Looked After Children Essay

Sort By:
Page 2 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    M1 - Analyse how the above policy and procedures help children/young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after. In this assignment, I will be analysing how the above policy and procedures help children/young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after in recommendation to a child protection policy of a setting in health and social care sector. In addition to identify what are the advantage and disadvantages of the children’s protection policy. A children’s

    • 1086 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Explore what support is available to children at risk of abuse and critically examine its impact for safeguarding children. Introduction – 411 words Recently researchers have shown an increased interest on how looked after children are more vulnerable to neglect and abuse even aftercare. This essay gives a clear understanding and context as to why looked after children in aftercare are still in a vulnerable position. The term “Looked after Children” (LAC) is generally used with a local authority

    • 2025 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Looked After Child Essay

    • 1722 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Child Act 1989, looked after children refer to children who are under 18, who do not live with parents or family and are being looked after by a social worker authorized by the local authority (Redbridge, 2015). They become looked after under a court order or a voluntary argument. There are 69540 looked after children in England as at the year ending 31 March 2015. 55% of the LAC (38530) are boys and 45% of the LAC (31010) are girls. Reasons that children are being looked after: Government statistics

    • 1722 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Unit 10 Essay

    • 1892 Words
    • 8 Pages

    BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in H&SC Unit Title 10 Caring for Children and Young people Level 3 Unit Number 10 Unit Credit 10 Assignment Title Caring for children, young people and their families Part Unit Whole Unit Whole unit Assessor Start Date Submission Date Feedback Date Vocational Context Task 1 (P1) Imagine that you are a researcher for a local radio station and you have been asked to put together a piece on looked after children and young people. Task 2 (P2,M1 M2, D1) Imagine you are

    • 1892 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Child Protection

    • 2497 Words
    • 10 Pages

    to the case study of Sebastian and Belle Yanovsky, and theirparents Ms. Jo Butler and Mr. Zalman Yanovsky. The main issues for discussionare: the legislation relevant to the case study, the role of the family courtsystem, the role of the 'looked after' children review system, child protectioncase conferences, the criminal justice system, and the practical issues whicharise from these. The purpose of the essay is to analyze each of these areas tosee how they are intended to contribute to the protection

    • 2497 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after. The every child matters (change for children 2003) legislation is based upon the well-being of children and young people from birth to 19. This legislation has five principles that applies to every child, whatever their background or circumstances. The organisations working with children and young people, work together to protect children from harm and help they achieve their goals. Children and young people

    • 3216 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    titled Gross Motor Development in Children Adopted from Orphan Settings by Barbara J. Roeber, Christa L. Tober, Daniel M. Bold and Seth D. Pollak. I was particularly interested in this topic after we discussed and learned in class about the effects of early stimulation and deprivation. I was fascinated by children’s ability to recover or “catch up” which is described as “the human power to ‘stabilize and return’ to a predetermined behavior or growth pattern after being pushed off trajectory” (Tanner

    • 729 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Asthma Research Paper

    • 1647 Words
    • 7 Pages

    recent attacks of wheezing. Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. More than 7 million US children suffer from it and worldwide it’s nearly 150 million. Asthma constrict the airways that lead to the lungs and partially block the passage for air to pass through. Many children encounter illnesses as their bodies are growing, a primary one being asthma, but there are many others as well. The question that has always been raised is whether

    • 1647 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    This assignment will outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families and about arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people. This work will also discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families and will explain the roles and responsibilities of two members of the children’s workforce in relation to looked after children and young people. This information pack will evaluate the regulation

    • 1769 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    care for children, clean the house, and provide any other services they could. Throughout the late 1800’s, women were treated unfairly due to the women assisting their families, caring for children, and being an American housewife. Even though women were looked down on and criticized, they managed to keep their heads high by assisting their family day by day. Their jobs were making sure everything was always in order. For example, cleaning house, making dinner, and taking care of children. Usually

    • 794 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays