Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people Those who work with young people have responsibilities to safeguard and promote their welfare. This is an important responsibility and requires careful attention. It means being able to recognise when a child or young person is not achieving their developmental potential‚ or when their physical or mental health is impaired. It means recognising when a young person is displaying risky or harmful behaviour‚ or is being neglected
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Children as soldiers is a phenomenon that is so far fetched in our culture that to believe that other countries have these kids in combat zones is implausible. The realities of these young children soldiers are real and many of these young lives are lost. These young children are recruited in a number of ways‚ the immense aftermath is undeniable‚ and the factors‚ such as environmental‚ physical‚ and economic‚ that encircle their basic need to survive. Children are not born to kill‚ they are taught
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on religion and politics‚ children only at the age of seven are given drugs and a gun in someone else’s war. Children in Sierra Leone‚ and many parts of Iraq are required to be involved in a war. Many are persuaded with drugs‚ money‚ and basic living essentials while others have been taught that fighting in wars while they are young is morally right‚ and that they are protecting their faith and their close peers. Yet the question that has been posed is shall these children be given legal forgiveness
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Running Head: FERAL CHILDREN Feral Children Ana Karina Sifuentes California Baptist University Abstract Feral children are children that have been neglected and/or abused. There are some cases in which a child is left to fend for himself and is sometimes taken in by wild animals. These animals treat these children as their own and raise them. Because the children have no human contact they become feral children. After being neglected for so long‚ a part of the child’s brain will eventually close
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1.1 outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK home nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. There are many policies and procedures within the UK that outline the current legislation and guidelines to help with safeguarding children and young people. The Children Act 1989 The integral part of this act is to maintain the child is at the forefront of decisions; the best option in relation to the child’s welfare will be taken into account
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HOW ADVERTISERS ARE TARGETTING KIDS ( techniques) -psychology and kidsmarketing To effectively market to children‚ advertisers need to know what makes kids tick. With the help of well-paid researchers and psychologists‚ advertisers now have access to in-depth knowledge about children ’s developmental‚ emotional and social needs at different ages. Using research that analyzes children ’s behaviour‚ fantasy lives‚ art work‚ even their dreams‚ companies are able to craft sophisticated marketing
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Children Of Men. “Children of Men” Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Is set in the year 2027‚ in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate‚ Theo Faron a former activist‚ agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman‚ Named Kee‚ to a sanctuary located out at sea‚ where her child’s birth could help scientists save mankind. In the film Children of Men‚ there are many crucial scenes to help convey the idea of the film‚ however I find one of these scenes particularly important; namely
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The Children Act 1989: This Act is an important piece of legislation due to its focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It ensures that the welfare of children is paramount; it also identifies the responsibility of parents and of those who work with children to ensure the safety of the child. The UNCRC: This is an international human rights treaty which sets out the rights of all children to be treated equally. Under the treaty there is a list of rights to which every
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Task B Answer the following questions 1. Why is it important to safeguard children and young people? 2. Explain why a person-centred approach is important in safeguarding the well-being of children or young people 3. Explain what is meant by partnership working in the context of safeguarding 4. Complete the following table describing the roles and responsibilities of the different organisations that may be involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed.
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Unit 02 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. Using the headings provided‚ briefly describe the key points of each of the following guidelines and legislation. (1.1) and analyse how these guidelines affect the day to day work with young children (1.3) The Children act 1989 The aim of this act is to simplify the laws that are already in place‚ which protect children and young people in the UK. It was seen as a “serious shake up” of children’s rights and protection‚ and also
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