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No sign of harm: issues for disabled children communicating about abuse
- Authors:
- OOSTERHOORN Rebecca, KENDRICK Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 10(4), July 2001, pp.243-253.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article explores the views of professionals working with children using alternative/augmented communication systems on the issues relating to communication about abuse. Interviews were carried out with 20 staff from eight establishments for disabled children across Scotland. It describes the range of alternative/augmented communication systems used and the barriers to communication about abuse. Staff generally accepted the importance of providing the appropriate vocabulary in augmented communication systems, but systems that provide such vocabulary were not widely used. Staff considered that a major difficulty concerned the level of understanding disabled children might have about concepts of abuse. Staff felt that discovery of abuse was more likely to come from them noticing physical signs, behaviour or mood changes than from the child communicating explicitly about abuse. Highlights the need for appropriate training and increased coordination between social work, health and education.
Child sexual abuse: towards a feminist professional practice; report of the conference held by the Child Abuse Studies Unit 6-8 April 1987 at the Polytechnic of North London
- Editors:
- MacLEOD Mary, SARAGA Esther
- Publisher:
- Polytechnic of North London. Child Abuse Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 82p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Conference proceedings - feminist theory and practice in child sexual abuse; and reports on various special interest groups.
The child protection handbook: the practitioner's guide to safeguarding children
- Editors:
- WILSON Kate, JAMES Adrian, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Balliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 609p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Practical, evidence based text, divided into three sections: understanding, managing, and intervention and training issues in child protection. This edition contains new material on: institutional abuse; gender issues; policy guidance for assessment and working together; training for professionals in child protection; and developments in legislation. The text aims to cover both policy and practice, and contains specialist chapters for different professionals.
The child protection handbook
- Authors:
- WILSON Kate, JAMES Adrian
- Publisher:
- Bailliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 610p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
- Edition:
- 2nd. ed.
Practical, evidence based text, divided into three sections: understanding, managing, and intervention and training issues in child protection. This edition contains new material on: institutional abuse; gender issues; policy guidance for assessment and working together; training for professionals in child protection; and developments in legislation. The text aims to cover both policy and practice, and contains specialist chapters for different professionals.
The child protection handbook
- Editors:
- WILSON Kate, JAMES Adrian
- Publisher:
- Bailliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 562p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Offers a practical, research-based account of the current principal developments in child protection practice. In 4 key sections: understanding child abuse; managing the process of child protection; intervention; and training and new directions for research and practice. Includes chapters on: play therapy; preventing abuse; helping adult survivors of child sexual abuse; the work of the guardian ad litem; and child protection and the criminal justice system.