welfare and safety of all children and young people. There are forever changing and developing in response to current concerns and focuses - for example‚ the death of Victoria Climbié resulted in the Every Child Matters report being published and changes to legislation being made. In England there are a variety of legislations which affects the safe guarding of children and young people. The first being the Children Act 1989‚ which states that everyone that works with children (i.e. health and social
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CYP 3.2 Promote Young Person and Child Development Be able to assess the development needs of children and young people and prepare a development plan What are the most relevant factors to be aware of when assessing a child or young person’s development? All children and young people are different and have different needs. Similarly‚ a family’s ability to respond to and meet all their needs may also differ. In some circumstances‚ professional assessment may be required to identify strengths and
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to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young people Learning outcome 1 – Understand how the social‚ economic and cultural environment can impact on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people 1. 2. As a social care worker‚ part of my role is to understand and be aware of the issues that can have positive and negative influence on the young peoples lives that I support. Economic Issues – Poverty can have a huge impact on a Young Persons life. A family living on
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outline of current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation for safeguarding children The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was approved by the UK on the 16th December 1991. This includes: • Children’s rights to protection from abuse • The right to express their views and be listened to • The right to care • Services for disabled children • Services for children living away from home This convention is used as guidance and
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Task C – Short answer questions Ci: Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice. A social care worker must report any unsafe practice to their senior or line manager using the whistle blowing policy keeping a recorded document of times‚ places and events of unsafe practice and any other evidence they are able to obtain. If the unsafe practice is by the line manager or senior then they must go to a higher member within the company to report unsafe practice
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of the Child 1989 (UN‚ 1989). This was ratified in 1991 by the UK. Although different British governments have said they are bound by this Convention it has not become part of English law. Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. We will look at the Children Acts later
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3. Explain the post-16 options for young people and adults Due to rise in levels of unemployment for those in the age brackets of 16-24year old over the last 10 years‚ the government set up the September Guarantee to give this age range more opportunity post education. It is predominantly aimed at 14-19yr olds and meant that once they left compulsory education‚ by the end of September that same year they would have a place in some kind of further education. This was to avoid them becoming ‘NEETS’
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a)Safeguarding – this terms has replaced the term child protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens.This term of safeguarding has been developed in the last 50 years. Child Protection is the organisation which protects the child and his development needs‚ fallows and supervise the parent’s job on their child and all the factors which surround the child from birth till he become a major one. This organisation works with
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‘In all actions concerning children‚ whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions‚ courts of law‚ administrative authorities or legislative bodies‚ the best interests of the child shall be of primary consideration’ Article 3 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Children in any care situation are potentially vulnerable to all sorts of potential threats from a variety of sources and should be protected. Protecting children from physical‚ emotional and sexual abuse
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Police Within the police force they have implemented Child Abuse Investigation Units (CAIU) they have access to databases that quickly check information on particular individuals. They provide regular updates with a ‘vetting and barring’ scheme. It is also their responsibility to share information with other agencies regarding children who may be suffering or likely to suffer harm. The police are committed to sharing information and intelligence with other agencies where this is necessary to
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