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 has a duty to safeguard the welfare
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Introduction: Safeguarding children is high priority within professional practices to ensure that all children are supported and have the right to reach full potential (Lindon‚ 2008). In order to show and understand how safeguarding is applied‚ a residential setting providing specialist care for children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) will be considered. The current legislation including Helping Children Achieve More will be explained to show how the multidisciplinary team around the child
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the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Australia’s child protection system is not unified but the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) endorsed the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children. Protecting children is not just the responsibility of statutory Child protection Systems but also of parents‚ communities‚ governments and business. The national framework for protecting Australia’s children recognises the importance in partnership between Australian‚ State
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UNIT 5 SAFEGUARDING Question: 1.1 & 1.2 Safeguarding or (SOVA) is in place for the protection of vulnerable adults and you need to know what abuse is and how to recognise the signs of abuse. There are seven categories of that can be defined and recognise. ACTIONS PHYSICAL ABUSE SIGNS & SYMPTONS Physical abuse can be hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ dragging‚ forcing limbs and putting them into to situations and actions
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Kasia Balicka Safeguarding Adults [pic] [pic][pic] Physical abuse includes hitting‚ pinching‚ sapping‚ pushing‚ kicking‚ physical restraining someone in an inappropriate way. Signs: • Unexplained or inappropriately explained injuries. • Unexplained cuts or scratches to mouth‚ lips‚ gums‚ eyes or external genitalia. • Unexplained bruising to the face‚ torso‚ arms‚ back‚ buttocks‚ thighs in various stages of healing; collections of bruises that form regular
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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 be a friend‚ family member or just general members of the public but they usually have a connection to the person which allows them to have easy access for this behaviour to continue. The language of abuse can vary from name calling‚ insults‚ sarcasm‚ and spreading rumours‚ persistent teasing‚ gossiping in general about their appearance
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Section 2- Approaches to planning Practitioners always plan what they’re going to do in order to meet childrens needs‚ to think about how they are going to achieve the particular task‚ how it’s going to benefit the child‚ what they are going to learn from it‚ is it appropriate and what will it’s short term and long term outcomes be. “Planning starts with observing children in order to understand and consider their current interests‚ development and learning. Contains table‚ which shows how the principles
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CT298. Principles in safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. * Physical abuse. Physical abuse is causing pain injury or impairment to a venerable adult. * Sexual abuse. Rape and sexual assault or sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not consented‚ or could not consent or was pressured into consenting. * Emotional abuse. Threats of harm‚ controlling‚ intimidation verbal abuse‚ isolation or withdrawal from services or supportive
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Technical Certificate unit worksheet Unit 4 – Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care The numbers after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards 1. Define the following types of abuse: (1.1.1) a. physical abuse- Physical force result body injury‚ pain or impairment. b. sexual abuse- Direct or indirect sexual activity to a person who hasn’t given consent. c. emotional/psychological abuse- A action by someone else that could affect a person mental
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Unit 202: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Outcome 1: Know about the legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety |1.1 |Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚| | |including e-safety
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