Beyond Barriers: A social worker's encounter with a child abuse victim


By IDORA

Painful past: Child abuse victims live with deep and long-lasting scars.

A social worker’s encounter with a child abuse victim taught her a valuable life lesson.

It was my first day at work at a children’s shelter when a call came in regarding a 10-year-old boy who had been abused and injured. He managed to escape his perpetrators and was rescued by concerned citizens.

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