Roles of the different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Social Worker The role of the social worker is to investigate when concerns have been raised about a child. The social worker will do an assessment of the child to find out his/her need’s and if they are being met by the parents/guardians. They will liaise with other agencies to discuss their concerns or gather information about the child’s circumstances. If the child is in danger they will take action to remove the child from the danger.
The council has produced a strategy to increase awareness of internet safety, set out measures to protect children from unsuitable sites and establish codes of practice. 1.2 Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and
Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 4 - PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of safeguarding adults. You will describe different types of abuse, the signs and symptoms associated with them and what to do if you are aware of or suspect an individual has been abused or you note unsafe practice. You will research failings in care services and explore how best practice can help to keep individuals safe. You will also identify the range of people who may be involved with safeguarding, along with the policies and procedures that govern best safeguarding practice. TASKS There are three tasks to this assignment.
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.
Sam fellows rose lodge Unit P1 1 understand the legislation, regulations and policies that underpin the protection of vulnerable adults. 1.1 Safeguarding is to protect vulnerable adults that are at risk of harm, being abused and or neglected. Abuse can take place anywhere and be in many different forms. Safeguarding vulnerable adults What is safeguarding? Safeguarding is the multi-disciplinary work we do to minimise and manage risk to adults who may be vulnerable.
Lynn Raybould Unit 11 1.4 Explain when and why inquiries and serious case reviews are required and how the sharing of the findings informs practice. The local safe guarding children’s board says that inquiries/reviews should take place if a child has died because of known or suspected abuse. It may also carry one out if a child is seriously harmed or has suffered life threatening injuries. Serious case reviews will be used to discuss what happened and how it could have been prevented. It also helps agencies to work together in the future to try and prevent similar things happening again.
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In addition to the concerns about non-confidentiality, the qualifications required under the proposed legislation for parenting coordinators are onerous and unnecessary. The process of parenting coordination is not dependent upon advanced degrees in mental health disciplines or excessive trainings. Certainly some training is necessary and the requirements under the current statute are quite adequate. Courts are conscious of the qualifications of those whom we appoint to serve families on a confidential basis. If conduct that is counter-productive to the aim of helping families resolve conflict is brought to our attention, regardless of whether it had to do with compliance with standards or statutes, we have the discretion to remove the appointed individual and never to appoint them again.
The current legislation in place is as follows: The Children Act 1989. This Act states that the welfare of a child is predominant in regard to their upbringing. It also outlines the rights, duties and obligations of those with parental responsibility and professionals to ensure the safety of a child. This legislation contains two vital sections. Section 47 states that if a Local Authority suspects a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, from significant harm they have a duty to investigate.
These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies may be separate or incorporated into one health and safety policy, but they must include sections which cover the following issues of: safeguarding and protecting, and procedures for reporting e-safety, bullying, including cyber-bullying. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 - This sets out the duties of organisations and how