bringing disabled children into the fold

Child Abuse Review Vol. 10: 148–149 (2001) Letters to the Editors Bringing Disabled Children into the Fold ∗ As someone who has been working in the field of protecting disabled children from abuse for nearly 15 years, I have come to the conclusion that only a fundamental change of perception among mainstream child protection professionals is going to make any real difference. What needs to change is the perception that disabled children are somehow a breed apart, who can only be ‘The perception that disabled children are somehow a breed apart’ assisted by specialists. While specialist input may be absolutely necessary, it is important that everyone sees this as their issue. It seems to me that BASPCAN has been making strides in this direction, and so I would like to suggest how to progress it. To this end, may I suggest that the editors of Child Abuse Review require (as opposed to ask) all contributors to address relevant issues for disabled children in their articles. While this may well require them to do further research, the very least it would achieve would be to highlight the appalling lack of relevant findings out there, and hopefully give clear indications as to what is still to be done. The most it could achieve would be to bring disabled children firmly into the fold, and allow many more professionals ‘To bring disabled children firmly into the fold’ to gain insight into and awareness of the high levels of risk faced by disabled children as well as how to be more effective in their protection. Equally, every speaker at every child protection conference could be required to highlight the issues for disabled children. This might do away with the persistent tendency of those participants who do not work primarily with disabled children to see disability workshops as separate from their interests, and speakers and participants alike imagining that any child protection topic could somehow not be relevant to disabled children. Merry Cross Way Ahead Disability Consultancy Earley, Reading DOI: 10.1002/car.690 Ethical Approval for Research Studies ∗ For the last few months I have become concerned at the different standards regarding ethical approval for studies depending upon the professional background of the authors of papers. To take some examples from the July/August 2000 edition of Child Abuse Review, a paper by Meadow and Smith (2000) on ‘Maternal understanding of the toxicity of substances used in non- accidental poisoning’ was taken through the St James’s University Hospital Ethical Committee. This study asked unselected mothers attending paediatric outpatient appointments to fill in question- naires. However, in the same journal, an article by Sinclair and Gibbs (2000) of the Social Work Research and Development Unit, University of York on ‘Bullying, sexual harassment and happiness * These issues are addressed in the Editorial. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Page 1: Bringing disabled children into the fold

Child Abuse Review Vol. 10: 148–149 (2001)

Lettersto theEditors

Bringing Disabled Children into the Fold∗

As someone who has been working in the field of protectingdisabled children from abuse for nearly 15 years, I have cometo the conclusion that only a fundamental change of perceptionamong mainstream child protection professionals is going to makeany real difference. What needs to change is the perception thatdisabled children are somehow a breed apart, who can only be

‘The perceptionthat disabledchildren aresomehow a breedapart’

assisted by specialists.While specialist input may be absolutely necessary, it is important

that everyone sees this as their issue. It seems to me that BASPCANhas been making strides in this direction, and so I would like tosuggest how to progress it.

To this end, may I suggest that the editors of Child Abuse Reviewrequire (as opposed to ask) all contributors to address relevantissues for disabled children in their articles. While this may wellrequire them to do further research, the very least it would achievewould be to highlight the appalling lack of relevant findings outthere, and hopefully give clear indications as to what is still tobe done. The most it could achieve would be to bring disabledchildren firmly into the fold, and allow many more professionals

‘To bring disabledchildren firmly intothe fold’

to gain insight into and awareness of the high levels of risk facedby disabled children as well as how to be more effective in theirprotection.

Equally, every speaker at every child protection conference couldbe required to highlight the issues for disabled children. This mightdo away with the persistent tendency of those participants whodo not work primarily with disabled children to see disabilityworkshops as separate from their interests, and speakers andparticipants alike imagining that any child protection topic couldsomehow not be relevant to disabled children.

Merry CrossWay Ahead Disability Consultancy

Earley, ReadingDOI: 10.1002/car.690

Ethical Approval for Research Studies∗

For the last few months I have become concerned at the differentstandards regarding ethical approval for studies depending uponthe professional background of the authors of papers.

To take some examples from the July/August 2000 edition ofChild Abuse Review, a paper by Meadow and Smith (2000) on‘Maternal understanding of the toxicity of substances used in non-accidental poisoning’ was taken through the St James’s UniversityHospital Ethical Committee. This study asked unselected mothersattending paediatric outpatient appointments to fill in question-naires. However, in the same journal, an article by Sinclair andGibbs (2000) of the Social Work Research and Development Unit,University of York on ‘Bullying, sexual harassment and happiness

* These issues are addressed in the Editorial.

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