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Child Welfare Personnel Training for Serving Children With Disabilities

Resources include training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on the types, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental disabilities, including information on assessment, abuse and neglect, family-centered services, and more.

Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Problem of National Significance: A Web Course for Health Professionals and Other Professionals Serving People With Developmental Disabilities
Partnership for People With Disabilities (2004)
Addresses the complex issues that surface when abuse or neglect of children or adults with developmental disabilities is suspected. Includes prevention strategies. Paid registration required.

Abuse and Neglect of Children With Disabilities: A Collaborative Response: A Curriculum for Parents, Educators, Law Enforcement and Child Protective Services
O'Neill, Purcell, Orelove, & Shelton (2003)
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Promotes collaboration among parents of children with disabilities, educators, child protective services workers, and law enforcement officers in dealing with abuse and neglect of children with disabilities.

Children With Special Health Care Needs: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals
Coordinating Center (2001)
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Explains the impact of child disabilities on the family and describes strategies for assessing appropriate care from a family-centered perspective.

Managing Child Protection Cases Involving People With Disabilities
University of Minnesota School of Social Work (2005)
Discusses findings of a study examining what case management approaches are used in child protection cases that involve a person with a disability in Minnesota.

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Updated on March 1, 2010