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      Social Work Perspectives on the Voices of Children of Child Abuse

      Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention
      Journal of Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention

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          This study examined the consequences of child abuse on the life of children in Trinidad. Participants 12 female and 12 male who were victims of abuse. The impact of child abuse on the growth and living conditions of children in Trinidad were assessed by structured interviews. Participants were randomly selected from the clientele of Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Victim and Witness Support Unit and the Community Police Unit. The research revealed that there was a negative impact on the growth and living conditions of children who experience child abuse, usually resulting in feelings of depression; suicidal ideations; feelings of hatred toward abusing parent. This study found that physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse were the most common types of abuse perpetrated against children in Trinidad. Whereas it pertains to the existence of abuse in Trinidad, the study found that parents expected children to overcome their negative experiences, and achieve success despite the presence of abuse. In the face of the abuse, the researchers found that 66% of abusers will still ensure that their child’s basic needs were secured.

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                Journal
                Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention
                cswhi
                Journal of Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention
                2222386X
                20769741
                July 30 2018
                July 28 2018
                July 30 2018
                July 28 2018
                : 9
                : 2
                : 46-53
                Article
                10.22359/cswhi_9_2_07
                12cf05f6-3927-4feb-b3bf-2b91d0aad883
                © 2018

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Psychology,Social & Behavioral Sciences
                Psychology, Social & Behavioral Sciences

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