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Children with emotional difficulties
- Author:
- REID Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 07.12.04, 2004, p.38.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Provides an overview of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and highlights some key issues in the quality of care of children with EBD.
Finding families for 'hard-to-place' children: evidence from research
- Editors:
- WEDGE Peter, THOBURN June
- Publisher:
- British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 94p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Early intervention for children with learning disabilities: making use of what we know
- Authors:
- GORE Nick, HASTING Richard, BRADY Serena
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 19(4), 2014, pp.181-189.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Drawing on existing literature regarding rates of emotional and behavioural difficulties together with risk factors, the authors present a rationale for increasing initiatives for early intervention of emotional and behaviour difficulties. The study finds rates of emotional and behavioural difficulties amongst children with learning and developmental difficulties are high. A combination of factors relating to the child, the family system, and wider social contexts is likely to account for this. Increased attempts to provide early intervention to children with learning and developmental disabilities together with their families are warranted. Recommendations are made regarding how the development of such supports might best be taken forward. (Edited publisher abstract)
Young people with learning disabilities living in state care: their emotional, behavioural and mental health status
- Authors:
- TAGGART Laurence, COUSINS Wendy, MILNER Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 13(4), October 2007, pp.401-406.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Young people with learning disabilities are significantly more at risk of developing mental health difficulties than their non-disabled peers, with prevalence rates of around 40% commonly reported. Nevertheless, high levels of mental health problems also exist among young people living in state care. However, few studies have examined the mental health of these young people with learning disabilities who also live away from home in state care. This paper examines the emotional, behavioural and mental health status of a group of young people with and without learning disabilities residing in state care. Data were collected from social worker reports and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire on these two cohorts who were living in state care for a minimum of one year. The young people with learning disabilities had a higher prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems and were also significantly more likely to score within the abnormal range of the Total Difficulties Score of the SDQ (77.1%) compared with their non-disabled peers (49.6%). There is a need for greater recognition of young people with learning disabilities who live in state care in order to identify emotional, behavioural and mental health needs and to develop more appropriate and effective care plans/therapeutic interventions.
Specific disorders and your child's behaviour: a parent's guide to behavioural phenotypes
- Authors:
- BARNETT Diane, TURK Jeremy
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Behavioural phenotype' is a medical term which describes behaviour associated with specific disorders, particularly those which lead to learning disabilities. These disorders may result from a genetic or other biological cause e.g. an infection early in life. These behaviours may include: common challenging behaviours: emotional and temperamental tendencies; learning disability; and increased likelihood of psychiatric and psychological difficulties. Knowing the cause of the child's condition and the reason for his or her behaviour can be helpful. Sometimes, a pattern of behaviour may be suggestive of the presence of an underlying genetic cause. Not all behavioural difficulties originate in a genetic disorder. They may have other causes such as family stresses and relationships, conduct disorders and oppositional defiant disorder.
The use of disciplinary and escapism methods for coping with the behavioural problems of a child suffering from Tourette syndrome
- Author:
- DAVIS L.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 35(1), March 1999, pp.1-10.
Describes methods for dealing with problem behaviours of children with Tourette syndrome.
Emotional and cognitive adjustment in abuse children
- Authors:
- CEREZO M. Angeles, FRIAS Dolores
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 18(11), November 1994, pp.923-932.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Research on the impact of maltreatment on children has increased in the last years, as there is a need to design appropriate treatment strategies. Social, cognitive, and emotional areas may be affected in these children. Studies the psychological functioning of child victims, particularly in their emotional cognitive adjustment and contrasts the results with those obtained by other researchers who have used a similar methodology. Also analyses and discusses implications for the child abuse victims' emotional and cognitive rehabilitation.
Understanding children with special needs
- Authors:
- STOW Lynn., SELFE Lorna
- Publisher:
- Unwin Hyman
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 299p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The changing concept of special education; learning difficulties and why they occur; physical and sensory disorders and disabilities; maladjustment, emotional and behavioural difficulties; and meeting special educational needs.