2.1 Explain Different Types Of Abuse In Research

It is always difficult to know that there are people that abuse and harm children but you need to make sure that any allegations of a child that has been abused or harmed is treated in the correct way and responded in the appropriate way so that everyone is calm and confident enough to talk about it all. Whether you have noticed the signs of abuse, harm or neglect yourself or whether you have been told by another colleague, carer, and parent or even by the child you need to respond to the allegations seriously and make sure that you are aware of your settings policies and procedures. If you have been told or whether you have seen signs that a child has been abused, harmed or neglected then you have to learn how to respond in the correct way.
When a colleague or parent has come to speak to you about an allegation then you need to make sure
 You need to make sure that you know all of the people that are aware of the allegation and you need to know whether those have spoken to the parent of the child.
 After you have had that convocation with the person then you need to go and write every piece of information that they have told you down word for word if you can then you need to go to you designated officer to tell them about the allegation and the information that you have been told so that they can then take it further if they feel it needs to or they can call the MASH number that will give them advise if they are unsure.
Some people might have confined in you as they have a good relationship with you but they might ask you not to say anything to anyone else but you need to not promise that you will not pass any information on further to the safeguarding and child protection officers as it could put the child or person in harm’s