How to Spot and Prevent Child Abuse | Inside the Mind of a Social Worker| EP 6

In this episode, we sit down with Viyeso, a Child Safety Practitioner and psychologist, to discuss one of the most heartbreaking issues in our communities: child abuse. We cover spotting the signs of physical and emotional trauma, building trust with traumatized children, and establishing boundaries like anatomical naming. We also discuss what happens when the abuser is a parent and the lifelong effects of childhood trauma regarding adult relationships and addiction Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction to the emotive topic of child abuse 1:32 - Meet Viyeso: Child Safety Practitioner 3:07 - How child abuse cases are reported 4:37 - The psychology of interviewing children safely 6:34 - Do investigators need parental permission? 7:26 - Confronting abusive parents with transparency 9:18 - Recognizing hidden signs of physical and sexual abuse 12:47 - Identifying three to five safe adults 16:01 - Teaching body boundaries and real anatomical names 21:36 - Overcoming parental fear to talk openly with kids 27:49 - The lifelong psychological effects of abuse 29:34 - Trauma and the root of addiction