Review Article: ‘It is with deep regret that I find it necessary to tell my story’: Child abuse in industrial schools in Ireland

This article argues that to provide adequate historical explanations for the maltreatment of children in institutional care it is necessary to ground the analysis fully in the context of the concept of child abuse and definition of childhood that existed at the time, something that many studies fail to do. Drawing primarily on the experience of the Irish industrial schools prior to the 1970s, while most commentators suggest that children were removed into care and treated cruelly because they were poor, there were also many children who entered the industrial schools who had been abused by their parents and welcomed being protected, and the community played a key role in supporting such actions. Children were treated harshly in the industrial schools not only due to their poverty but because they were victims of parental cruelty, which was perceived to have ‘contaminated’ their childhood ‘innocence’. They were treated as the moral dirt of a social order determined to prove its purity and subjected to ethnic cleansing. Prevention of such abuse today requires a radical reconstruction of the traditional status of children in care, while justice and healing for survivors necessitates full remembrance of the totality of the abuse they experienced, and that those responsible are made fully accountable.

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Describing Pain in Mary Raftery's Documentary Play No Escape

Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language Literatures in English and Cultural Studies ◽

10.5007/2175-8026.2021.e74644 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Natália Elisa Pastore ◽

Alinne Fernandes ◽

Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos

Keyword(s):

Child Abuse ◽

Documentary Theatre ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

History Of ◽

Industrial Schools

Documentary theatre is a genre in which real sources and events are used and edited to become the form of dramatic texts and performances. The personal experiences narrated in No Escape (2010), a documentary play by Mary Raftery, have shocked many people, due to the play’s multiple graphic descriptions of child abuse which took place in industrial schools and orphanages in Ireland. This article analyses how pain is presented in No Escape, by contrasting the language used, in their respective lines in the play, by authorities, victims, and representatives of the institutions. Pain, as a physical and psychological sensation, is a subject that still needs to be examined further in discussing the history of Ireland, to provide scholars and society with an opportunity to reflect upon this subject – and, perhaps, achieve healing.

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A local review of child abuse in Hong Kong: From the perspective of emergency physicians

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/1024907918773651 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 350-361

Author(s):

Chung Wai So ◽

Chun Tat Lui ◽

Paulin Ng ◽

Hin Tat Fung

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Review Article ◽

Emergency Physicians ◽

Accident And Emergency ◽

The World ◽

Accident And Emergency Department

Background: Child abuse occurs all over the world, including Hong Kong. The Accident and Emergency Department is one of the places in which cases of child abuse may present to. Objectives: As an emergency physician in the hospital, we need to understand the signs and symptoms and the risk factors of child abuse. We also need to perform risk assessment and formulate the plan of management. Methods: Databases in Hong Kong were searched to obtain the current situation of child abuse in Hong Kong. Literature about the nature of child abuse was also searched. Results: The epidemiology of child abuse in Hong Kong was reviewed. Signs and symptoms, risk factors, and management of child abuse were summarized in this review article. Conclusion: High vigilance is needed for emergency physicians to pick up cases of child abuse. Most cases of child abuse would finally need assessment from a multidisciplinary team.

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Desiderata in connection by the calibration of the MK-system

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900053699 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 348-349

Author(s):

Th. Schmidt-Kaler

Keyword(s):

Absolute Magnitude ◽

Review Article ◽

Stellar Systems ◽

Astronomical Data ◽

Intrinsic Colour

This is only an informal remark about some difficulties I am worrying about.I have tried to recalibrate the MK system in terms of intrinsic colour (B–V)0and absolute magnitudeMv. The procedures used have been described in a review article by Voigt (Mitt. Astr. Ges.1963, p. 25–35), and the results for stars of the luminosity classes Ia-O,I and II have been given also in Blaauw's article on the calibration of luminosity criteria in vol. III (Basic Astronomical Data, p. 401) ofStars and Stellar Systems.

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Electron-deficient boron-based catalysts for C–H bond functionalisation

Chemical Society Reviews ◽

10.1039/d0cs00380h ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yuanhong Ma ◽

Shao-Jie Lou ◽

Zhaomin Hou

Keyword(s):

Review Article ◽

Current Status ◽

Comprehensive Overview

This review article provides a comprehensive overview to recognise the current status of electron-deficient boron-based catalysis in C–H functionalisations.

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Amino-functional polyethers: versatile, stimuli-responsive polymers

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d0py00466a ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (24) ◽

pp. 3940-3950 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Patrick Verkoyen ◽

Holger Frey

Keyword(s):

Ring Opening ◽

Review Article ◽

Stimuli Responsive ◽

New Class ◽

Stimuli Responsive Polymers ◽

Responsive Polymers

Amino-functional polyethers have emerged as a new class of “smart”, i.e. pH- and thermoresponsive materials. This review article summarizes the synthesis and applications of these materials, obtained from ring-opening of suitable epoxide monomers.

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Developing Evidence-Based Assessment to Prevent Over- or Underidentification of Disorders for New Language Learners

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-19-00115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 1026-1038

Author(s):

Sandra Levey ◽

Li-Rong Lilly Cheng ◽

Diana Almodovar

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Grade Level ◽

Reading Skills ◽

Language Disorder ◽

Academic Development ◽

Review Article ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Clinical Knowledge ◽

Language And Literacy ◽

Support Evidence

Purpose The purpose of this review article is to present certain linguistic domains to consider in the assessment of children learning a new language. Speech-language pathologists frequently face difficulty when determining if a bilingual or multilingual child possesses a true speech or language disorder. Given the increased number of new language learners across the world, clinicians must understand differences versus disorders to prevent underidentification or overidentification of a disorder. Conclusions Early identification of a true disorder has been shown to prevent language and literacy difficulties, given that children are able to achieve grade-level reading skills when given intervention. Clinical knowledge and skills are strongly required so that children receive evidence-based assessment to support their academic development. Learning Goal Readers will gain an understanding of the factors that support evidence-based assessment of bilingual and multilingual language learners.

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Treatment Considerations for Adolescents Who Exhibit Cognitive/Communication Problems: A Neuroscience Perspective

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-20-00071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1767-1775

Author(s):

Martha S. Burns

Keyword(s):

Social Communication ◽

Transition Period ◽

Clinical Intervention ◽

Review Article ◽

Sensitive Period ◽

Clinical Implications ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Communication Problems ◽

Treatment Considerations ◽

Behavioral Growth

Purpose Adolescence is a period of substantial neurophysiological and behavioral growth, representing a second sensitive period of brain development. It is a psychological and social transition period between childhood and adulthood with many beneficial changes occurring, especially with respect to potential responsiveness to clinical intervention. However, adolescent behavioral complexities introduce clinical challenges as well. The purpose of this review article is to review the current neuroimaging research on neurophysiological changes observed during adolescence and the cognitive and social behavioral counterparts, with specific attention to the clinical implications. The review article will then summarize currently available intervention tools that can be utilized by speech-language pathologists working with this population. It will conclude with available evidence-based social-communication approaches that may be applicable as well as available evidence-based supplemental technological cognitive interventions that may be useful in working with adolescents who exhibit language and communication issues. Conclusion As a transition period between childhood and adulthood, adolescence represents a second sensitive period during which there is opportunity for clinically derived beneficial cognitive and communication growth.

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