isolation, an inability to cope with stress and a failure to understand what children can and cannot do. Part Three presents a series of dramatic vignettes in which young adults talk about abusive home situations. And in the last part of the program, a variety of options for combating the problem are presented'"ranging from the intervention of concerned relatives or friends, to more formal intervention by state or federal authorities. The work of Parents Anonymous, a self-help group founded by a former child abuser, is also described.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 24, 2016).

OCLC:

947855897