1. Child Abuse & Neglect By: Shawnee Martinez

2. My Interest  Career path  Job shadowing  Have friends who were affected  Easily found reliable sources  Many studies done on the topic

3. Paper  Topic:  Child abuse & neglect  Driving Question:  What are the consequences of child abuse?  Thesis Statement:  Abuse can have different causes, such as ADHD, along with serious psychological consequences including depression and withdrawal symptoms, difficulty adjusting, problems with aggression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, and suicide.

4. Paper  Key Facts:  Green found that 41% of his sample of abused children engaged in headbanging, biting, burning, and cutting  Victims of childhood sexual abuse are at high risk of becoming prostitutes.  In the UK, 16% of people develop persistent depression by the age of 33. A quarter of them (4% of the whole UK population) were maltreated as children.

5. Paper  What I learned:  Most children who are abused become depressed.  The earlier the trauma, the worse the effects can be.  Most cases of child abuse are not reported.  1 in 8 children are abused before they turn 18  Time management skills

6. Product  Created a PowerPoint presentation and brochure using Microsoft programs, and presented these to a class.  How it impacted others:  Helped clear up any misconceptions or myths, and answered questions about abuse.  Informed others on abuse & neglect, and what to do for an abused child.  May Encourage someone to report & help prevent child abuse.

7. Product  Mentor – Ms. Gardner:  Didn’t work closely  Helped to sign papers & forms  Gave encouragement to finish product  What I learned:  How to teach a topic  How to spot the signs of child abuse  Keeping the attention of a class with interesting facts  Time management skills

8. Connection  Paper informed of the consequences a child may suffer from abuse and/or neglect.  Product informed how to spot and prevent child abuse.

9. Successes & Challenges  Completing my product on time  Writing a proficient paper  Collecting information Procrastination Not working closely with mentor Keeping a class of teenagers interested Weekly deadlines

10. Reflection  Time management skills  Focusing  Possible career choices?  Helping other people

11. Citations  "Limited Success for Child Abuse Prevention Programs | The Austin Times." Limited Success for Child Abuse Prevention Programs. The Austin Times, 22 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.  "Andrea's Buzzing About:." Made of Win. Wordpress, 28 May 2008. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.

12. Education Exempt from Copyright: This presentation has been prepared under the fair use exemption of the US Copyright Law and is restricted from further use.

13. Questions?