In this assignment, I will be analysing how the above policy and procedures help children/young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after in recommendation to a child protection policy of a setting in health and social care sector. In addition to identify what are the advantage and disadvantages of the children’s protection policy.
A children’s protection policy is a document guiding all service provider on the ways and how they can safeguard children from being harm or exploited.
A policy is a file or document that guides the service providers with principles on their how the ways to put their work into practice when working with service users. E.g. behavioural policy
A procedure is stages to achieve an end such as ways to take to discipline an individual.
“If children need assistance with toileting, the toilet door is left open and other staffs are made aware of what is happening”
The advantage of this is there is a high chance of the child not endangering themselves, the child will not get locked in the toilet which could result the child being exposed to danger or even hazard substances in the toilet as they do tend to touch substances not being aware of the danger it is for them.
However, the disadvantages are that the children could face invasion of privacy, may encounter discomfort and the state of feeling embarrassment. Also, having been assisted in the toilet by a worker may possibly put the children at a great risk of being sexually abuse or even physically abused.
“A record will be kept of any incidents or accidents that happen whilst in our care”
The advantage of recording incidents and accidents could be good as it can be later used and see what the problem is. In addition, the advantages of keeping records of incidents and accidents is so that the people in the workplace are fully