Child abuse and why I feel the need for reform

    Child abuse is happening everywhere and everyday in this world. Many children are constantly beaten and left with bruises all over their body. Most bruises are hidden and in few cases you would never know a child is being abused. Parents and guardians are good at leaving bruises in places that are covered by clothing and children are  afraid to say anything. They are afraid that if they tell they will get in trouble and will be abused again. Few know that there is help out there, those that can help them and places where they will not be abused and will be shown real love from parents. A place where they will feel safe and secure and will not suffer abuse constantly. A place where they will finally truly be happy and can live a life as a child should.

    Although there are child protective agencies out there to help these children, I feel that some of them could be reformed to better help children everywhere.  For example, in the case of Peter Connelly his social worker, whom was named Maria Ward, was overloaded with 18 cases. She did not take action when there were suspicions of abuse. He constantly had bruises but listened to the mother on how it was an accident. One day while visiting, Peter was covered in chocolate but Ward only asked her to clean him up after he left. His mother used this as a way to cover up the many bruises on his body but Maria ignored this cover up. Four days later he was found dead in only a diaper. This shows that because she did not take precaution and actually look over the boy and follow up on her suspicions he ended up dying. She did not give enough effort to stop this abuse because she was also overwhelmed with so many other cases. She was not focused solely on Peter's well-being and because of these reasons he died while under her watch.

    I also feel that child protective agencies could be reformed because they also need more training. I think that this is a career that many social workers need to be trained more to know how to handle situations better. The situations that they are put in and the decisions they have to make are tough decisions to make regarding the children. They should have tough classes on how to handle certain situations and problem solving for the better of the children and families. Social workers should also be given more training because they need to have more experience with the career field before they are thrown into the job and have to go without prior experience. Therefore, I feel that social workers should be given better training so that they can make decisions that are best for children who are abused.