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Vulnerability and risk in children living with a physical disability

Vanessa Heaslip1, Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor

  • 1Bournemouth University, Dorset.

Nursing Children and Young People
|December 10, 2014
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Children with disabilities require safeguarding, as societal perceptions of risk can impact their autonomy. Nurses balance protection with opportunities for independence, crucial for development.

Area of Science:

  • Child Health
  • Disability Studies
  • Vulnerable Populations

Background:

  • Children are a vulnerable group requiring safeguarding.
  • Approximately 6% of UK children have disabilities, increasing vulnerability.
  • Perceptions of disability influence risk management for young people.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of children's nurses in promoting autonomy and independence in disabled children.
  • To examine how perceptions of risk and disability affect safeguarding practices.
  • To understand the balance between over-protection and necessary risk-taking for child development.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of nursing practices with disabled children and families.
  • Exploration of risk-benefit perceptions in safeguarding contexts.
  • Literature review on autonomy, independence, and disability in childhood.

Main Results:

  • Societal perceptions of disability can inadvertently increase vulnerability.
  • Nurses aim to foster autonomy, self-reliance, and independence in disabled children.
  • Balancing risk-taking with protection is essential for healthy development.

Conclusions:

  • Effective safeguarding requires understanding and challenging perceptions of disability.
  • Nurses play a key role in empowering disabled children towards adulthood.
  • Graduated exposure to risks, balanced with support, is vital for children's growth.

Keywords:
Child protectionchild disabilitychildren’s nursingpaediatricsrisk managementsafeguardingvulnerability

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