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It is sometimes a difficult journey receiving ethics approval for research involving vulnerable populations, research involving our own children, or innovative research methodologies such as autoethnography. This autoethnographical account is a story about one student who wanted to write a PhD dissertation in a very different way and also the story of her co-supervisors who […]
…The article discusses how the Winterbourne case verdict emphasises the need to improve care of vulnerable people in care homes. Care staff at the Winterbourne View was caught abusing vulnerable residents and later sentenced by the court. This episode has raised questions about safety of people in care homes and experts feel that tougher regulation, […]
…This study explored violence against women with chronic maternal disabilities in rural Bangladesh. During November 2006–July 2008, in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 rural Bangladeshi women suffering from uterine prolapse, stress incontinence, or fistula. Results of interviews showed that exposure to emotional abuse was almost universal, and most women were sexually abused. The common triggers […]
…The abuse revealed in last year’s Panorama documentary, Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed, was not an isolated event. In this article the authors describe previous events and the reactions to them, and warn that abuse will continue unless it is addressed wherever it occurs. Resumen realizado por el/los autor/es
…The article reports that campaigners have cautioned that abuse scandals at care homes for people with learning disabilities similar to that at Winterbourne are likely to recur if the government fails to act.
…This article reviews some sensitivity versus specificity imbalances in forensic investigations of child sexual abuse. It then proposes the development or further testing of additional approaches for those children who do not respond to the current, single-interview National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) protocol. Although there are other interview protocols based on […]
…This article considers the implications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on the inspection standards of human rights monitoring bodies such as the Council of Europe’s (COE) Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT). It will be suggested that the standards of human rights monitoring bodies such as […]
…Abstract: Objective: This study examined the association between maternal drug abuse history, maltreatment exposure, and functioning, in a clinical sample of young children seeking therapy for maltreatment. Methods: Data were collected on 91 children, mean age 5.3years (SD 1.0). The Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment Scales (PECFAS) was used to measure functional impairment. A […]
…This paper discusses barriers to the participation of women with disabilities in Kenyan university education. While studies have shown that students with disabilities are increasingly enrolling in and completing university education, the number of women with disabilities in higher education remains low. This paper highlights the factors that contribute to this low participation in a […]
…In the UK, the use and misuse of restrictive practices with people who have intellectual disabilities are common. There is a lack of regulation to ensure that non-statutory standards and guidance are adhered to or to check on their outcomes. This article explores how, in the Australian states of Victoria and Queensland, exemplary legislation on […]
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