the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 – Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. The safe guarding of children has only been developed in the last 50 years. However it is a vital part of working with children. The legislations‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding are updated all the time for the best interest of the children. The current legislations are as follows; * The Children Act 1989 – this act
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to safeguard the well being of children The definition of safeguarding is “the process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.”1 TASK 1 – legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies & procedures for safeguarding children Every element of a childcare
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Unit 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.1 Safeguarding Legislation and Policy On the following page is a leaflet which identifies national legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The leaflet outlines the guidelines and policies put in place solely for the protection of children as well as procedures that are to be followed in the safeguarding and welfare of the young‚ while describing the roles of the various different agencies involved
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Portfolio Evidence 10 Safeguarding Describe how legislation‚ policies and procedures regarding safeguarding impact on own role in the workplace As a youth worker I have the obligation in my role to know policies and procedures that are in place for safeguarding. Taking into consideration the five outcomes identified by Every Child Matters 1. Protection from harm and neglect (to stay safe) 2. Physical and mental health and emotional well-being (to be healthy) 3. Education training
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People. L.O 1 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All children have the right to be kept safe and looked after. The United Nations Convention on the rights of a child (1989) is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles. Children’s Act 1989: Identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who
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CYP Core 3.3: Understanding how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people. 1.1 Cases such as Victoria Climbie led to the Lord Lamings enquiry. The enquiry was aimed at "Marking the end of child protection policy built on a hopeless process of child care tragedy‚ scandal‚ inquiry‚ findings‚ brief media interest and ad hoc political response. There is now a rare chance to take stock and rebuild." It became grossly apparent that things had to change and recommendations were made
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abuser Communication difficulties Individuals that do not have good support networks i.e. family/friends/social workers etc. Outcome 2 Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused 2.2 Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused If suspicions arose that an individual being cared for was being abused or if the individual made an allegation that
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Unit 516 Understand Safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) P5 The UK Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ To be able to safeguard
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CYP 3.3 Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people. Task 3 links to learning outcome 3 Policies and procedures form an important part of work place practice. It is vital to ensure that all staff have a clear understanding of the requirements and responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of children‚ young people and staff. Add to your folder the following: 3.1. An explanation of why it is important to ensure children and young people are protected from harm
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1.Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. There are many reasons why people have to communicate in work settings‚ here are a few :- Building relationships- When someone new joins the work setting e.g A child ‚ parent or colleague there will be some sort of communication either a smile‚ wave or a hello‚ this is the first part of communication and the beginning of building a relationship. Maintaining
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