child maltreatment

In the reflection paper, students should briefly describe the main concepts and issues covered and explain their relevance to child maltreatment.

Reactions papers should NOT simply summarize the readings, but instead they should focus on how and why the topics covered are important to the field of child abuse and neglect. For example, they should state what impact a concept such as attachment or a problem such as parental substance abuse has on the likelihood of child maltreatment, on services to children and families, or on outcomes for children. Students should incorporate material from both the readings and class discussions to illustrate points. Be mindful of sentence structure.