Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities by E. Pa

Description: Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities by E. Paula Crowley This book addresses the development of our understanding of the abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book addresses the development of our understanding of the abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities. Disabilities in childhood uniquely dispose children for their abuse and neglect. Additionally, abuse and neglect dispose children for disabilities. The care and education of children with disabilities requires unique knowledge and skills and so does the consideration of their abuse and neglect. This book is based on data generated from an analysis of cases involving the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities as well as on an analysis of the data based literature in this area. Readers are provided with analysis and reflection exercises throughout the text so that they may analyze and reflect on their own awareness of the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Each chapter also contains a set of implications for research and practice. The final chapter focuses directly on prevention. Caregivers and professionals across disciplines willdevelop a new understanding of their roles in universal, secondary, and tertiary level prevention that is targeted, focused, data-based, and designed to prevent the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities in the first place. Back Cover This book addresses the development of our understanding of abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities. Disabilities in childhood uniquely dispose children for their abuse and neglect. Additionally, abuse and neglect dispose children for disabilities. The care and education of children with disabilities requires unique knowledge and skills and so does the consideration of their abuse and neglect. This book is based on data generated from an analysis of cases involving the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities as well as on an analysis of the data based literature in this area. Readers are provided with analysis and reflection exercises throughout the text so that they may analyze and reflect on their own awareness of the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Each chapter also contains a set of implications for research and practice. The final chapter focuses directly on prevention. Caregivers and professionals across disciplines will develop a new understanding of their roles in universal, secondary, and tertiary level prevention that is targeted, focused, data-based, and designed to prevent the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities in the first place. Author Biography E. Paula Crowley was born in West Cork in Ireland and there she received her early education. As a young adult she studied in the United States and upon graduation from the University of Incarnate Word, she worked as a teacher of students with emotional and behavioral disorders at Lackland Special Education Cooperative, in San Antonio, Texas. Following the completion of her Masters degree studies, she worked at the San Antonio Childrens Center, a residential treatment facility associated with the San Antonio Medical Center. Following years on the clinical staff there, she pursued doctoral studies and received her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Upon completion of her doctoral studies she came to Illinois State University and is a Professor in the Department of Special Education. Throughout her career she has encountered children with disabilities with histories of abuse and neglect. She is committed to the belief that the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities is preventable. Table of Contents Part I: What Do We Know about Abuse and Neglect and Child Disability?.- Chapter 1. The Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities: The Extent of the Problem.- Chapter 2. Age, Sex, Disability and Other Characteristics of Children with Disabilities Who Are Abused and Neglected.- Chapter 3. The Forms of Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 4. The Outcomes of the Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities.- Part II. What Do We Know about the Perpetrators of Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 5. The Age and Sex of the Perpetrators of Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 6. The Roles and Relationships of the Perpetrators to the Children with Disabilities They Abuse and Neglect.- Chapter 7. The Disabilities of the Perpetrators in the Lives of Children with Disabilities.- Part III. How Can We Predict and Prevent the Deadly Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 8. Understanding the Context of Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 9. Our Professional Failures at Predicting and Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities.- Chapter 10. Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities. Long Description This book addresses critical issues in the development of our understanding of the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Disabilities dispose children for abuse and neglect. Just as the care and education of children with disabilities require unique knowledge and skills, so does the consideration of their abuse and neglect. The book is based on data generated from an analysis of true stories about the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities as well as from an analysis of the literature in this area. The chapters include quantitative and qualitative data generated from cases of real children, in real contexts. The book invites readers to analyze and reflect on their own awareness of the issues involved. The analyses and final chapter on prevention will provide professionals and caregivers with a new understanding of their roles in universal, secondary and tertiary level prevention that is targeted, focused, data-based, and designed to prevent the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Feature Is data-based, uses quantitative and qualitative data, and provides additional resources Is based on stories of real children, providing context that illuminates the statistics Includes reflection and analysis exercises within each chapter Details ISBN3319808117 Author E. Paula Crowley ISBN-10 3319808117 ISBN-13 9783319808116 Format Paperback Year 2018 DEWEY 155.4 Affiliation Illinois State University Pages 266 Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2018-04-25 Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-25 Illustrations XXVIII, 266 p. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9783319304403 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118616633;

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