information as to why children and young people may need to be looked after and away from their families‚ and how the state are responsible in safe guarding children. Legislative policies and procedures help children and young people‚ roles and responsibilities of members in the child workforce in relation to looked after children‚ and young people‚ and an overall evaluation of the regulation of care provisions in the United Kingdom‚ which look after young people and children Why children and young people
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A child related reason as to why a child may become looked after is because of disability for example Down syndrome. This is when a child is unable to function in everyday life in the same way as everyone else. Ways in which we could help the child is through specialised care for example using treatments and medication suited to their needs to make them well or to improve the quality of life. Also the child could have interaction with other children who suffer from the same illness as them to help
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“There were over 91‚000 looked after children in the UK in 2012.” (www.nspcc.org.uk) in this task I am going to describe why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families. There are many reasons that children and young people may need to be looked after away from their home‚ one of those are the child’s or young person’s parents. This may be down to bereavement of the parents meaning that they have died‚ if the parents have died then the child or young person will
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educational achievement of Looked after Children. Part 1 Introduction As the United Kingdom’s diversity continues to grow‚ so too do the sometimes distorted identities of Looked after Children. It is also a common conception that Looked after Children are low achievers in education. It is with this in mind that this research proposal will aim to consider the possible links between culture and ethnicity in regards to educational achievement of Looked after Children and how this can be explored
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P1: Why children and young people might need to be looked after Definition of ‘looked after’ The definition of ‘looked after’ is when a child is cared for by social service‚ it either happens with a court order maybe because of an abuse or with the agreement of the parent. “The term ‘looked after children and young people’ is generally used to mean those looked after by the state‚ according to relevant national legislation which differs between England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales
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A looked after child is a child/young person for who the Local Authority has taken responsibility for placing in some form of accommodation. The Local Authority subsequently has a statutory duty to monitor the young person and support them in this accommodation. Describe the type of health & social provision available to look after and support children & young people not living at home Children’s services support and protect vulnerable children‚ young people‚ their families and carers. Use the
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Care for Looked after Children Arrangements made for good quality care At the end of March 2011‚ there were 65‚520 looked-after children and young people in England and therefore many professionals are needed to keep up a good quality of care for every single child who is to be looked after. The health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people (their physical health‚ social‚ educational and emotional wellbeing)‚ comes from their quality of life and/or care. Some looked-after children
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WAYS THAT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE CAN BE LOOKED AFTER (p2‚ m2) Types of provisions available to look after young children Criminal Records Bureau A CRB check enables employers to undertake appropriate checks on staff‚ potential staff and students who may come into contact with children (under 18) and vulnerable adult groups. (‘At Risk’ groups). CRB provides reports detailing previous criminal convictions against an individual i.e. an applicant‚ employee‚ volunteer
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Why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families. Children become looked after when their parents are unable to provide on-going care in either a temporary or permanent capacity. The number of looked after children and young people has increased every year for the last decade – but the number who are looked after as a result of their own offending behaviour is small. Instead‚ the overwhelming majority are looked after for their own care and protection: o Some have
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examine the past and present social policy regarding looked after children in the UK‚ dating back to the late 1970’s. It will examine how the policy has evolved over the last thirty years‚ and whether political and economical influences have impacted on its development. This essay will also seek to explore what impact the policies regarding looked after children have on the members of society it is aimed at assisting. The definition of a ‘looked after child’ is an individual‚ up to the age of 18 who
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