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The intersection of disability and child abuse in England and the United States
- Authors:
- COHEN Shirley, WARREN Rachel D.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 69(3), May 1990, pp.253-262.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
Reports on the findings of a study on the combined incidence of child abuse with disability and the role of preventive services, particularly health visitors.
Trust betrayed
- Author:
- LAURENT Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 10.3.93, 1993, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reviews the findings of the NSPCC's 'Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities' report, and considers the role of health professionals in protecting children with disabilities from abuse.
Preventative services for disabled children: a final report of the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Authors:
- BARNES M., et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 53p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
Preventing social exclusion of disabled children and their families: literature review paper produced for the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Author:
- CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
Higher benefits and better indicators need to cut poverty claim charities
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.10.03, 2003, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the governments progress so far in tackling poverty light of its fifth annual poverty report 'Opportunity for all'. Also highlights areas that are not included in the poverty indicators.
Breaking down the barriers of disability
- Author:
- RUSSELL Philippa
- Journal article citation:
- Family Policy, Autumn 2000, p.11.
Describes Kith and Kids, a pioneering project set up by parents of disabled children to tackle isolation and social exclusion throughout their children's lives.
Disabled children, parent-child interaction and attachment
- Author:
- HOWE David
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 11(2), May 2006, pp.95-106.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article examines the effect of various types of children's disability on parent–child interactions, including how disabilities affect parental sensitivity and communications. A brief outline of attachment theory and patterns of organization is followed by a review of the research evidence that has looked at children with disabilities and insecure attachments. A complex picture emerges in which it is not a child's disability per se that is associated with insecure attachments but rather an interaction between children with disabilities and the caregiver's state of mind with respect to attachment. Transactions between both child and caregiver vulnerability factors affect sensitivity, communications and security of attachment. Practice implications for prevention, advice and support are considered.
Safeguarding adults and children with disabilities against abuse
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 132p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg Cedex
The report addresses abuse and mistreatment of all disabled children and adults. It draws attention to the extent and nature of this abuse and aims to ensure that people with disabilities are protected against deliberate and/or avoidable harm, at least to the same extent as other citizens, and that when they are especially vulnerable, additional measures are put in place to assure their safety.
Curriculum access for pupils with disabilities: an Irish experience
- Authors:
- SHEVLIN M., KENNY M., MCNEELA E.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(2), March 2002, pp.159-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
For young people with physical disabilities in Ireland, gaining access to a school represents only the first tentative step on the way to full participation in the curriculum alongside their peers. While government policy explicitly favours the inclusion of young people with disabilities within mainstream education there is little evidence of planning at a systemic level to facilitate this process. This small scale, qualitative study attempts to ascertain the reality of inclusion within mainstream settings for young people with physical disabilities. The results indicate that the young people often experienced exclusion from full curricular access. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to developing inclusive structures that facilitate curricular access for young people with disabilities within Irish post-primary schools.
Maltreatment of children with disabilities: training needs for a collaborative response
- Authors:
- ORELOVE Fred P., HOLLAHAN Dorothy J., MYLES Kelly
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), February 2000, pp.185-194.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
There is a dearth of research on how to respond to children with disabilities who have been maltreated. The current study used a needs assessment instrument tailored to each of three key groups; parents, educators, and investigators. Respondents were asked about their knowledge level, experience with, and training interests on maltreatment of children with disabilities. The current study helps document the nature of those knowledge gaps and, thereby informs the development of training programmes for building a more co-ordinated and informed response to maltreatment of children with disabilities.