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This assignment will include an outline of the Baby P case linked with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how those needs could have been met if things were different. A description of the process of initiating, maintaining, developing and concluding a ‘helping’ relationship’ will also be included.
Peter Connely (Baby P) was an infant who was found dead in his cot on the 3rd August 2007 wearing only a nappy. Over a seven month period Baby Peter suffered more than 50 injuries ranging from bruises and scratches to a broken spine and mutilated fingertips. Baby peter was known to Haringey Councils children’s services and his mother Tracey Connely, his step-father Steven Barker and his step-fathers brother Jason Owen were all convicted of ‘causing or allowing a child’s death’ (Cross-referenced from Unit 10, task 1).
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was a humanistic psychologist who (1954) developed a hierarchy of complex human needs (1954) that an individual must satisfy in a process called self-fulfilment- satisfaction of all needs results in self-actualisation. The hierarchy was divided into seven tiers and when each set of needs were satisfied, the individual would move up another level to fulfil more needs. Physiological needs like food and water are essential for survival. If those most basic needs are being neglected, the individual will instinctively focus everything on meeting those needs first. Once satisfied, safety needs like warmth and shelter also become important. After the safety needs have been met, social needs including love and a sense of belonging become important. When those have been satisfied, esteem needs must be satisfied. Cognitive needs must be satisfied before aesthetic needs including beauty and symmetry can be satisfied. Only when all of the needs in the hierarchy have been satisfied, can an individual finally realise and reach their full potential through the process of self-actualisation (Hayes, 2000) (cross-referenced from Unit 7, task 1).
Peter Connely (Baby P) was an infant who was found dead in his cot on the 3rd August 2007 wearing only a nappy. Over a seven month period Baby Peter suffered more than 50 injuries ranging from bruises and scratches to a broken spine and mutilated fingertips. Baby peter was known to Haringey Councils children’s services and his mother Tracey Connely, his step-father Steven Barker and his step-fathers brother Jason Owen were all convicted of ‘causing or allowing a child’s death’ (Cross-referenced from Unit 10, task 1).
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was a humanistic psychologist who (1954) developed a hierarchy of complex human needs (1954) that an individual must satisfy in a process called self-fulfilment- satisfaction of all needs results in self-actualisation. The hierarchy was divided into seven tiers and when each set of needs were satisfied, the individual would move up another level to fulfil more needs. Physiological needs like food and water are essential for survival. If those most basic needs are being neglected, the individual will instinctively focus everything on meeting those needs first. Once satisfied, safety needs like warmth and shelter also become important. After the safety needs have been met, social needs including love and a sense of belonging become important. When those have been satisfied, esteem needs must be satisfied. Cognitive needs must be satisfied before aesthetic needs including beauty and symmetry can be satisfied. Only when all of the needs in the hierarchy have been satisfied, can an individual finally realise and reach their full potential through the process of self-actualisation (Hayes, 2000) (cross-referenced from Unit 7, task 1).