1. PRE DISPOSING FACTORS TO ABUSE

2. Aims & Objectives
Aim of this lesson is to gain knowledge in what pre-disposing factors to abuse are.
By the end of the lesson you should be able to:
Describe 4 family types
List 3 social factors that can lead to abuse
Name 3 pre-disposing factors that can lead a parent to abusing a child

3. FAMILY
4 Family types
Nuclear
Reconstituted
Extended
Lone Parent

4. What is missing?
In any type of family there are certain factors that need to take place…….
Children should be..
Fed
Clothed
Sheltered
Loved
Protected
Given opportunities

5. Without these factors A child could become vulnerable to abuse.
There is no single cause of child abuse and each family has different values and ways of nurturing the care of a child.
But the absence of one or more of the fundamental factors may be a RISK factor to abuse/neglect.

6. Risk Factors
Some factors may increase a child’s vulnerability to abuse:
Illness
Disability
Social Isolation
Poverty
Substance misuse
Depression
Education/upbringing

7. All abusers are strangers…
Most abuse and neglect takes place within the home
Can you think of reasons why a parent/carer might abuse a child
In small groups list reason why abuse takes place.

8. Parents abused themselves
Young parents/lack of education
Poverty
Poor housing
Unemployment/redundancy
Low self esteem
Substance misuse
Mental health
New relationship
Unwanted pregnancy

9. Recap… Describe 4 family types
List 3 social factors that can lead to abuse
Name 3 pre-disposing factors that can lead a parent to abusing a child