Verlese+Pender

Verlese Pender:

I think that what is needed in Forensic Social Work are sincere, hard working individuals who are concerned with the population that they are trying to help rather than their own agendas. These types of social workers deal with a very delicate portion of the population and need to remain objective and look at honestly what is best for whom they are trying to help but also take into account what their clients wants also are. They must find a way to effectively merge the legal aspects of what the situation calls for with the social aspects of it as well.

The area of Forensic Social Work that I am most interested in is the area of child abuse. I feel that it is important to take children out of unheathly and negative enviornments and place them into ones that will allow them to grow and be happy healthy children. It is common knowledge that child abuse stays with you well into your adult years and although the damage has been done there are steps that we as social workers, child protective agents, and any other area that strives to protectchildren that can ensure that they don't get stuck in the destuctive cycle of violence. According to Child Welfare Information Gateway; "one- third of all individuals who were abused or neglected as children will subject their children to maltreatment. This cycle of abuse can occur when children who either experienced maltreatment or witnessed violence between their parents or caregivers learn violent behavior and learn to consider it appropriate." 

Public awareness is important to child abuse in that the public must know the signs of child abuse and how to report it and take measures to get the child(ren) into a safe place.

There are also classes parents can take to know how to deifferently demonstrate their anger so that they don't take it out on the child(ren)