Child protection is part of the wider work to help safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, in regards to the activity that is used to protect children who are being abused or neglected. It involved protecting children from being mistreated. And prevent impairment of a child's development and health to ensure that they are raised in a positive way, and in a safe and caring environments. Parents and carers who fail to protect or care for their children might have to go to court, and they may have their child/children taken away from them and put into care. This doesn't happen very happen and each case varies on how critical and important the case was.
SHC 34 1.1 + 1.2 Signed…………………………..Date……….……… Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1.1 Explain what it meant to have a duty of care in own work role As a registered child minder I have a duty of care to make sure the child or young person is safe and taken care of. I am responsible for the wellbeing of the individual so care and attention need to be shown to minimalize the possibility of them coming to any harm. Their wellbeing is the main priority in everything I do in my setting. I always act in their best interest and act with confidence and assurance in what you do, do not take on any tasks or projects that I feel cannot be done safely. Ask for help and support if needed.
Information given by parents or carers to nursery staff can’t be passed on to third parties. Personal issues will remain confidential to the people involved. 3. Sometimes there are situations when confidential information has to be shared if it has to do with a child, the parent’s permission should be given unless a child’s safety is at risk. Such as, if a child needs additional support from other professionals, you would help this child by contacting the certain professionals, if you suspect a child to be in a situation that risks their safety, an adult has disclosed information that may raise concerns over their ability to carry out daily duties in the setting.
According to UK law, a duty of care applies to all people you come into contact with, but it is of particular significance where children, young people and adults that require safeguarding are concerned, because they are unable to meet their own needs or may be aware of potential danger. Health and social care organisations have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after. That means that they must do everything they can to keep the people in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that needs to prioritise the safety, welfare and interests of the people using its services, but also the care workers of the establishment. My employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service.
Task 1: Write an explanation of: * what it means to have a duty of care in own work role * How duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Duty of care is a requirement and obligation that a person in a caring role has to make sure that others are taken care of and not harmed. It includes watching out for potential hazards and trying to prevent mistakes and accidents. It is important because of a duty of care is not met then the responsible person can be held accountable if things go wrong. A carer in early years has a duty of care to protect the children in their care by following the legislation and the policies and procedures that are in place at the workplace. Policies and procedures are put in place so that there are rules and boundaries to make sure that people know how to work in the setting and what is expected of them to prevent harm and danger to others in the work setting.
Unit 054 – (A) Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care ot Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. It is important that all staff working in a care setting or enviroment excersice a duty of care within the premisis. Children and young people are classed as vunerable as they have not yet developed the physical and cognitive capacity to care for themselves. Practitioners legally need to put in place procedures to keep children safe within the setting. Duty of care means to so far as reasonable possible look after a child young person and protect them from harm under obligation of the law.
* Written Questioning CYP 3.4 Support children and young people’s health and safety Providing a safe environment for children and young people requires knowledge of understanding of hazards and an ability to assess and manage risk. 3.1) Explain why it is important to take a balanced approach to risk management. 3.2) Explain the dilemma between the rights and choices of children and Health and Safety requirements. 3.3) Can you give an example from your own practice of supporting children to assess and manage risk? 4.1) Explain the policies and procedures of your setting in response to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness.
Another value of a multi-professional approach is that they can safeguard children when abuse is noticed or suspected, the multi-agency team comes together to take any necessary steps to protect the child and can also support the family. The value of working in a multi-professional approach, when working with parents is by providing and supporting families with what they need. For example if families are living in poor quality and poorly maintained housing which may have damp in, this can cause diseases for instance asthma. This will affect the children’s learning and development as they will be ill or taking time of school. As Maslow’s hierarchy places needs in order which is most important and the first basic physical need is shelter which is priority.
Introduction to the Duty of Care We can explain as a anyone who works in a child care has a duty to keep children safe. Our duty to look after them because childrens are vulnerable in someway , this are most likely ,their age , state of health ,social circumstances or other factors. Also our duty to the child physical and mental well being ensured. Providing care and support for a child within the law and also within policies , procedures.It is all about avoiding abuse and injury . ( Describe how the duty of care affects your own work role) My role to the duty of care ,i have to raise any concern about any aspect of my work .
All health and social care organisations, whether they are public, private or voluntary organisations, also have a duty of care. Their duty of care is to provide a comprehensive service to children and young people to demonstrate that, within the available resources, the appropriate priorities are chosen. They must also ensure that those people who are providing care are able to do so safely. Just because an employee or employer cannot do everything that they believe needs to be done, does not mean they have breached their duty of care. There are not limitless resources available, therefore the obligation of an employee and employer is to ensure that what is actually done is done safely and in an appropriate and timely manner.