Examination of The Knowledge And Awareness Levels of Teachers Working in Special Education Institutions About Child Neglect and Abuse

This research was conducted to determine the level of knowledge and awareness of teachers working in special education institutions about child neglect and abuse. For this general purpose, the study was conducted on a total of 31 teachers, 18 women and 13 men working in special educational institutions / schools in central districts of In this research, the purposed sampling method was used. Konya. In this research, qualitative research model was preferred to determine the views, attitudes and experiences of the participants about child neglect and abuse. As part of the qualitative research, the interview technique was used as it would provide access to a lot of information about the participants and to examine the subject in different dimensions. The data obtained as a result of the interviews were collected and interpreted under certain themes and headings with descriptive analysis method. As a result of research; working in special education settings teachers, themselves and their colleagues on children's rights, child abuse and neglect sensitive about they saw, but the information is insufficient, they are not sufficient in diagnosing abuse or neglect, cases of abuse or neglect will provide notification in the event of encountering, and in the school environment concluded that sufficient information regarding the subject of the study is not done. Recommendations have been developed in line with these results