guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Ans. There are many legislative acts that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. These are: • Children Act 1989 (England and Wales)/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: This act outlined the duties all who worked with children and they should coordinate in the event of allegations of child abuse. • Children Act 2004: This act came about with the realisation that
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opening the door to mistreatment or elder abuse (Eliopoulos 2010). Elder abuse may be defined as “A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person or violates their human and civil rights” (HSE‚ 2002a‚ p25). Elder abuse is a significant social challenge in contemporary western society. There were 1‚870 referrals of alleged abuse made to the HSE service in 2009 (HSE‚ 2010)
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Assignment 204 Task c C1 - Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of an unsafe practice. A social worker must report it to their manager‚ senior nurse on charge or their senior carer immediately and corrective measures should be implemented as soon as practically possible to avoid harm or injury. If it involves poor working practise staff must be retrained‚ if they are resource difficulties the employer must provide the adequate resources and a risk assessments must
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Nurses are the primary source of defense to protect the children from abusive relationship. Therefore‚ it is necessary that the nurses know how to identify the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment
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risk management‚ and safeguarding are all interlinked ideas in adult care that are important to guaranteeing the security and well-being of those receiving assistance and care. A voluntary agreement or permission granted by a person to accept particular care or support interventions is referred to as consent. Identification‚ evaluation‚ and mitigation of the risks that can result from offering assistance or care are all part of risk management. Protecting people from injury‚ abuse‚ or neglect is referred
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people Q5 5.1 Explain different types of bullying and potential effects on children and young people There are many ways bullying can take place and mainly done out of sight of others as this allows it to continue if not detected by others or reported by the person being bullied to someone‚ the forms of bullying can be shown through Physical‚ verbal‚ emotional‚ cyber bullying actions. Verbal bullying This is when someone is subject to deliberate abuse of language that is hurtful from people who could
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SAM’S CHILDMINDING SERVICE’S A) Welfare Requirements W1: Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare W1.1: The provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the setting. 1) What dose safeguarding children’s mean? Safeguarding the children is my responsibility as being a registered childminder give me a legal responsibility to be able to safeguard the child/ren in my care in line with procedure laid out in LONDON CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURE
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Commercial Law Agency An agent is determined by law. Determined by the legal implications of what the person does. Must be acting for a principal cannot stand alone. (a)Agent has the legal authority to bind or incur liability for which the principal can be responsible. The primary role of an agent is to negotiate or conclude contracts on behalf of a principal. Actions are treated like that of the principal. Consent can be determined by the Court. (b)Agent is a person who is recognized by law as
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Write an assignment that explains current legislation and guidelines for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ include the following: • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – This act was brought in to change the way employers recruit people who work with children and adults. Over a number of years a ‘barred’ list of people who have been assessed and are not suitable for working with children or adults. • Children Act 1989 – section 47 and section 17 – The local authority
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Safeguarding Children: Case Study and Questions: Case Study: Part 1: Q1 Child abuse would be one of many possible explanations at this point. In addition to the indicators mentioned above‚ describe at least four physical signs and four behavioural signs that you might look for if you still thought that child abuse was a possibility. (P1) The first signs I would look for are physical signs‚ such as; bruises‚ burns‚ scars and unexplained marks‚ bite marks for example. Injuries such as bruises
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