Language and Naming
Child Maltreatment - Who decides how to define it - Why does that matter?

Claims makers - Those who would want to define a specific thing.

What is a name?

Free Information: Listen and use given information to continue conversation.

Nonverbal Communication
Mehrabian
- Over half of our meaning comes from nonverbal cues. Principles of Channel Reliance 1. Adults rely more on nonverbal cues, compared to verbal ones. 2. Children tend to rely more on Verbal cues, compared to verbal ones 3. When verbal and nonverbal cues contradict each other, we rely more on Nonverbal cues. 4. Which channel we depend on depends on what we want to convey a. Emotion would rely on nonverbal b. When sharing fact, We would rely on verbal 5. Individuals have Biases on which channel we rely on.

- Intentional use of arbitrary symbols to convey specific messages

Complementing: elaborating of verbal message - I'm sick (appearance)
Repeating: Helps process message - Nodding head while saying yes
Substitution
- Using a facial expression rather than talking

Proxemics
Spatial Environment - Intimate distance (0-18 inches) - Personal (18 inches - 4 feet) - Social (4-12 feet) - Public (12-25 feet)
Kinesics
- The study of body movements such as gestured, posture, and head, trunk, and limb movement. ○ How we carry ourselves
Regulators
- Help control interaction flow
Self-adapters
- Body movements to manage anxious, emotionally charged, or novel situations
Object adapters - Smoking or chewing on a pencil

Gaze
Expressive
- Our eyes allow us to convey fear and surprise. Gaze shows interest and liking, or even to receive approval.

Physical Appearance - Each culture creates strong prototypes of physical