DEFINITION OF CHILD ABUSE An abused child is any child‚ up to the age of 18‚ who has suffered from‚ or is believed likely to be at risk of‚ physical injury‚ neglect‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse or verbal abuse. (Source: www.yesican.org) It is recognised that that it is abuse when someone inflicts harm or fails to prevent it. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting‚ by those known to them or by a stranger‚ for example‚ via the internet. Child abuse can have major
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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 maintain your own well-being
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Running head: ANIMAL ABUSE AND ADULT VIOLENCE Animal Abuse and Adult Violence Barbara Acosta University of Phoenix ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE WRITING COMM/215 SC08ELEC10 KIMBERLY KEILBACH December 18‚ 2008 Animal Abuse and Adult Violence Jeffery Dahmer‚ Albert Desalvo‚ Ted Bundy‚ and animal abusing children may have more in common than some may think. There is a fine line between an animal abuser and someone capable of harming a human being. Many studies show that most rapist‚ killers‚ child
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P2 – Describe four theoretical models of child abuse M1-Compare four theoretical models of child abuse D1 – Evaluate four theoretical models of possible child abuse The aim of this assignment is to enable learners to understand the theoretical models of child abuse and consider the implications of each model. There are many theories about why people abuse children and who are more likely to abuse. These models aren’t rules or laws and they may have flaws. I will be comparing and writing about
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piece of legislation from the UK is United Nations Convention on the Rihts of the Child 1989‚ ratified in 1991 UK. This convention‚ although is binding to british governments‚ it is not formally a part of british law. In England‚ safeguarding legislation also includes‚ Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010‚ a legislative framework that stipulates how individual practitioners and organisations work together to promote and protect the welfare and wellbeing of children
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P4/ Outline key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work. In this part of the assignment I will be stating the main key points of each piece of legislation and how it is applied in practice. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults 2006This piece of legislation was introduced on the 8th November 2006‚ the whole idea of this act is to protect adults who are at risk of abuse due to a vulnerability. For example‚ someone with Down syndrome may be more at risk of getting abused due to their
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procedures for safeguarding children and young people 1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It also features in the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child‚ and the right that all children to be free from abuse. The
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Unit 5 Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse. National policies: Disclosure and Barring service Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) No Secrets (England) In Safe Hands (Wales) 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local Systems: Safeguarding Adults boards- North Wales Area (Current Chair-Chris Pearson) These bring together a number of different local agencies‚ police‚ MIND‚ advocacy groups‚ social workers‚ G.Ps. The Police-
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Be aware to abusive situations SAFEGUARDING Take the right step Abuse can happen to any individual regardless of his/her age or service needs Kinds of Abuse Physical Sexual Emotional Financial Institutional Neglect Physical Abuse Any abuse involving the use of force Punching‚ hitting‚ slapping or any kind of physical attack Physical attack Burning Refusal to allow access to toilet facilities Force feeding
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| The 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
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