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.
If I were to shout or be bad tempered this could then make me unapproachable to the children. This could mean they fear asking questions and them not fully comprehending what has been asked of them. I think it’s very important to have professional ability to recognise when and where children’s development isn’t quite as expected and know referral procedures that provide support for a child’s identified needs. In my fostering career I had provided empathy on many occasions. In my opinion a good practitioner needs to have ability to continue to learn and reflect to achieve.
As children grow and extend their horizons beyond their homes, organisations such as schools and youth groups have a particular role in safeguarding children and preventing harm occurring. They also educate children about risks and how these can be managed. Adopt the safest possible practices to minimise the possibility of harm or accidents happeningto children and protect workers from the necessity to take risks and leave themselves open toaccusations of abuse or neglect. Collaborative work between Child Protection, licensed children’s services and schools can improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. Effective collaboration on the creation of a working relationship based on principles of trust, respect and shared decision-making contributes to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people by protecting them from significant harm.When staff members form a reasonable belief that a child or young person has been harmed or is at risk of harm, they are ethically bound to take action to protect the safety and wellbeing of that child or young person.
1.2 2.3 Children should be raised in positive circumstances by providing safe and caring environments. Parents or carers who fail to protect or care for their children could be to court and the child be then removed and placed in care. Wider forms of safeguarding also include risk assessments such as providing a safe environment inside and outside a school setting. Adhering to school policies, procedures and legistrations i.e. health and safety, fire drills and missing children.
Although doctors, counselors, and foster care workers try their hardest to protect the children placed in foster care, the damage can and still does occur. After this occurs, the best plan of actions is to treat the child to correct the damage so the child can live a normal emotional life. According to the Society of Child Development, Inc, children at the infant stage of life need to form an emotional bond with a caregiver. That is normally the biological mother. Infants in biologically organize their attachment behaviors around the availability of their caregivers.
A staff member may unconsciously or consciously grab a child or drag them in an attempt to get them to perform a particular activity. This mishandling may cause physical harm such as bruises or psychological harm on the child. Thus is against the United Nations Convention on the rights of child 1989, every child matters: change for children (2003) and Human Rights Act 1998 all of which promote the welfare of children and addresses their safety. Under the Independent Safeguarding Authority's (ISA) and Vetting and Barring Scheme all those wishing to work with the children provide an enhanced disclosure which is usually in the form of a CRB check. This is one of the ways that eliminates the possibility of offenders working with the children and safeguards the children against abuse or potential abuse.
Attachment and Trauma Attachment – emotional bond that is formed between objects (mother-infant, infant-primary care-giver) in order to establish a sense of security and safety. John Bowlby (1907-1990) - father of attachment theory Mary Ainsworth (1913-1999) – The strange Situation Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) – Child Psychiatrist Marty Main – Disorganised attachment Adah Sachs- Infanticidal Attachment Attachment Style | Childhood | Adulthood | Secure | Mum is attuned, interacts freely, enjoys the child, picks up signals accurately, responds promptly to distress.Child expects his cry to be heard and he will be comforted. | Good self-esteem, independent, resilient, able to manage feelings and impulses, long-term relationships, trust in others, seeks intimacy& affection, positive belief systems about self, family& society, empathetic, promote secure attachment in their own children. | Insecure avoidant | Mum interacts less with the child, tends to be more practical rather than personal, functional. Child decides it is fruitless to rely upon others to meet his attachment needs and attempts to meet them himself, gets lost in his own world & avoids emotional connection.
In this paper Bowlbys theory ofattachment and child care will be outlined along with additions from othertheorists such as Rutter and Ainsworth. From this we will see how the evolutionof the family unit since 1950s has been affected by such theories along withwelfare policy and social theorists which have influenced family life and childcare practices in the UK. Bowlby described attachment as thebond that develops between a baby and its primary caregiver. It ischaracterised by the interaction patterns which develop in order to fulfil the infants'needs and emotional development. Bowlby noted the apparent distress in childrenseparated from their mothers in unusual circumstances e.g.
Unit 025 Outcome 5 3 Explain how to support a child or young person and/or their family when bullying is suspected or alleged. When someone is being bullied it is important to remember that they will be hurt and upset. You must listen to them carefully and take what they say seriously. You also need to listen to the child, and be sensitive as they may be embarrassed. Always reassure a child or young person that it is not their fault that this is happening.
For example, a child may behave in a certain way because they have emotional difficulties or because their development is delayed. The way a child feels about themselves will also have an effect on their behaviour, it is very important that children are made to feel secure, loved, and valued by the adults around them as these three factors create the basis of self-esteem and confidence. Other factors which may influence the way a child acts and behaves include. - Divorce - Separation - Re-marriage - Bereavement - Birth of a new baby - Moving house - Starting/moving pre-school - Child abuse 4.1 * Anecdotal notes * Diary entries * Recording specific indicators determined with the supervisor * Using formats provided by the supervisor *