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 long-term effects on all aspects of a child’s health‚ development and well being
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a. Explain the importance of safeguarding children and young people It is important to safeguard children and young people as without this protection their future could be negatively affected. Their health and development could be impaired as its possible they could withdraw from family and peers which would affect them emotionally and also developmentally fall behind with educational milestones (if school is missed). Children and young people need to be protected from neglect and abuse and
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Dealing with Incidents and Emergencies For this assignment I must be able to understand priorities and responses in dealing with incidents and emergencies; I am in my workplace setting when I come across a particular incident. I need to deal with the incident in order to minimise any risk to myself and other individuals within the setting as efficiently as possible‚ ensuring that I adhere to any relevant legislation‚ policies and procedures. It is required of me that I need to deal with the incident
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procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Many accounts of child abuse and neglect can be avoided in many cases if all the agencies involved with children worked well together and were able to identify the signs that a child was at risk. Many children have their development affected through the actions of abuse‚ neglect or bullying‚ the majority of these events happen behind closed doors. Policies and procedures for child protection and safeguarding children
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TD2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. 1.1 legislation‚ guidelines and policies place duty on all those working in schools to ensure health‚ safety and security of children in their care. The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people starts with all agencies working together. The UN convention on the rights of the child (1989) has set out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles included in those rights are
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FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE SETTING FOR REPORTING AND RECORDING ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS RECORDING ACCIDENTS All accidents must be recorded in a Record of First Aid Treatment book. A copy of this is kept by each first aid box. All details need to be filled in‚ including any treatment given. A letter is sent to parents about what to look for in head injuries‚ if needed. FIRST AID BOXES Contents Scissors Bandages Antiseptic wipes Sterile gauze Disposable gloves Eye
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Unit 516 Understand Safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) P5 The UK Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ To be able to safeguard
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following safeguarding practices are: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people under the age of 18 years a set of comprehensive rights. The UK signed to this legally binding act in 1990 and rectified it in 1991‚ this means the UK is required to implement legislation to support each of the 54 articles. These included: 1. The right to life‚ survival and development. 2. The right
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Amy-Leigh Skiller CACHE PIN: BCA; 203.0 Safeguarding and duty of care Task 1 CYP 3.3-1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚1.5‚ 3.2‚ 3.3‚ 5.2/ SHC 34- 3.1‚ 3.2 Children act 1989 Aims of the act: The main aims of the Act are: • to bring together private and public law in one framework; • to achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention; • to encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents; • to promote the use
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Understand Safeguarding of Children and Young People (for those Working in the Adult Sector) 1. Understand the policies‚ procedures and practises for safe working with children and young people 1.1 Explain the policies‚ procedures and practises for safe working with children and young people A policy is a statement of what an organisation will do to safeguard a child or young person to keep them safe. A procedure will describe the actions the organisation will take to put the actions into place
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