Policy and Practice for Children and Young People Discuss the ideology underpinning policy and practice for children and young people and demonstrate an awareness of constructs of childhood and adolescence from either an educational or care perspective. “The idea of belonging and membership‚ being part of a community‚ is a basic human need. It’s one of the principles of our democratic society. We all have the same needs‚ we want to be loved‚ we want to have friends‚ we want to feel that we
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understanding the principles and values essential for working with children and young people. 1. Principles and values a. Show how you promote the principles and values essential for working with children; young people their families and their carers. .At Clayfields house all children‚ young people their families and carers are all treated with respect. Families and carers are always updated on children’s or young people’s progress during their time at Clayfields and any deterioration
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There are a number of different agencies/professionals that may get involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed. These agencies have different roles and the aim is to achieve an inter-agency approach when the services are required. The earliest point of harm or abuse may be identified by Midwife’s or Health Visitors. These professionals are best placed to identify risk factors during pregnancy‚ birth and the early months of a child’s life. Due to their close contact with parent’s
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Safeguarding is the term that has replaced the term Child Protection. It includes promoting children’s safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens. It has only been developed in the past 50 years‚ and the need for improved legislation has been highlighted by cases such as Maria Colwell (1973) and Victoria Climbie (2000) as these cases showed weaknesses in procedures. The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (1989) is an international human rights treaty
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Dawn Morris 17.11.14 Safeguarding Children 1.1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. U N C R C- United Nations Convention on Right of Child Agreement between several countries. UK and France first to join Started in 1989. 41 articles/rights. Right to be listened to Right to have their say Right to be protected from harm The Children Act 1989 revised in 2004‚ emphasised the right that
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care means in children and young people settings (Ref. 1.1) Duty of care in children and young people settings means that we as adults need to keep them safe and to protect them from sexual‚ physical and emotional harm by giving appropriate attention‚ watching out for potential hazards‚ preventing mistakes or accidents‚ and work within policies and procedures in place about Individual Rights‚ Children Act.‚ Safeguarding Policies‚ Confidentiality Policy. All people who work with children have a duty
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Understand partnership working within the context of services for children and young people. 1.1 When people working with children and young people work together‚ it can be very positive for the children and young people concerned. The adults could be parents‚ carers‚ colleagues‚ professionals or multi-disciplinary teams. They need to communicate‚ exchange information‚ share their knowledge and experience and understand each other’s roles. whe If you work well as a team in your setting then you will
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When bullying is suspected or alleged the child who is being bullied‚ the one doing the bullying and their families all need to be supported in different ways. When a child or young person is being bullied they may be very upset and reluctant to tell anyone about it (i.e. out of fear of making the situation worst). That is why they should be listened to and reassured that telling someone was the right thing to do‚ that the incident is going to be fully investigated and the bullying will not be allowed
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1. Using the table below‚ explain the key areas in current legislation which relate to the safeguarding of children (1.1) | Legislation | Description of the area | 1 | The Children Act 1989 | * a child’s welfare is paramount when making any decisions about a child’s upbringing. * It introduced the concept of parental responsibility * Local authorities are charged with the duty to investigate if there are suspicions a child suffers significant harm * The NSPCC is designated “authorised
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UNIT 4 Working Together For the Benefit of Children and Young People 1a – Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working Multi-agency working is a cocktail of services that have the collective aim to provide the best for children and their carers who are in need. The people involved to support a child’s needs could be a social worker‚ play specialist‚ early years practitioners‚ educational psychologists‚ health workers and any person with the ability to step in and help
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