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A qualitative analysis of child protective services practice with children with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- SHANNON Patrick, TAPPAN Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), September 2011, pp.1469-1475.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to examine Child Protection System (CPS) practice with children with developmental disabilities in the United States. This study used an emergent design, ethnographic interviews, purposive sampling, inductive data analysis, and grounded theory building. Ethnographic interviews were conducted with foster families, administrators, intake screeners, special investigators, and workers in one local CPS office. Participants expressed concern about the ability to identify disabilities, placement options, services to meet complex needs of children with disabilities, training and support for families, collaborative arrangements with other agencies, and disability training for CPS workers. Findings suggest strategies for improving CPS practice for children with developmental disabilities.
A contextual analysis of caregivers of children with disabilities
- Author:
- WASHINGTON Leon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19(5), July 2009, pp.554-571.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Caring for children with disabilities takes an excessive amount of time and energy and places the carers under extreme stress, and often results in the family’s financial resources, personal well-being, self identity, and social networks being negatively affected, which in many cases, places the child at risk for maltreatment. This study explored the issues a caregiver faces when caring for his or her child, specifically the contextual factors that might affect a caregiver’s adaptation process that could possibly lead to maltreatment. In this contextual analysis, seven caregivers of children with moderate-to-severe disabilities completed a questionnaire, were interviewed individually, and assisted the researcher in constructing an ‘ecomap’ of their current living environment. Discussing subjects such as support from family and friends, stress, and spirituality, content from the interviews was analysed and several themes developed from the data, notably relationships between the carers and others within the family and greater community, leading to social isolation. Implications for clinical practice and future research ideas are discussed.
Safeguarding disabled children: practice guidance
- Authors:
- MURRAY Moira, OSBORNE Chris
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 83p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance is supplementary to and should be used in conjunction with the government's statutory guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children. It is presented in two parts, practice guidance for Local Safeguarding Children Boards and practice guidance for professionals. It also features research and statistical evidence on safeguarding disabled children and young people. The appendix includes: a summary of the relevant legislation, guidance and policy; resources to facilitate the safeguarding of disabled children and young people; training and continuing professional development to support the safeguarding of disabled children and young people.
Trends in childhood vulnerability: vulnerability technical report 1
- Authors:
- CLARKE Tom, CHOWDRY Haroon, GILHOOLY Rebecca
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings from the 2019 Children's Commissioner's Vulnerability Report on the scale of childhood vulnerability in England. The report contains an assessment of how many children may be vulnerable and whether they are receiving support; as well as an analysis of trends and how rates of vulnerability have changed. It reports the findings for the following groups: children in need of protection from immediate harm - those experiencing abuse, neglect, or other forms of victimisation; children with health-related needs - those with a health issue or disability, including both physical and mental health; children in contact with the criminal justice system; and marginalised children - children in poverty or excluded from basic services, such as housing and education. It reports that childhood vulnerabilities around mental health, homelessness and exclusion from school have become more common, while vulnerabilities around experiencing or committing crime have become less common. It estimates that 723,000 children are ‘in the system’ in the sense of receiving a statutory support or intervention from the state. (Edited publisher abstract)
Estimating children's services spending on vulnerable children: vulnerability technical spend report
- Authors:
- STANFORD Max, LENNON Martin
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 62
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides an estimate of how much local areas are spending on services and support for different groups of vulnerable children, based on a sample of nine local authority children’s services departments. It does not provide a nationally representative picture of demand and spend, but aims to get a better understanding of the current cost pressures facing councils. The report covers all types spending within the area of children’s services, broken down by levels of need including ‘universal support’ such as school transport, support for children with special educational needs and child protection and family support. It estimates that all non-statutory support makes up the vast majority (93 percent) of all children supported by children’s services, yet this support makes up 37 percent of spend, calculated at over £66 million per council annually. In contrast, all statutory support (including acute, high and complex needs as well as permanency) supports an average of 7 percent, around 8,600 children annually. It is one of three technical reports produced as part of the 2019 Vulnerability Report. (Edited publisher abstract)