3.04 Key Terms Abandonment: When a person who has assumed responsibility for the care of an older adult or child deserts, or leaves, the older adult or child. Adult Protective Services: The primary agency that investigates claims of elder abuse and neglect. Child abuse: Involves threatening to or inflicting harm on a child. Child endangerment: Placing a child in a potentially dangerous or harmful situation. Child Protective Services: Investigates reports of abuse, mistreatment, or otherwise unsafe environments for children. Run by each state. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor: Any action by an adult encouraging illegal behavior by someone under the age of 18, or that places children in situations where they are exposed to illegal activities. Educational neglect: Failure to conform to a to provide state’s legal requirements for a or special education needs. child’s education Elder abuse: Involves any act that threatens or harms the health or well-being of an older adult. Emotional abuse: Includes constant criticism, threats, or rejection that harms a sense of self-worth and emotional development. child’s Emotional neglect: Involves a failure to meet a emotional needs or to child’s provide psychological care, or to allow a child to use alcohol or drugs. Material exploitation: The misuse of an older adult’s financial resources, property, or possessions. Medical neglect: Involves a failure to provide necessary treatment for injuries, illnesses, or other health conditions. Physical neglect: Start refers to a failure to provide such basic needs as food, clothing, shelter, or appropriate supervision. Physical abuse: Involves inflicting injury through beating, hitting, shaking, biting, punching, kicking, or by other means.
3.04 Key Terms Abandonment: When a person who has assumed responsibility for the care of an older adult or child deserts, or leaves, the older adult or child. Adult Protective Services: The primary agency that investigates claims of elder abuse and neglect. Child abuse: Involves threatening to or inflicting harm on a child. Child endangerment: Placing a child in a potentially dangerous or harmful situation. Child Protective Services: Investigates reports of abuse, mistreatment, or otherwise unsafe environments for children. Run by each state. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor: Any action by an adult encouraging illegal behavior by someone under the age of 18, or that places children in situations where they are exposed to illegal activities. Educational neglect: Failure to conform to a state’s legal requirements to provide for a child’s education or special education needs. Elder abuse: Involves any act that threatens or harms the health or well-being of an older adult. Emotional abuse: Includes constant criticism, threats, or rejection that harms a child’s sense of self-worth and emotional development. Emotional neglect: Involves a failure to meet a child’s emotional needs or to provide psychological care, or to allow a child to use alcohol or drugs. Material exploitation: The misuse of an older adult’s financial resources, property, or possessions. Medical neglect: Involves a failure to provide necessary treatment for injuries, illnesses, or other health conditions. Physical neglect: Start refers to a failure to provide such basic needs as food, clothing, shelter, or appropriate supervision. Physical abuse: Involves inflicting injury through beating, hitting, shaking, biting, punching, kicking, or by other means.
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