Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived. There is no mutually agreed definition‚ this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass‚ rather perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection‚ safe conduct‚ duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is
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The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people includes the following. The Children Act 1989 (legislation) – this act focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It identifies the responsibility of parents and anyone working with children to ensure the safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Local Authority has a ‘duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely
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safe guarding | | Physical abuseSexual abuseEmotional abusePsychological abuseFinancial abuseInstitutional abuseSelf-neglectNeglect by others | Information Booklet | | | By Donna Davis | | | | | | | | | | | | | Physical Abuse Physical abuse is any intentional and unwanted contact with you or something close to your body. Sometimes abusive behaviour does not cause pain or leave bruises but it ’s still unhealthy. Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse
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What do you know about Safeguarding Children? Statement True False 1 All child abusers come from deprived backgrounds and have a below average IQ. F 2 If you have concerns about a child’s welfare it’s best to go home and sleep on it before you have a discussion with someone. F 3 Children are always safe in groups. 4 Girls are more likely to be abused than boys F 5 All physical injuries observed on a child‚ such as bruises‚ are a cause for concern and should result in
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SAM’S CHILDMINDING SERVICE’S A) Welfare Requirements W1: Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare W1.1: The provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the setting. 1) What dose safeguarding children’s mean? Safeguarding the children is my responsibility as being a registered childminder give me a legal responsibility to be able to safeguard the child/ren in my care in line with procedure laid out in LONDON CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURE
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Health and social care settings are now much more aware of what is seen as abuse and how to recognise when abuse has occurred. Due to this there has been safeguarding regulations put in place for vulnerable groups of people. Safeguarding is protecting people from any harm. Each care setting has procedures that should enable them to identify and risks to vulnerable people more clearly. Some people are more at risk than others an example of people who would be more at risk are vulnerable adults. An
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6. Why is it important to safeguard children and young people? (2.1) Everyone has a responsibility to safeguard children. All adults and people working with children have a responsibility to ensure the safety of children and young people and protect them from harm. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of being harmed or abused‚ regardless of their age‚ gender‚ religion or ethnicity. It is very important to safeguard children and young people as no one deserves to be abused‚ whether it is physical
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SOCIAL CARE H SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CARE HEALTH AND SOC AND SOCIAL CARE HEA RE QUALIFICATIONS HE ALTH AND SOCIAL CARE EXEMPLAR SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CANDIDATE WORK CARE HEALTH AND SOC TH AND SOCIAL CARE H UNIT HSC 024 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit HSC 024 2 Unit HSC 024 CONTENTS Introduction Page 4 Unit Purpose Page 5 Evidence for Learning Outcome 1 ACS 1.1 and 1.2
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Unit 202. Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Task A 1. There are many different legislations that can be related to children’s welfare‚ I will be talking about 6 main legislations. Children act 2006 was revised to include the Every Child Matters framework‚ there are 5 outcomes that the local authorities have to improve for all children and young adults up to the age of 20. The five outcomes are Be Healthy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy and Achieve‚ Achieve Economic Wellbeing and Make
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CACHE Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education. Unit 3: Supporting Children Dressing Appropraitely- To be a good role model for young children in a school setting‚ i think it’s very important to dress appropriately. When i’m at my placement i wear my college T-shirt to make it clear to staff and parents that i’m not a member of staff and that i am only a student. It is very important that parents know that i am only a student‚ as they will know not to tell me any information
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