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Children with disabilities: abuse, neglect, and the child welfare system
- Author:
- BRUHN Christina M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 8(1/2), 2003, pp.173-203.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Children in out-of-home care due to abuse and neglect are at disproportionately high risk for disabling conditions. The reasons for the over-representation of children with disabilities in the child welfare system are reviewed and discussed in this chapter. Factors discussed include impact of abuse and neglect, the impact risk factors such as exposure to community and domestic violence and poverty, risk of abuse or neglect associated with disability, and child welfare system factors. In addition, the need for greater efficacy in identification of disability, identification of service needs, and linkage with and delivery of services to serve the needs of children with disabilities in out-of-home care is addressed. Recommendations for policy review at State and Federal levels are offered along with direction for future research. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
The relationship between child disability and living arrangement in child welfare
- Authors:
- ROMNEY Stephanie C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 85(6), November 2006, pp.965-984.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
In this American study the influence of disabilities on placement outcomes was examined for 277 children who were removed from their biological parents due to substantiated maltreatment. Results indicate that children with a disability were less likely to reunify and more likely to reside in nonkin foster care two years later than typical children. Children with cognitive, emotional/behavioural, and physical disabilities were over four times more likely to be permanently living in nonkin foster care than to be reunified.
Safeguards for vulnerable children: three studies on abusers, disabled children and children in prison
- Authors:
- STUART Marian, BAINES Catherine
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study discusses in detail three areas of significant concern: Abusers: this section outlines evidence on the extent and nature of sexual abuse of children, what action is being taken to tackle the problem and what treatment and supervision is available for abusers. It highlights the low rate of convictions, the shortfall in treatment and supervision, and the substantial new threat posed by the Internet. Disabled children: this section focuses on the vulnerability of this group; the criminal justice system (including the continued failure to prosecute those who have abused disabled children); and the incomplete levels of information and statistics collected about disabled children. Children in prison: this section covers the extent to which children and young people are imprisoned and discusses their conditions and rights in prison. The report makes a number of recommendations for action at central and local levels, and is relevant to policy makers, service managers and practitioners in the pubic and private/voluntary sectors with responsibilities for services for children as well as those with specific responsibilities for disabled or imprisoned children.
Social work and evidence-based practice
- Editor:
- SMITH David
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 189p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence-based practice, what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to – is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. Covering areas of social work practice that are well established and those in which evidence is just beginning to become available, the authors address issues such as: what is to count as evidence, and who decides this?; if relevant evidence is agreed on, how should it be used in practice?; how can the thing that made the difference be identified?; should success be measured as the result of the theory employed by the worker, or because the worker is skilled, conscientious and effective?; how predictable, controlled and orderly can social work become?. Exploring these issues within a range of contexts – from child abuse and domestic violence to looked after children and disability, the authors demonstrate why evidence-based practice is important, but also why it is important to think clearly and carefully about its implications for the social work profession and the users of social work services.
CROA supports people like us
- Author:
- WILLOW Carolyne
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 142, December 1997, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Children's Rights Officers and Advocates (CROA) give their views on Sir William Utting's report 'People like us'. This article focuses in particular on the recommendation that children and young people who are looked after should have access to children's rights officers.
Factfile 2002-03: facts and figures about children in the UK
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOME
- Publisher:
- National Children's Home
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 284p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains statistical and other information on: population characteristics; family costs, income and poverty; children, housing and homelessness; children and disability; education and health; children at risk; crime; and children in care.
Factfile 2001: facts and figures about children in the UK
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME
- Publisher:
- National Children's Home
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 172p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains statistical and other information on: population characteristics; family costs, income and poverty; children, housing and homelessness; children and disability; education and health; children at risk; crime; and children in care.
Safeguarding disabled children in residential settings: what we know and what we don't know
- Authors:
- PAUL Alina, CAWSON Pat
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 11(5), 2002, pp.262-281.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research in America, Canada, Australia and Britain has revealed that disabled children are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Their likelihood of attending residential institutions, their dependency on others for personal care and the lack of opportunities for them to alert others to maltreatment or comprehend the nature of abusive acts all increase levels of risk. Despite residential schools, care homes and respite care being widely used by disabled children, there is a paucity of knowledge regarding the standards of child protection in these establishments. This article explores the research literature revealing the vulnerability of disabled children to abuse when living away from home, what measures can be taken to help protect them and the limitations of available data as a basis for planning child protection measures.
The state of children's rights in 2002
- Author:
- WILLOW Carolyne
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 187, June 2002, pp.7-8.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Summarises the key points raised in a report coordinated by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, which reports on the Government's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. Highlights some of the major issues requiring action.
Child abuse and neglect: a clinician's handbook
- Authors:
- HOBBS Christopher, HANKS Helga, WYNNE Jane M
- Publisher:
- Churchill Livingstone
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 384p.,illus.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Provides a practical account of clinical signs, differential diagnosis and management of child abuse and neglect. Gives a historical perspective and goes on to look at: failure to thrive; physical abuse; burns and scalds; neglect; emotional maltreatment; sexual abuse; fetal problems; poisoning, suffocation and Munchausen syndrome by proxy; other forms of child abuse; the management of child abuse; psychological intervention and treatment; legal aspects; and fatal child abuse.