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The author discusses an interview, appearing in the November 2012 issue of the journal of Learning Disability Practice, with Debra Moore, director of nursing at Castlebeck the owners of Winterbourne View, where people convicted of abusing other people with learning disabilitieswas were about to be sentenced. He commends Ms Moore to take on such a […]
…The article presents the opinions of Debra Moore, the director of nursing and patient safety at Castlebeck, regarding her mission of creating the right conditions for person-centered care to flourish. An undercover BBC documentary in May 2011 had revealed abuse at Castlebeck, and Moore believes that “humanising” staff and the people they serve is a […]
…The editor reflects on the ways by which changes can be made to the treatment given to people with learning disabilities. He adds that such people should be treated as equals and their abuse and exploitation should be avoided. He discusses the importance of taking responsibility for these individuals for better healthcare. Resumen realizado por […]
…This article investigates the relation between history of intrafamilial violence and self-regulatory capacity, cognitive processing, and mental health adjustment in incarcerated adolescents. Adolescents were incarcerated at the time of the study for various violent offenses, ranging from persistent delinquency to sexual assault (n = 115). A model is proposed that posits that self-regulation, cognitive ability, […]
…Objectives: Attempts to understand the effects of maltreatment subtypes on childhood functioning are complicated by the fact that children often experience multiple subtypes. This study assessed the effects of maltreatment subtypes on the cognitive, academic, and mental health functioning of preadolescent youth in out-of-home care using both “variable-centered” and “person-centered” statistical analytic approaches to modeling […]
…The author reflects on the challenges that intellectually disabled sexual violence survivors face when engaging with the legal system. He suggests that the intellectually disabled are multiply burdened because they have to cope with not only their cognitive disability but also with being targets and easy prey for sexual violence perpetrators. He argues that the […]
…While studies suggest that the rate of abuse of women with disabilities is similar or higher compared to the general population, there continues to be a lack of attention to this issue. Women with disabilities are at particularly high risk of abuse, both through typical forms of violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) and those that […]
…This study sought to determine whether a structured diagnostic interview using a direct questioning strategy administered at admission to a residential addictions treatment program could identify the nature and extent of victimization and relationships of victimization to co-occurring mental health conditions relatively early in the treatment process. Interview data from 198 consecutive admissions of female […]
…The article discusses best practices for interviewing children with disabilities who have been subjected to some kind of abuse in the U.S. It is mentioned that to start with, the type and extent of disabilities should be identified. Also, in cases of attention deficit disorders, the medication usage and the school involvement in treatment should […]
…The article discusses prosecution of cases of abused and sexually assaulted children with intellectual disabilities in the U.S. It mentions that children with intellectual disabilities are highly prone to be sexually assaulted. It notes that those children can be protected by prosecutors by bringing their cases to court. It presents several court cases in different […]
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