There are many different guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people that will affect the daily work of practitioners working with them. These relate to Child Protection – Lakey lane‚ we have policies and procedures for safeguarding‚ which say that employees‚ students and volunteers should be meticulously checked for suitability verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications‚ obtaining professional and character references‚ checking previous employment
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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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How does a family work as a system in promoting health Families are a natural social structure. The widely accepted definition of family is “a group of two or more people related by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption” (Medalie & Cole-Kelly‚ 2002‚ p. 1277). This definition is inclusive of the many different structures of families to allow for big‚ small‚ single parent‚ dual parent‚ gay and lesbian‚ heterosexual‚ adoptive‚ and biological. The family plays an integral part in the health of its members
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Today‚ the term "family" is difficult to define. All families are unique‚ and they can range anywhere from single parent families to extended families. Most importantly though‚ it is in the family where the next generation is being built. Parents must provide security and support for their children‚ and they need to be prepared for the challenges of balancing work and family in today ’s society. In traditional families‚ there was a mother‚ a father and their resulting children. The father would most
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How information systems support the business processes in an organization. Information System (IS) refers to a system of people‚ data and actions that process the information in an organization. An effective information system (IS) is one that minimizes data and maximizes information. A functional business information systems support the business functions of marketing‚ production‚ accounting‚ finance‚ and human resource management through a variety business operational and management practices
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Abstract When a family decides to have a child‚ everything changes. That child becomes a number one priority. In order for a child to lead a healthy‚ functional life‚ a family needs to be strong and functional. When a family becomes dysfunctional‚ the most effected is the children. The children forget their children and act out which makes them difficult to live with. If a dysfunctional family‚ let alone the children‚ knew that therapy and help was available to them‚ more families would become
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LLUK 301 2.1 A parent child relationship will change over time‚ when the child is first born they are totally dependent on the parents‚ the older they get the less dependent they are on the parents and more independent they become. This is because as babies they cannot do anything for themselves‚ they need unlimited amounts of attention and support. As they reach the toddler stage they become more independent and start to try new things on their own‚ they can walk‚ hold things‚ play etc. This
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due to starting nursery‚ moving home‚ welcoming a new baby into the family etc. These changes are commonly referred to as transitions. A child is expected to cope with changes such as movement from nursery education to primary school and then on from primary school to secondary school etc. How a child copes with change will vary enormously from child to child and will depend on such factors as the child’s age‚ understanding and how they have been prepared for the change. Some children may
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How to Create and Effective Technology Support Team May 10‚ 2010 University of Phoenix People in every workplace speak of building the team‚ working as a team‚ and my team‚ but few understand how to create the experience of teamwork or how to develop an effective team (Heathfield‚ n.d.). Technology has become a critical need for any business to profit in a positive way. This research paper will explain a few key elements that are a requirement to have an effective technology support
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ASSIGNMENT ONE Student Name: Jacci Gordon Student Address: Welsh Office‚ BFPO 2 Date of Submission: Student Number: SH45742/UKOC Task One: Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19 years. Children and young people develop at different rates‚ but the sequence in which they develop is mostly the same. from head to toe from inner to outer – control of muscles in the head and trunk then moving outward from simple to complex – simple words and short sentences
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