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Identify policies and procedures relating to safeguarding child protection
Current policies and procedures in relation to child protection
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Compare and Contrast two international or European policies On Child Protection
This assignment will be discussing child protection in Belgium and Jamaica
also will be comparing and contrasting policies a looking at the different ways in
Which both policies can be adapted for either country and whether each country
Can learn from each other.
The Belgium child protection laws work on the basis it a family problem if a child
is abuse and perceive it that all the family should be involved in the solution of
preventing it from happening, and look at the family background like is there a
breakdown within the family are the parents working and looks at single mothers as
a cause also in
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Belgium does not appear to comply with many of the policies on the rights of children
They do not have entitlement for legal representation in the justice system.
Their care-giver or parents have total control and ownership of the child the
belgium system does not offer the rights for the child to remain anonymous from the
abuser.
Jamaica child protection laws are based on the rights of the children and that they
Should have a voice in what affects them , also a child should have the right to
develop to there full potential the Jamaica child’s development agency if a child has
reporting abuse this is deem a matter of confidentially and the child is placed within a
place of safety even thou the children development agency like to keep family
together and whether parents are not living together it there responsibility for the
welfare of the child. Their is no law for children in the constitution even thou if a
child is old enough to understand the situation the child development services will
take into account and assess the needs of the child and what type of relationship with
their family, therefore the child’s safety and needs are met. Jamaica’s
In Family Court there are steps in gaining certainty that the placement of a child is right for him/her. Whether it be non-kinship foster care or kinship foster care the agency will provide understanding to the family in placing the child in a safer environment would be the child best interest. This is determine by Family Court Act article 7 “Person in need of supervision” which concern the child 18 years of age in care. Under the act there are categories to determine if the child brought into care falling into the category of detention, secure detention facility,
Child welfare system was originated with the goals that social workers would try and alleviate poverty and its impact; however as the years have passed, the child welfare system turned into a child protection system directed toward investigating abuse and neglect, and removing children from families and placing them in foster care, and is no longer prepared to assist in resolving the problems of child poverty (Lindsey, 2004). Child welfare system has been developed around the residual approach which demands that aid should be given only after the family is in crisis or other support groups have failed to meet a child’s minimal needs. However, over the years, there have been different focuses for the child welfare system, whether it involved
Swan, Rita. 2010. “Equal rights for children under the law” Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, Inc
This essay will first address the statute used and interpretation of the threshold test by the courts, and then focus on cases involving vulnerable children to assess whether the statute in The Children Act 1989 is sufficient in protecting these children from harm. I will look at the argument in favour of the current approach taken by the courts, and the counter-argument in favour of changing the current approach. The arguments are delicately balanced and the law is always developing, so it will be interesting to see how the Supreme Court resolves this issue in future.
child doesn't just belong to the parents but to the community as well. It is
Ifezue G. Rajabali M., ‘Protecting the interests of the child’ [2013] Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law 1: 77–85
... law enforcement and legal counsel will be involved. It may also be necessary to contact a child psychologist or other therapist to assist.
Parton, N., Thorpe, D. and Wattam, C. (1997) Child Protection Risk and Moral Order, London: Macmillan
Conclusion Child abuse and neglect is a very serious issue that can not be taken lightly. We need to provide continuing public education and professional training. Few people fail to report because they want their children to suffer abuse and neglect. Likewise, few people make deliberately false reports. Most involve an honest desire to protect children, coupled with confusion about what conditions are reportable.
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For the purpose of this paper the social worker interviewed is Ronnita Waters, MSW, RCSWi; she is currently an operations manager at the Center for Family and Child Enrichment (CFCE). The issue or area where her advocacy skills are practiced is within child welfare. Mrs. Waters mentions to the interviewee “I always wanted to work with children, then eventually for children.” when asked what developed her interest in this area of social work. Furthermore, before she became an operations manager, the social worker was an adoptions supervisor, overseeing adoption case managers and ensuring the proper implementation of policies such as the sibling placement policy and adoption policy. In addition, before achieving the role of supervisor, she was
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. It can be detrimental to one’s daily life, affecting not only the abused child, but also those who are associated with the child. It can have lasting effects that may carry over to adulthood and cause potential issues with relationships or perhaps within their own families as well. It is important that we learn to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect so that we can save the lives and future of our children. Child abuse is widespread, often not reported, and is responsible for many problems involving our youth today.
Child abuse is a serious crime, that if violated can come with many consequences, and rules. Reporting child abuse is a mandatory law enacted in 1978 (but amended many times) stating that people must report child abuse immediately1. This law was created to identify children that are victims of child abuse. Relating to the law the Department of Human Services has responsibility to access and investigate suspected child abuse. "Each year Department of Human Services investigators conduct 20,000 investigations involving 30,000 children (in the state of California).2" There are a lot of cases reported each year, involving innocent children, abused by their parents. Although there are thousands of cases reported each year, thousands go unreported. "Child abuse has serious consequences which may remain as indelible pain throughout the victims lifetime3" Child abuse can have permanent negative affects on the child, permanent affects that the child will never forget. The abuse can also bring a better side to the child, making the child wanting to be more independent. Child abuse is very common, and can affect any child of any race, color or religion.
Reporting of incidents of domestic abuse and child abuse is usually failed on part of victim as they are apprehensive due to many issues. Such patients have to be reassured about social support system and encouraged to talk.
and perhaps it is even worse if the child is allowed to choose which parent to