1st Edition

Special Children, Special Risks The Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities

Edited By James Garbarino Copyright 1987
322 Pages
by Routledge

311 Pages
by Routledge

311 Pages
by Routledge

How 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... Read more
Preface, List of Contributors, part I AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES, part II IDENTIFYING SPECIAL RISKS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, part III INTERVENING TO PROTECT HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, part IV IN CONCLUSION, Bibliography, Appendix: Materials for Children, Their Parents, and Their Teachers, Author Index, Subject Index

Biography

James Gararino, Patrick E. Brookhauser, Karen J. Authier