The grand challenges of social work: Deaf children in the child welfare system

The link between hearing impairment and child maltreatment among Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory of Australia: is there an opportunity for a public health approach in child protection?

“…Firstly, the findings highlight the critical role of health practitioners in preventing maltreatment arising from hearing-related communication problems- Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+) from ABS, [16] based on community that the children first attended school when health practitioners identify ear disease or they are in a strategic to provide information to families on effective treatment options (whether medical, audiological or surgical) and the likely communication difficulties and how to avoid them [47]. Secondly, the high prevalence of HI among children with child maltreatment notifications reported in our study highlight the need for training child protection workers in 'hearing loss responsive communication strategies' [48,49], which was recommended in a 2017 Aboriginal health report for all workers engaged with Aboriginal people [50]. Thirdly, screening for ear disease and HI needs to be incorporated into the assessment and treatment of children by child protection services, through integration with the health services, in order to provide adequate support to children, families and foster carers, which has the potential to reduce maltreatment recurrence as well as improve treatment and recovery [49].…”

“…Secondly, the high prevalence of HI among children with child maltreatment notifications reported in our study highlight the need for training child protection workers in 'hearing loss responsive communication strategies' [48,49], which was recommended in a 2017 Aboriginal health report for all workers engaged with Aboriginal people [50]. Thirdly, screening for ear disease and HI needs to be incorporated into the assessment and treatment of children by child protection services, through integration with the health services, in order to provide adequate support to children, families and foster carers, which has the potential to reduce maltreatment recurrence as well as improve treatment and recovery [49]. The provision of comprehensive health screening (including hearing tests) to children in out-of-home care (or children referred by the Community Services) by the Child Protection Units in the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network provides an example of multi-disciplinary teams (with social workers, specialist medical and psycho-social health professionals) working within an interagency framework [51][52][53][54].…”

Prevalence of Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying and Their Relationship to Self‐esteem Among Hearing-Impaired Adolescents

“…Concerning self-esteem for hearing impairment children and young people, many studies indicate that they suffer from a decline of self-esteem concept, where disability directly affects a person's self-esteem, leading to depression, loneliness, and peer rejection (Teresa V Kogovšek, 2015). Furthermore, hearing impairment faces many challenges, such as speech and language delay, and communication problems, that affect self-esteem (Bowman, 2018;Pinquart & Pfeiffer, 2015)…”