Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 13(3), 2014, Online only
Publisher:
Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
Fifty years after the publication of the Kilbrandon Report, which paved the way for the creation of the Children's Hearings System in Scotland, this reflective paper revisits what the report had to say about disabled children and young people. It also reflects on subsequent progress in how society perceives and values disabled children.
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Fifty years after the publication of the Kilbrandon Report, which paved the way for the creation of the Children's Hearings System in Scotland, this reflective paper revisits what the report had to say about disabled children and young people. It also reflects on subsequent progress in how society perceives and values disabled children.
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...of children's hospices are raised along with recommendations for improving policy and practice.
Many families experience serious problems finding suitable services which can cater for both their child's complex health needs and their own need for significant levels of support. This paper highlights which services families were using and the difficulties of obtaining a coherent and consistent package of support. Regulatory concerns relating to the piece-meal provision of services and use of children's hospices are raised along with recommendations for improving policy and practice.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, short break care, children, families;
Looks at the reasons why some families with disabled children do not use services offering breaks (respite care) and makes suggestions for developing attractive and accessible alternative services.
Looks at the reasons why some families with disabled children do not use services offering breaks (respite care) and makes suggestions for developing attractive and accessible alternative services.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, short break care, children;
Final summary report of a 3 year study into respite care services for children and young people (up to age 20) with a range of disabilities, but particularly severe learning difficulties.
Final summary report of a 3 year study into respite care services for children and young people (up to age 20) with a range of disabilities, but particularly severe learning difficulties.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, short break care, children;
Child Abuse Review, 21(1), January 2012, pp.24-40.
Publisher:
Wiley
This review reports the results of a scoping study which aimed to look at knowledge in the area of child abuse and child protection in relation to disabled children. Following a comprehensive literature search of published literature from 1996 and 2009 and screening of the retrieved articles, 38 relevant articles were selected for inclusion. The findings show a strong association between...
This review reports the results of a scoping study which aimed to look at knowledge in the area of child abuse and child protection in relation to disabled children. Following a comprehensive literature search of published literature from 1996 and 2009 and screening of the retrieved articles, 38 relevant articles were selected for inclusion. The findings show a strong association between disability and all forms of child abuse, especially neglect. Those with particular impairments, including communication impairments and behavioural disorders, appear to be at increased risk. There is evidence that the interaction of age, gender and socio-cultural factors with impairment results in different patterns of abuse to those found among non-disabled children. Therapeutic services and criminal justice systems often fail to take account of disabled children's needs and heightened vulnerability. The findings demonstrate that, in the UK and many other countries, the abuse and protection of disabled children has not received the attention it deserves at research, policy or practice levels. Considerable development is required to ensure that disabled children's right to protection is upheld. The paper concludes by identifying a number of aspects of the topic that require further investigation.
Subject terms:
literature reviews, child abuse, child protection, children, disabilities;
Disability and Society, 22(1), January 2007, pp.19-33.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
The social model of disability has paid little attention to disabled children, with few attempts to explore how far it provides an adequate explanatory framework for their experiences. This paper reports findings from a two-year study exploring the lived experiences of 26 disabled children aged 7-15. They experienced disability in four ways - in terms of impairment, difference, other people's...
The social model of disability has paid little attention to disabled children, with few attempts to explore how far it provides an adequate explanatory framework for their experiences. This paper reports findings from a two-year study exploring the lived experiences of 26 disabled children aged 7-15. They experienced disability in four ways - in terms of impairment, difference, other people's behaviour towards them, and material barriers. Most young people presented themselves as similar to non-disabled children: it is suggested they may have lacked a positive language with which to discuss difference. It is further argued that Thomas's (1999) social relational model of disability can help inform understandings of children's experiences, with 'barriers to being' having particular significance.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, social model, social work theories, children, disabilities;
Looks at the findings of a DoH-commissioned research report which found that respite care facilities for children are not meeting the needs of ethnic minority communities.
Looks at the findings of a DoH-commissioned research report which found that respite care facilities for children are not meeting the needs of ethnic minority communities.
Subject terms:
needs, short break care, black and minority ethnic people, children, families;
Children and Youth Services Review, 56, 2015, pp.126-134.
Publisher:
Elsevier
This paper is based on analysis of data collected for a study, commissioned by the Scottish Government, which examined child protection work with disabled children. At a conceptual level, the paper draws on Goffman's frame analysis and on different models of disability. Focus groups were conducted with five Child Protection Committees (40 individuals) and semi-structured interviews with a further...
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This paper is based on analysis of data collected for a study, commissioned by the Scottish Government, which examined child protection work with disabled children. At a conceptual level, the paper draws on Goffman's frame analysis and on different models of disability. Focus groups were conducted with five Child Protection Committees (40 individuals) and semi-structured interviews with a further 21 practitioners from social work, education, health services, third sector organisations and the police. The findings show that, for various reasons, abuse of disabled children may go undetected. Where it is suspected, effective action does not always follow, for example, where practitioners over-empathise with parents. When child protection work is undertaken, disabled children may remain relatively invisible in terms of participation and professional focus. It is suggested that the ways in which practitioners and managers "frame" disabled children has implications for how abuse is responded to and how well these children are protected. Participants also "framed" disability in different ways, and it is suggested that a social relational model seems particularly applicable. In conclusion, in many respects disabled children experiencing abuse may remain absent from or to some extent hidden within child protection services in Scotland. While some creative work is taking place, considerable changes are required to make child protection services accessible to all disabled children, sensitive to their needs and respectful of their rights.
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