Discuss health consequences in children who witness abuse, and identify risk factors that could indicate significant concern for the safety of the children.

A. Compose your answer in approximately minimum of 1 paragraph (200 words or more, 5-6 sentences) in EACH post.
B. You are required to use 2 outside peer-reviewed resources with each post, with in text citations and references attached per post.

Sources must be reputable and reliable. References must be published within the last 5-10 years. Please have doi, or reference where you got it from.

POST 1:
Discuss health consequences in children who witness abuse, and identify risk factors that could indicate significant concern for the safety of the children.

POST 2:
Describe assessment techniques that can be utilized to identify and differentiate high-risk patients and families such as high risk mothers, chronically ill and disabled people, people living with HIV/AIDS, mentally ill people, substance abusers, homeless people, immigrants and refugees.

Explain whether these techniques are commonly used in your practice area or healthcare organization.

Some example techniques are to show respect and use a positive approach, which builds trust.

Recognize the biases and prejudices that can be barriers to understanding the needs of populations.

Community and family assessments need to be grounded in trusting approaches. Heal and not necessarily fix healthcare situations.

Discuss health consequences in children who witness abuse, and identify risk factors that could indicate significant concern for the safety of the children.
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