Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection because it covers a much broader range. These changes were influenced by the first Joint Chief Inspectors’ safeguarding report 2002 and formalised in the Every Child Matters legislation outlined in the Children Act 2004. By safeguarding a child or young person we ensure they get the very best of the opportunities available to them for them
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SHC 34 Principles of implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or in young peoples settings Task 2 (i) Potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individuals rights In situations where there is a conflict of interest or a dilemma between an individual’s rights and your duty of care‚ it is best practice to make sure the individual is aware of the consequences of their choice that they have the mental capacity to understand the risks involved
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TDA 2.2.1 Safeguarding was introduced over the last 50 years. The term Safeguarding has replaced the term Child protection. The most recent legislation was updated March 2013. There have been a number of high profile cases which has caused shock and highlighted weaknesses in the system‚ such as agencies not sharing the information they have. In the new legislation it is stated that safeguarding children – The action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm – is everyone’s
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SHC34 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals: ‘Duty of Care’ means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends and family and their property. Duty of care is to keep children and young people safe and to protect them from sexual‚ physical and emotional harm. Children
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Research Task 3 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (2.0) 1) Children and young people have a right to be provided with physical and emotional needs to maintain the health‚ safety and their development in society. Without food‚ water or shelter‚ these needs are not met‚ and therefore the child/young person cannot develop. It is therefore‚ important that safeguarding is in place in order that every child./ young person is reaching their full potential in life. Children/young
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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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Assignment 055 Task A When looking after children you have a duty of care to them‚ this means it is your responsibility to keep the child safe and free from harm. The younger the child the greater the duty of care is‚you need to be vigilant and pay attention to keep children safe. Mentally risk assessing situations as they arise will help you see any potential dangers to the child and help you plan to avoid any risk. You also need to be aware of a child’s feelings and help them develop them
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Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s settings. Assignment 055 Task 1) Duty of care means Young Children‚ Children and some Young People that may not have the skills in caring for themselves or have learning disabilities or that are disabled will not have the developmental skills in caring for themselves or they are not physically able to care for themselves‚ so it is paramount that they are protected by adults that care for them or are around
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SHC 34 Duty of Care When working you have a duty of care in your own work and this is to pay attention and to keep young children safe as they develop. The younger and more vulnerable a child is‚ the greater the duty of care you have to provide them As a practitioner it is our job to safeguard children daily in various ways to protect them from harm whether it is physical or psychological. We carry out risk assessments in the work setting to avoid any potential hazards; we also set rules and
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Safeguarding Safeguarding: This means protecting everyone’s right to be safe and stopping abuse. Safeguarding adult principles (Department of health 2013 Statement of government policy on adult safeguarding) Empowerment- presumption of person led decisions and informed consent Prevention- it is better to take action before harm occurs Proportionality- Proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented Partnership- Local solutions through services working with their
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