Issues in the development of a computer-based safety programme for children with severe learning difficulties
✍ Scribed by Deborah Lee; Anna McGee; Simon Ungar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 194 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-9136
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✦ Synopsis
Issues in the Development of a Computer-Based Safety Programme for Children with Severe Learning Diculties
In the last decade, professional interest in and awareness of the sexual abuse of children has increased dramatically and has led to the development of safety programmes which aim to teach children a range of personal safety skills (Tutty, 1992). These eorts have previously concentrated on children in mainstream schools, but there is growing recognition of the need for parallel concern for children in vulnerable groups such as those with learning diculties. The present paper outlines the development of a personal safety prevention programme for children with severe learning diculties. The programme has incorporated work by Tutty (1992Tutty ( , 1994) ) and others who argue for a more developmental view in designing such programmes. Concepts such as the child's understanding about authority ®gures and moral development have been integrated into the programme, which utilizes multi-media technology. As this is a computer-based programme, the reason for such a medium rather than previously implemented presentation (e.g. books, ®lm) are discussed. Views of the participants evaluating the implementation of the teaching package are also described. *