Professional roles Safeguarding Policy Report. The purpose of this assignment is to give a report exploring the development of a chosen policy. The policy I will be given my report on is the safeguarding policy. I will examine‚ analyse and provide an overview of how this system works in practice in relation to the overall safety of the children within the setting. As an Early year’s practitioners‚ it is our duty to provide care and education to ensure children are safe and reach their full potential
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to the safeguarding of children (1.1) | Legislation | Description of the area | 1 | The Children Act 1989 | * a child’s welfare is paramount when making any decisions about a child’s upbringing. * It introduced the concept of parental responsibility * Local authorities are charged with the duty to investigate if there are suspicions a child suffers significant harm * The NSPCC is designated “authorised person status”. * defines “harm” as ill-treatment (including sexual abuse and non-
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should do to protect the welfare of the children. It outlines that local authorities have a duty to investigate if they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is in significant harm. This act defines “harm” as ill-treatment (including sexual abuse and non-physical) or the impairment of health (both physical and mental) or development (physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional‚ social or behavioural). “Significant” is not defined in the act‚ although it does say that Courts should compare the health
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Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding of the young people by firstly protecting them from sexual‚ physical or emotional harm by it being our duty to report any suspicious behaviour in relation to these. SEXUAL ABUSE There are 2 different types of child sexual abuse. These are called contact abuse and non-contact abuse. Contact abuse involves touching activities where an abuser makes physical contact with a child‚ including penetration. It includes: sexual touching of any part of the body
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may well be the experiencing emotional abuse. Emotional abuse involves the “persistent maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent effect on their emotional development.” HM Government (2006:39). This may include conveying a feeling of worthlessness; being unloved; inappropriate expectations of a child’s ability or level of responsibility‚ which are out of kilter with that child’s age and stage and being witness to the maltreatment and abuse of others. 2. Leroy’s demeanor
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setting to ensure that children are safeguarded. Ofsted monitor the schools safety standards set by the government. Each school has their own safeguarding policy‚ which tells you how you should work with children‚ and protect them as well as yourself. You need to know how to protect yourself in your setting in case there are incidents where you are accused of abuse‚ or working inappropriately. Children in the setting should be aware of safety around the school‚ so that they can develop their
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Safeguarding vulnerable adults: Unit 11 Judith Darnell: P1 P2 P3 P4 M1 D1. Introduction: There are many jobs in society‚ particularly within health and social care‚ where a practitioner’s main job role is working with adults. It is therefore‚ important for learners‚ hoping to work in these areas to develop knowledge and understanding of safeguarding work. Multi-agency partnerships work at local level to develop policies and procedures which safeguard adults by promoting good practice. Whilst the
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Unit 025 – Safeguarding 1.2 – tASK 2 Explain Child Protection within the wider context of safe guarding children and young people. Child protection should always be the primary concern of all those who work with children and young people. Safeguarding encompasses child protection‚ support‚ counselling‚ and prevention of harm‚ education and providing all of the things that a child needs to develop. Safeguarding a child is ensuring that they have the support and opportunity to achieve their potential
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D1 1.1 Safeguarding is a mandatory requirement in all settings‚ all staff and practitioners that have access to children have to undergo a DBS check (disclosure barring service)‚ and this process searches the individual’s history for any criminal activity. To apply for a DBS you must provide proof of identification and your residence. Until you are your DBS has been cleared you are not allowed to be left with children. The DBS has to be renewed every three years‚ and is the reasonability of the settings
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Psychological Abuse Presented by Psyche Cheung Celia Chan Jason Chan Kris Lee Monday‚ 21 January‚ 13 Abuse harmful‚ injurious‚ or offensive excessive and wrongful misuse of anything Definition • • Psychological Abuse caused by emotional abuse / mental abuse / physical abuse behavior that may result in psychological trauma eg anxiety / chronic depression / post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) happened in the situations of power imbalance abusive relationships / bullying / child abuse / abuse
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