Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities

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 chil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crowley, E. Paula
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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.