Maltreatment of children with developmental disabilities: An ecological systems analysis

Algood, Carl L.; Hong, Jun Sung; Gourdine, Ruby M.; Williams, Amber D.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.02.003

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“…Given that youth are a part of larger social systems interacting with each other, this study used an ecological approach to understand the complexities surrounding the barriers youth encounter in seeking employment [27,35]. The results highlight that although there are several barriers to employment for young people at the microsystem level, they are linked with larger social and environmental barriers.…”

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An ecological approach to understanding barriers to employment for youth with disabilities compared to their typically developing peers: views of youth, employers, and job counselors

Lindsay

McDougall

Menna-Dack

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Disability and Rehabilitation

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Clinicians working with youth should promote the development of skills that can lead to improved self-confidence and communication skills for youth. Encourage the development of extracurricular activities and social networking to build these skills and to make contacts for finding employment. Clinicians should support youth with disabilities and their parents in practicing independence skills (such as self-care, self-advocacy and navigating public transportation) they need prior to seeking employment. Vocational rehabilitation professionals should educate youth on how to disclose their condition to a potential employer, how to ask for ask for accommodations and how to market their abilities. Clinicians should help to link youth with disabilities to volunteer opportunities and to employers. Advocate for disability awareness training for employers regarding how to accommodate people with disabilities and the potential they offer in the workplace.

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An ecological approach to understanding barriers to employment for youth with disabilities compared to their typically developing peers: views of youth, employers, and job counselors

Lindsay

McDougall

Menna-Dack

et al. 2014

Disability and Rehabilitation

105

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“…In turn parental stress and adaption are influenced by many factors (Hassall & Rose ; Algood et al . ).…”

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Exploring risk for abuse of children with chronic conditions or disabilities – parent's perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals

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Eriksson

Janson

2013

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In the light of parent's perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals the findings indicate that abuse against children with chronic conditions or disability is not only a family matter, but also depending on qualities in service, professional support and social norms. The result pinpoints three challenges for preventive measures, all with emotional implications, parental strategies, organizational efforts and cultural awareness.

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“…Analysing the most frequent types of abuse in detail, higher frequencies of physical neglect (Barber & Delfabbro, ) and sexual abuse (Euser et al, ) were found in the group of children and young people with ID. Several authors have suggested that the risk factors associated with disability itself, such as family stress, lack of social support and low socio‐economic levels could explain the higher incidence of abuse in this population (Algood et al, ; Berástegui & Gómez‐Bengoechea, ). Specifically, the high frequency of physical neglect in this group could be associated with the need for specific care due to the presence of a disability and a lack of resources to address it.…”

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“…The socio‐demographic profile of children with ID in care is well defined, characterised by a larger presence of boys (Algood, Hong, Gourdine, & Williams, ; Chmelka et al, ; Lightfoot et al, ; Oliván, ; Sainero et al, ; Slayter & Springer, , Sullivan & Knutson, ; Trout et al, ) and a high frequency of backgrounds of mental health problems and ID in the parents (Sainero et al, ).…”

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Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

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Children with intellectual disability are more likely to suffer abuse and neglect. Therefore, they are over‐represented among children in childcare interventions, particularly in residential childcare. The main goal of this article was to explore the correlates of mental health diseases in a sample of 169 children (6–18 years old) in residential care with intellectual disability compared with a group of 625 children, also in residential care but without disability. Results show that the prevalence of intellectual disability in residential childcare in Spain is about 19%, which is significant due to their special needs. In addition to this disability, they have a higher frequency of clinical problems in the scales of withdrawal‐depression, thought problems, attention problems and, above all, social problems than do their peers in residential care. They are also referred more frequently to therapeutic services, in particular to psychiatric intervention and they receive more pharmacological treatments.

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Maltreatment of children with developmental disabilities: An ecological systems analysis

Cited by 65 publications

References 47 publications

An ecological approach to understanding barriers to employment for youth with disabilities compared to their typically developing peers: views of youth, employers, and job counselors

An ecological approach to understanding barriers to employment for youth with disabilities compared to their typically developing peers: views of youth, employers, and job counselors

Exploring risk for abuse of children with chronic conditions or disabilities – parent's perceptions of stressors and the role of professionals

Children and young people with intellectual disability in residential childcare: Prevalence of mental health disorders and therapeutic interventions

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