Task 048 Health And Social Care Essay

Unit Task 048

Outcome 1.1
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Outcome 2.1
All staff can protect themselves from allegations and complains within their everyday practice by following your settings policies and procedures. You should also avoid being alone in a closed room with a child and all staff and children should be marked on a register when they arrival and depart from the building. If a child is being collected late then 2 members of staff should stay with the child until the parent/carer arrives. When an incident or accident occurs then get a witness to sign. If an incident happens before the child enters the setting, write up information in incident book and get parent to sign before they leave. Also within Wyngarth if and incident or accident
happens then a form should be filled out explaining what happened and when the parent arrives then they should read and if happy sign the form.

Outcome 2.2
A whistle blower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities (misconduct) occurring in an organisation. It could be in violation of law, rule, regulations and/or direct threat to public interest such as fraud, health and safety violations and corruption. If you see something within your workplace that you believe is negligent, improper or illegal, then you should report this to the relevant people.

Outcome 2.2
If I was to report concerns then I have to follow certain policies and procedures.
I should act in good faith when I suspect misconduct or malpractice within the setting. I should think hard about is worrying me and why before speaking up. If I feel after thinking hard about the concern then I should report to my manager/supervisor in charge. I should right my concerns down giving background details, history, names, witness names (if any), dates and places. The more I can write about specific things will help. An investigation will begin and both parties will be adequately informed with any progress that has been made and a timescale on how long the investigation will go on. Support should be offered if required and both parties can defend any complains and give their version of events that have happened. All information disclosed from both myself and the accused are all kept confidential and are investigated discreetly. If a situation arises where a case cannot be resolved without revealing identities, they will discuss how they can proceed. If you feel nothing happens about your concerns and you feel you cannot talk to your manager then you would have to contact the early years advisor in your area. It is the role of the whistleblower to appropriately report or respond to possible misconduct, however it is not the whistleblower’s role to investigate the misconduct or to give out their own
justice.

Outcome 2.3

Outcome 3.2
There is certain actions we should take as practitioners if we feel a child or young person is or may be getting abused, harmed or bullied. First of all if a child is saying something to you then asking the correct questions to making sure you don’t put words in their mouths. Support the child by telling them they have done the right thing by saying something and you want them to be happy. If a child hasn’t said anything to you but you still feel something is wrong then the first step for both situations is to inform you manager of your concerns. The manager will then work with you to help the child so they are happy. Depending on the circumstances speaking to the parents to find out anything may be an option but usually certain organisations will be involved immediately as the safety of the child is at risk. They will then take the actions needed to help the child. As the practitioner you will also be questioned from these organisations about your concerns and so may other members of staff. It will then go from there with the agencies until something has been decided. It could end up in court where you may be help as a witness but that is something that will have to be decided depending on the circumstances.

Outcome 1.2



Outcome 3.1



Name of the organisation
Roles and Responsibilities
Social Services
They should provide support for vulnerable children and families.
NSPCC
They are there to provide support for children and families in situations such as domestic violence or abuse. They work with different organisations to help and will provide support via telephone line to home-based childcare workers on whether to refer the situation to social services
Health Visitor
The have skills in protecting children from harm and abuse and usually are the first one to recognise children who are likely to be abused or neglected. They play a big part in a;; stages of child protection process including case reviews. They are trained to a high level to recognise any risks that the child might be in. They will visit parents homes and gather information. The will always need contact with the family if abuse or neglect is suspected. They will use their on judgement on when to share information with other agencies. They will support and guide parents of young children and provide development checks on children under five.
GP
They will have regular training and update their training when necessary. They have a duty of care and if they fell something is wrong then, the report it to the correct people. This could be health related or if a child is being abused or neglected.
Probation service
The main role is to supervise offenders and to help support them not to re-offend and also to protect others from harm. They will supervise a large amount of offenders that have been identified as presenting potential risk of harm to children and also to protect family’s of their own, who might be exposed to criminal or anti-social behaviour.
Police
They are their to prevent crime, disorder and protect all individuals. They have a legislation to adhere to, to protect children. All investigations can be sensitive so the police investigate and work with other organisations to gather information. They also have the power to enter a premises to ensure that children are immediately protected against sufficient harm.
School
The role of all staff is to provide and maintain a safe learning environment. They should identify any concerns and act upon this information. Staff are to attend child protection and first aid courses. If its special school staff then they should have appropriate training on medical issues and safeguarding all children. They should protect children from harm and abuse such as bullying. The school should manage risks appropriately such as internet etc. If there is a case of some sort then they will be in contact with multi agencies to support the child and attend case preferences All policies and procedures should be followed at all times
Psychologist
Psychologists study the behaviour and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behaviour patterns. They also provide counselling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behaviour problems. Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice. They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.
Type of child abuse
List the physical, behavioural and development characteristics for each type of child abuse
Physical
Physical: There will usually be bruising and cuts depending on the severity of the physical abuse that is frequent.
Behavioural: Could start to self harm or lash out on something or someone else. Shies away from touch, or may seem afraid to go home.
Development: The child could experience problems such as drug use, mental health problems or depending on there age a teen pregnancy.
Emotional
Physical: Calling a child names or ignoring them. Making them feel worthless. No physical comfort like a hug or kiss.
Behavioural: Become withdrawn, fearful, or anxious about doing something wrong. Could be the opposite and be aggressive, demanding or passive.
Development: The child may come depressed as they feel worthless. They could avoid or feel withdrawn from certain people.
Sexual
Physical: Bruising around certain areas of the body. They may have trouble walking or sitting.
Behavioural: May make strong efforts to avoid a certain person for no reason or may not want to change clothes in front of others. Also some will run away from home. Sudden unusual interest in or knowledge of sexual matters.
Development: Delay intellectual development as they may become withdrawn and distracted. Also physical as in there mind they could feel disgusting or not want anyone (not even a hug from mum) to touch them.
Neglect
Physical: There hygiene is consistently bad, clothes are dirty or inappropriate for the weather. If there are ill and it goes untreated.
Behavioural: My feel different around others. Also could behave different from other children as may always want to be on there own as this is what it is like for them at home.
Development: Intellectual development may be different as they may miss out on things at school or with friends. Physical development may be different as they not have had the right nutrition if not being fed properly or become ill due to the neglect
Bullying
Physical: There will be bruising and cuts but could be mental bullying.
Behavioural: May begin self harming, become withdrawn or hide away at home For example pretending to be sick from school so you don’t need to go in.
Development: Intellectual development as they may miss school to avoid the bullying. Also physical as they might stop eating. My experience drug use or mental health problems.