ERIC Number: EJ826421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 8
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Child Abuse and Deafness: An Overview
Sebald, Ann M.
American Annals of the Deaf, v153 n4 p376-383 Fall 2008
The professional literature contains research and anecdotal information on various maltreatments affecting children and youth with and without disabilities. Unfortunately, little information exists on abused children with hearing loss. Reasons relate to a lack of quantity and quality in research on this population; challenges in conducting research using sound methodological principles that consider the population's heterogeneity (e.g., mode of communication, language level, parental perspective on deafness, educational placement); and scarce intervention services with professionals trained in the unique needs of children with hearing loss. The present article discusses types of abuse prevalent within the overall population of children and that of children with hearing loss, shares a rationale for practitioners and those training future practitioners to understand abuse among this unique population, proposes a research agenda based on existing information, and provides suggestions for supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing and abused. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Abuse, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Research, Literature Reviews, Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect, Professional Personnel, Staff Development
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Language: English
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