Child Abuse In Foster Care

will eliminating abused because of the lack of reporting that goes on. (MacMillan el al., 2009). Another way to prevent maltreatment in the foster care system was to implicate a nurse home visitation (MacMillan el al., 2009). This process was a way of getting a nurse to examine and check a child upon their visit. This Programme was paced help and report physical abuse and neglecting among children in the foster care system (MacMillan el al., 2009). However, this process was not very affective to reduce abuse and neglect and there were no further evidence of abuse reduction. “Home-visiting program was no more effective in preventing the recurrence of physical abuse or neglect than standard follow-up services by child protection workers and that …show more content…
Society doesn’t know or believe in the problems that are being placed. Foster homes are supposed to be a place where children are being helped and protected by abuse. The abuse happening in their lives is described as structure theory when society makes the mistake of refuse to believe that abuse exists among foster children. “They all have a holistic viewpoint, insisting that we must look not to individuals or particular group but to the structure of the entire society” (social problem reading, 2012). What social structure is trying to say is people may have their own beliefs and values about the issue but it’s impossible to create change and awareness when there is no belief or knowledge. Children aren’t the problem or the things they have gone through. The problem lies in how society can improve and reduce cases of abuse. Moreover, the system has a great impact on how society views this issue. If there isn’t reports of awareness the system is creating a hidden issue “There is no question that the profit system is the central villain in all these instances of workplace immorality” (social problem reading, 2012). Although the context of the text applies to workplace this can relatability apply to foster care because, the system has control of the process of where children are being …show more content…
It refers, “to alternations in the patters of interactions or in such aspects of culture as norms, values, and technology” (social problem reading 2016). One example would be people’s values and norms can be complete different than that of a child creating difficulties in adapting into a new groups of people like caretakers ,school, and new people in society. “Some sociologist identify social change as a primary cause of social problem (social problem reading 2016). Another example is children being placed in the home to home process are exposed to different people and different environments thus having their patterns interacted with. Children are not able to receive a stable home or have good caretaker. Social change theory can also be applied in a positive way when society becomes aware of abuse. There perspectives and values become changed. “People who are stressed by existing conditions may find change a relief rather than a burden (social problem reading 2016). Social change can be good for abuse in the foster homes if applied correctly to society. However, in order to create positive social change their need to be more resources and workers to create a better placed for children in the foster care