Essays on Poverty

Starvation has generally been referred to as the severest form of malnutrition whereby there is a catastrophic lack of energy in form of calories; able for an organisms sustenance. The human body is sufficiently adapted to survive periods of lack of food intake; through a…

Introduction The main focus of this essay will be all on poverty and how it plays a role in both children and adults lives. Poverty, the state of being extremely poor, is something that urban communities suffer from, causing some adults to lose homes and…

Introduction OECD figures present the UK as having one of the highest levels of income inequality in the European Union (as measured by a Gini coefficient of 0.35) and a child-poverty rate of 0.118. There is a need to reduce this inequality as it is…

The Serious Problem Children growing up in poverty is talked about more and more each day. “Levels of relative and absolute child poverty was expected to reach twenty-four percent and twenty three percent by the year 2020/2021.” (Peter Adamson, 2012) “In 2015, there was nearly…

Introduction Poverty is not only a social barrier, but also a physical barrier in people’s lives. Poverty is one of the main reasons for which society today is divided. This essay will explore whether poverty is a problem in Scotland. I will unveil the levels…

Study Purpose & Literature Review The purpose of this study was to look at Vicarious Trauma, and how it affects employees of the child welfare system. Vicarious Trauma, also termed with the abbreviation VT, means “the taking in of experiences, emotions and reactions of trauma…

Introduction Picture this, someone walks into a home through the front door and instantly an aroma of trash and moldy food hits their nostrils. They look around to see trash bags stacked by the door; dirty, encrusted dishes sitting in the sink; and kids crawling…

Introduction The Child Welfare Policy and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) help protect children and provide families with the support they need to care for their children. The policy addresses child abuse and neglect, fostering, and achieving family reunification for children leaving…

Study Purpose and Literature Review The purpose of this study was to evaluate the child welfare system and let their audience become aware of how many social workers are coming in and out of the welfare system. Due to the severity of their caseload; navigation…

Introduction In the field of health and human services, information technology has been increasing quickly. Information technology among social welfare organizations can best be defined as social networking. Information technology can go back to the 1960s when closed-circuit video was used as the primary instrument…