Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. By Kimberley Morgan. The United Nations convention on the rights of the child (1989) Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions‚ the convention is a set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. These basic standards are the minimum requirements that should be respected by all governments. They are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each individual‚ regardless of race‚ colour‚ gender‚ language‚ religion‚ opinions
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occurrence of child abuse has been a concern for many years and the term ‘safeguarding’ is a procedure which is now used to protect children. The four factors of abuse was identified as‚ physical‚ neglect‚ sexual and emotional. This essay will explore safeguarding‚ concentrating on the sociological model of abuse‚ drawing closely on the views of Bowbly (1978) and Maslow (1975). It will examine the history of safeguarding through analysing previous cases. As well as identifying how influential they
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UNIT 2: COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN‚ YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS. 1. How to interact with and respond to children and young people. 1.1 In order to establish respectful and professional relationships with children we must firstly try to remember childrens names and how to pronounce them. A lot of modern names are spelled very differently and I feel it is very important to children that we use them correctly. We have a child in school whose name is ‘Maya’ it is
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all with different goals. The Spanish was the first to come over in the 1500’s and quickly took jurisdiction over the southwest and Florida‚ their quest was to find gold‚ glory‚ and their God. Next‚ about 1530’s the French‚ perusing the northwest passage‚ came to Canada. After they had secured Canada they traveled down the Mississippi river and claimed all the land from the great lakes to Louisiana. France’s main goal was to
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and cultural factors that effect development The social factors that can affect the way in which a child or young person develop are firstly peoples views within society especially for disabled people they are pre judges and discriminated against because of their disability because of this they are being marginalised from society and excluded from such things like social events. Young person that are in the care system can be affected as they are not having consistency within their life at any
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BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 2. SAFEGUARDING As a health and social care worker you have an important role in protecting individuals from harm and abuse. You must also be able to look after your own well-being and that of others. 2 KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge and understanding of things that affect your own well-being as well as the policies and legislation concerning abuse. Task 1 It is important to
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Safeguarding children Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is when someone is forced in to an unwanted sexual activity by one person on another‚ as by the use of threats or bullying Signs of sexual abuse: * Personality changes such as becoming insecure or clinging. * Being overly loving in a sexual way inappropriate to the child’s age. * Become worried about clothing being removed. * Medical problems such as chronic itching‚ pain in the genitals. Physical abuse Physical abuse
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Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Safeguarding is much more than just protecting children from abuse‚ it also includes; keeping children safe from accidents‚ crime and bullying‚ f0rced marriages‚ missing children and actively promoting their welfare in a healthy and safe environment. National and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures affect day-to-day work with children and young people because it is important that people working with them recognise if a child
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how to deal with disagreements between: ⍕the practitioner and children and young people ⍕the practitioner and other adults. Disagreements happen. Conflicts can have adverse effects on us all. As individual‚ whether at home‚ work or social setting us all have different opinions‚ values and concerns. Some conflicts are minor and others can become major. Usually conflicts are not resolved until we deal with them. One of the people involved in the conflict must decide to overcome the emotions and get
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TASK 1: MULTI-AGENCY Multi-agency working brings together practitioners and professions to provide support for children‚ young people and families. It is a way of working that makes sure children who need additional support have the right professionals needed to help and support them. Multi-agency working involves people whose payed job or voluntary work puts them in contact with children‚ young people and their families. It is likely to include people from professional backgrounds including
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