European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued ivo/7i Page 13 responsible Lor the child s welfare lick family advocacy program manager. Said the most common Type of child at re slapping or spanking Hal causes bruises of cuts Loii owed by tying or Mync no a child Many Lime inc abuse occurs of than a Parent actually to trying to impose discipline. Davis said physical disc spline is not wrong he said. But Thucie air Lite Marves the purpose of discipline s to Leach self control and socially acceptable behaviour. When discipline becomes abusive causing bodily injury such As bruises culs and Burns he discipline is counter productive then All you Are it aching is Many patents Don t realize they Are abusing their children. Believing their method of parenting is Correct other parents gel caught in a Cycle of Many abusive pain is were raised by physically abusive parents Davis said. Some Arguo thai Type of upbringing did t hurl them. Others swore they thou id Novar i eat Ifie children id same Way. But in Suc Stitum situations the reactions they grew tip with Al i a Tho Dof Nilian of child abuse seems Clear Cut Runny life Simiu Lions doll l match a at Del Nilion. 11 is considered child neglect in Cave. Say. A 2 it or old in a car alone Cayton said Byj Tia if t m in a Ifil Phong Booth Nel to the car and have Eye Sci null Wilh my child he asked to someone who Urit by. It looks like the child is unattended m inc 1 can Sec the child the whole time " such a situation is Buso Davis gave another example. Sometimes babies just cry but to neighbors especially in they Are annoyed by the crying in could seem Toko Iho baby always cries she said they May report Ilas possible child abuse when Slact the Bahy has not been abused at All concern Over situations that appear suspicious a to Resul cd in Many reports being a ride that turn out to be unfounded. Davis said Hal in 1387 there crr 3.167 such unbound cd reports army wide and s36 in Usa eur. Safe reported .16j reports of child abuse came from a Vandry q sources including teachers child care provide s medical personnel and neighbors. Whai is done Vilh the reports depends on the situation and the Community 3 resources bul some procedures arc consistent the family advocacy programs specifically dealing with spouse and child abuse Are guided by the defense department each service has a sep Aralo program but they All provide Lor a Case review Commil Teo which will Label the Case either As our Goel it prevention Atka to Ftp it family together and in a Happy environment Wei i coi Tom Cayton. Safe family advocacy program manager. suspected or unsubstantiated the commit Lorn makes re to the servicemen s commanding officer Abou treatment and monitors the Progress. Law enforcement and Legal representatives Are in situations thai May result in criminal actions experts agree that knowledge of proper parcs King skills and child development along with an evaluation of the cause of family stress is this first step in helping a family trapped in abuse. The evaluation reveals what help is needed. Tha armed services offer various types e-1 help Lor parents irom debt counselling to parenting and communication skills classes. Many communities have assistance networks for Latify members with limited transportation or for Young mothers who need a helping hand or just some advice. Listings for alcoholics Anonymous and other help groups also Are available the programs Are not celled child abuse programs said Safe s Caylon. "11 is called family advocacy because s Lor the Best interest of the family. Our goal is prevention Andrj to keep the Amity together and in a Happy end healthy analysing numbers and cases to determine the Success of military programs in reporting and preventing child abuse is difficult All to can do is make an educated guess irom 1931 to the present Davis said. At isl there was a dramatic incr ease in reported cases. Then in levelled Oil from 1985 to 1986 when we saw Only a two percent increase bul we really need several More years to see what will Davis cited 9 fiscal 1985 analysis of civilian and military statistics that showed the incidence of child abuse in the military Community was six incidents per 1,000 people compared to 23 per 1 oct in the stateside civilian Community. The support Structure of the military coupled with Community based family advocacy programs May give the military Community the advantage. Sexual abuse is reported less frequently than other types of abuse although reports of genial abuse in usable in jump tid torn 75 in 1985 to the 1987 total of 153, Davis said. The increase represents More awareness not More incidents she said. The recent attention to sexual abuse has had a significant she said nol no Long ago the entire subject was taboo although we know historically it is not a new development in has just recently come to the forefront As a definite social while most physical abusers can be helped through education and counselling treatment Tor the sexual of fenders is a Moie Complex matter. The psychology of the offender is very different from the abuse or neglect Ellender and throughout the medical Field the knowledge of How to Deal with that is Stilt being she said. Experts say that treatment no education must be intense Tong Lerm and supplemented by follow up possibly Lor life. Military medical facilities Are not slated with enough qualified people to support such treat Mcnol said col. Greg Meyer social work consultant at 7
