Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people 1.1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Children act 1989 The Children Act 1989 was brought about to help keep children safe and well and‚ if necessary‚ help a child to live with their family by providing services appropriate to the child’s needs. The Act imposes a general duty on local councils to provide a range
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Employment rights and responsibilities 1.1 List all the aspect of employment covered by law Anti-discrimination provisions eg gender‚ race‚ disability‚ religion‚ age Working hours and holiday entitlements Sickness absence and sick pay Data protection Health and safety Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation Employment Rights legislation National Minimum Wage legislation Employment legislation Equalities and Discrimination law Health
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Unit 10: Caring for children and young people in health and social care Introduction: In this task I will be discussing and explaining the term of a “looked after child” and who will be responsible for them. I will be talking about the reasons for which a young person may be looked after” and I will be providing some of the family reasons and reason from the child. P1: The term “looked after children and young people” means those who are usually looked after by the state or local authority‚
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Understand how to handle information in social care settings It is essential that in a social care environment information is collected‚ used and stored correctly. Current legislation requires everyone working in social care to maintain certain records and keep them secure. Most of the information is sensitive and therefore not available to the general public. Information that is sensitive is called Confidential. Examples of confidential records are :- * Care & support Plans * Risk
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Q 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in social care settings? A 1.1 Data Protection Act 1998 (amended in 2003) – The Data Protection Act 1998 (amended in 2003) is a UK law that was set up to protect people’s personal information and who the information was shared with. The act also enables people to make sure that their information is being handled correctly. The 1998 Act replaced and consolidated earlier legislation such as the Data Protection
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gives people the right to confidentiality of personal information. Confidentiality means keeping information given to oneself private and not sharing it with anyone that does not ‘need to know’. In the care setting‚ providing confidentiality requires confirmation that personal and private information belonging to service users cannot be accessed by others. Any information given by a service user should not be disclosed without the service user’s permission. Personal/private information a care setting
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variety of settings‚ from a childminders home through to a purpose built building‚ making it difficult to be too prescriptive about how a safe environment can be achieved. The obvious starting point is to ensure that basic principles are being followed; for example‚ no matter how good the security of a building is‚ the doors must be closed properly in the first place‚ otherwise all other efforts are likely to be worthless. The message that safety begins with individuals taking responsibility for simple
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Learning Outcome 2 : Understand how to communicate with children‚ young people and adults. Explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people. We communicate with people every day‚ but sometimes we do not adjust our communication style to the audience or situation at hand. This can lead to confusion‚ hurt feelings‚ or misunderstandings. Learn how to adapt the way you communicate to different situations by considering the many factors that influence the effectiveness of your
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Equality and Inclusion in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Diversity: Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other‚ they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as background‚ culture‚ personality and work-style in addition
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Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act
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