Safeguarding Children

During Ms Luczaks pregnancy with Baby Adam the domestic abuse continued and reports of violence were made. It was considered that no child protection concerns were raised at present but the conversation had been recorded in case of any further incidents and MS Luczak had been informed of this conversation that took place between then midwife and social worker. This had only been recorded on Adams file and not the other children.

1.1. Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Unit 69 – Understand safeguarding of children and young people for those working in the adult sector (Level 5)

Indicators of Maltreatment can include: malnourishment, listlessness, fatigue, stealing or begging for food. Lack of personal care can include poor personal hygiene, torn and/or dirty clothes, and untreated need for glasses, dental care, or other medical attention. Frequent absence from or tardiness to school is another form of maltreatment. Child inappropriately left unattended or without supervision is another form of child abuse/neglect.

Unusual shyness and wariness of physical contact comes about. (“Recognizing Child Abuse”) Within adolescents behavior that is chronic or misbehaving can by lead to evidence of abuse. Some children go around breaking the law so they can get sent away from their abusive parents. (Rein 11) If you notice any of these behavior indicators in a child it needs to be reported.

9. Describe the role and responsibilities of the different organisations that may be involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed.

You should never make promises to them, especially things such as "don't worry we will sort this out, things will be better", you should never do this because you should never make a promise to a child you cannot keep, you can say reassuring things like "I promise it is not your fault" but you cannot promise things like not telling anyone, as this is dishonest, you will have to relay what the child has said to the staff and the child will end up shutting of from you and not confiding any other information to you.

* The parent/carer are normally the first point of contact, except where the Local Safeguarding Children Board does not allow this. This is usually the case where the parent is the likely abuser. In these cases the investigating officers will inform

The encyclopedia of forensic sciences talks about child abuse and gives examples of abuse. The types of abuse are described in detail to help give a better understanding of each. It also mentions keywords that can help distinguish different types of abuse along with ways the abuse can damage the child’s body. Abusing a child can occur anywhere in public or in the privacy of someone’s home. The authors also mention the role of a child’s physician or care professionally has with this topic. They are not only the doctor’s of those children but also are to make sure the children they see are safe. If doctors raise any suspicions it is called a red flag. The article provides charts to help explain those red flags and also includes charts explaining

Physical Indicators of sexual abuse can be harder to see than those of physical abuse this is because most often, if there are any physical signs they are hidden. Physical signs can include the child having difficulty walking or sitting, if a child looks like he or she is in pain while doing either activity ask questions. Torn, stained or bloody underwear is also a sign of sexual abuse, this sign is hard to go off of because only someone who is doing the child’s laundry or changing the child will come across this. If a child has pain, itching or bleeding in either the genital or anal areas than this is an important touchstone as well. (Indicators of Abuse)

needs to reflect back upon to help him with his situation. The counsellor should ask the child about

Once I help the student understand that what they are going through is terrible and they should not be ashamed to express their feelings then we can move onto problem solving. Here I would return to what I stated in the beginning. I will guide my student through the step by step process to get them into a safe environment where they are away from their abuser. I will remind them that they did nothing to cause the abuse and that they should remove the blame. Are there any family members that they feel are safe to be around that will believe them and assist them if they need to be removed from the household. I will then discuss that because I am a licensed professional and a mandated reporter I will have to first involve my supervisor (most like the principal) and then we will have to get in contact with child protective services. This conversation will vary depending upon the age of the student. Neither of these people will place blame on the student and they are there to help. However, I will remind the student that each person will probably ask the same questions again and again, and this does not mean that they do not believe

Physical abuse in children occurs when a child is suffering physical pain from the caregiver. This type of abuse takes up 16.6% of the abuse percentage in the U.S. People who usually commit physical child abuse are people who have short impulsive control and are under heavy stress. Most people that commit physical abuse were abused themselves in their childhood. So most of the time the person does not realize that abuse is not the right way to correct a child. The symptoms of this abuse can be: black eye, broken bones, bruises, burn marks, choke marks around the neck, and when they are presented in the hospital the parent or guardian usually has no explanation for these injuries. In some situations, the injured child or an adult will regard the injury to abuse. Most of the time, explanation for the injury is

Know that there is no single symptom that indicates a person is a victim of childhood abuse. There has been no scientific evidence that states that there are particular symptoms associated with this type of abuse.

II. Childhood sexual abuse, what are some ways to know the signs of abuse and how does the supervision relate to the sexual abuse.