Edlington Brothers

There are so many articles on the Edlington Brothers too many to list but here are a few.  The BBC link takes you to a clip from Newsnight about how it could have been prevented.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/22/toxic-family-life-edlington-brothers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/22/edlington-attack-victims?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/22/doncaster-child-worker-disciplined-edlington

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/jan/26/edlington-case-review-publication?intcmp=239

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8459938.stm

Missed opportunities

The report highlights 12 lessons that should have been learnt from previous cases and outlines the events leading up to the Edlington attack.

It spells out how the assault was not only predictable, it was entirely preventable.

Over the course of 14 years, nine agencies had been involved with the brothers' family - between them they missed 31 opportunities to intervene.

The report praises the exceptional commitment of some professionals, but cites a lack of leadership and effective multi-agency working as contributing to the incident.

Elder Abuse

Action On Elder Abuse Website

I was really surprised to find that in America they have lots of commercials highlighting elder abuse like the one I have embedded above.   I could not locate one for the UK.  Thinking about it we have adverts on our TV for child abuse so why not elder abuse?

Reading the article that Lin gave us Power and Control: Understanding Domestic Abuse In Later Life made me think about elder people who are unable to speak out due to their illness/disability for example someone who has had a stroke and their speech is impaired.  

looking glass self - Charles Cooley

Sociologist Charles Cooley is best known for his concept of "looking-glass self", the theory that self-image is formed largely by the messages we get from others, and an individual's interpretation of those messages. The three components to Cooley's looking glass self are (1) envisioning how one's self appears to others, (2) imagining what others must think of one's appearance, and (3) developing self-feeling, such as pride or shame, from one's understanding of these perceived judgments by others.

About the Children's Workforce Development Council | CWDC

About the Children's Workforce Development Council | CWDC

People who work with children and young people have responsibilities to safeguard and promote their welfare. This is an important responsibility and requires careful attention. It means being able to recognise when a child or young person is not achieving their developmental potential, or when their physical or mental health is impaired. It means recognising when a child is displaying risky or harmful behaviour, or is being neglected or abused. It also means being able to identify sources of help for them and their families. Sometimes more than one risk factor may be affecting a child or young person and it may be necessary to work with others to address them.