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Protecting young children: a guide to recognising and responding to child abuse
- Author:
- EDWARDS Helen
- Publisher:
- National Early Years Network,|National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 72p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The need to protect children from harm and abuse is an essential part of early years care. Anyone who works with other people's children needs basic information and awareness about child abuse, and should know how to respond if there are concerns about a child's safety. This book is a practical guide which provides answers to many questions early years practitioners will have about safeguarding children. It includes information about child abuse, advice on how to respond to concerns, details of the statutory framework, guidance on management and support, and suggestions for building a relationship with families that may help prevent child abuse.
Asian carers' experiences of medical and social care: the case of cerebral palsy
- Authors:
- MIR Ghazala, TOVEY Philip
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 33(4), June 2003, pp.465-479.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper discusses the experience of South Asian carers of a person with cerebral palsy. Previous research in this area has failed to explore carers' perceptions of causation or their views on the quality of service support. Qualitative interviews were carried out with twenty carers in two localities in the north of England with the aim of providing in-depth contextualized data on their experiences over time, their attitudes towards cerebral palsy and their interactions with service provision. Results show that parents' views on causation differ markedly from explanations based on a medical, genetic model of cause. Parental attitudes towards cerebral palsy are shown to be influenced both by interactions with service professionals and by parents' ability to manage their situation. The absence of adequate material and emotional resources may foster a negative construction of disability by parents that, in turn, has detrimental effects on the individual with cerebral palsy. Parents' religious beliefs can act as a source of emotional support that helps them develop a constructive perspective on disability and deal with future uncertainty. The authors This paper discusses the experience of South Asian carers of a person with cerebral palsy. Previous research in this area has failed to explore carers' perceptions of causation or their views on the quality of service support. Qualitative interviews were carried out with twenty carers in two localities in the north of England with the aim of providing in-depth contextualized data on their experiences over time, their attitudes towards cerebral palsy and their interactions with service provision. Results show that parents' views on causation differ markedly from explanations based on a medical, genetic model of cause. Parental attitudes towards cerebral palsy are shown to be influenced both by interactions with service professionals and by parents' ability to manage their situation. The absence of adequate material and emotional resources may foster a negative construction of disability by parents that, in turn, has detrimental effects on the individual with cerebral palsy. Parents' religious beliefs can act as a source of emotional support that helps them develop a constructive perspective on disability and deal with future uncertainty.