Special Children-especial Risks: The Maltreatment of Children with DisabilitiesHow does one investigate a child maltreatment case when the victim is blind, mute, deaf, mentally retarded, or confined to an institution? Special Children, Special Risks presents analysis, recommendations, and related research from social work, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and education essential for establishing and maintaining safe environments for handicapped children. This book brings together a diverse group of experts to pool their knowledge and share their concerns about the risks of abuse faced by handicapped children. The contributors' perspectives come from the fields of medicine, social work, developmental psychology, psychiatry, clinical psychology, education, child welfare, law, public policy, and journalism. |
Contents
| 3 | |
chapter 2 | 17 |
chapter 3 | 47 |
chapter 4 | 69 |
chapter 5 | 83 |
The Role of the Federal Government | 101 |
INTERVENING TO PROTECT HANDICAPPED CHILDREN | 125 |
chapter 8 | 161 |
chapter 9 | 179 |
chapter 10 | 195 |
chapter 11 | 211 |
chapter 12 | 231 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Materials for Children Their Parents and Their Teachers | 289 |
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Special Children, Special Risks: The Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities Jr. Fleron,James Garbarino No preview available - 2017 |
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