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Not the only way to communicate: a challenge to voice in child protection work
- Author:
- KENNEDY Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 1(3), December 1992, pp.169-177.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Provides an overview of various communication methods which workers need to be aware of when doing child protection work with children with disabilities. The examples cited are for children with deafness, learning difficulties, language disorders, Cerebral Palsy, multiple disability, Spinal Bifida and Hydrocephalus.
Proud child, safer child: a handbook for parents and carers of disabled children
- Author:
- CROSS Merry
- Publisher:
- Women's Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 206p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the abuse of disabled children and provides parents and carers with the skills they need to protect their children. Looks at: the particular vulnerabilities of some disabled children to all types of abuse; the social, economic and political reasons why some disabled children are not as well protected as they need to be; effective strategies to reduce risk of abuse; advice on building a child's self esteem; ways of communicating with children with a range of disabilities; clear guidance on how to recognise and assess the signs and indicators of abuse; information on the pros and cons of medical intervention; safer policies and procedures for organisations; and strategies for creating the best possible context for recovery from abuse.