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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policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. The 2nd Joint Chief Inspectors Report defined safeguarding children and young people as the act of taking reasonable measures to ensure that the threats of harm to children & young people’s welfare are diminished by all those who work with children. The document expressed that all agencies involve with the provision of services to children and young people should take appropriate actions to raise and address issues
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go to school and go to activities with other children. They have exercises at school‚ they develop their moves. Teenager – during this time a teenager experiences their bodies change. For example‚ they start to grow taller. They exercise a lot and they try to be fit. Adult – they do not exercise a lot any more‚ women have menopause‚ their body and hormones change. Adults are little overweight‚ because of lees exercise. Elderly – in these age people stop exercise and they increase in weight. They
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Unit 1 Test Question 1: Effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children young people and adults‚ by communicating effectively you are setting a foundation from which your relationship can build from. It gives each other a mutual understanding of each other‚ the type of person you each are‚ your personalities and perceptions. It develops a trust so the other person feels confident in what you tell them and that they feel comfortable talking and if necessary
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communicating with adults and communicating with children and young people. When we communicate with people be it children young people or adults we adapt our communication to the appropriate language. We will do this automatically if we are in a meeting with other professionals‚ we will act and speak in a formal and professional manner‚ whilst speaking to a infant we will be more animated and speak in a higher voice which we know will keep the babies attention. So when I communicate with children I need
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A young adult is generally a person between the ages of 19 and 30. This stage involves the transition from adolescence to adulthood. In modern societies‚ young adults in their late teens and early 20s encounter a number of issues as they finish school and begin to hold full-time jobs and take on other responsibilities of adulthood. In the late teens and early 20s‚ young adults become individuals and will set themselves apart. Young adults will strive to become independent from parents‚ take responsibility
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In the United States‚ twenty million children are experiencing physical‚ verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol. Growing up in an alcoholic house can leave emotional scars that may last a lifetime. This is tragic because we consider that childhood is the foundation on which our entire lives are fabricated. When a child’s efforts to bond with an addicted parent are handicapped‚ the result is confusion and intense anxiety. In order to survive in a home deficient‚ of
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The five positive outcomes for children and young people. 1. Being healthy - this outcome deals with the extent to which providers contribute to the development of healthy lifestyles in children. Evidence will include ways in which providers promote the following: physical‚ mental‚ emotional and sexual health; participation in sport and exercise; healthy eating and the drinking of water; the ability to recognise and combat personal stress; having self-esteem; and the avoidance of drug taking including
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Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People ’s Services. Hachette UK‚ 2012. P5: Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) 1.1 Explain the policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. Prior’s Court are a provider that carries out a regulated service‚ we are registered with Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Office for Standards in Education‚ Children ’s Services and Skills (OFSTED). We have
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Supporting Teaching and Learning in schools level 3 Unit 301-2.5 Reflective account -Explain how to manage disagreements with children‚ young people and adults Whilst working as a volunteer at my local Primary School I have only had one minor issue regarding relationships‚ which was at the very start of the educational year. The situation arose I believe due to the member of staff (who had recently qualified herself as a teaching assistant) feeling slightly threatened by my presence in the classroom
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