Parents, who don’t have knowledge about nourishing foods, hygiene or by what means to maintain their child’s safety, may be accused of neglect. It is every parent’s responsibility to care appropriately for their child. Parents and children need to be educated on health, safety and well-being, by this they can develop the understanding and knowledge they require. Teaching children about safeguarding themselves helps them to make knowledgeable decisions regarding their well-being, establishing a healthier life into adult-hood, which in turn would promote their children’s well-being. The frameworks that are related to education are; the public health outcomes framework (2013-16), which emphasises on health improvement, “people are helped to live healthy lifestyles, make healthy choices and reduce health inequalities”, NICE, (2013). At my placement children are educated regarding which foods are healthy and which are unhealthy. Children are offered healthy snacks and drinks during school hours to promote healthy eating. Also the UN Convention on the rights of the child (1989) states in “article 28 of the CRC insists that all children have the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity”, Rieser, (p310, 2012). Children have a right to be heard and make decisions for themselves as they have knowledge about their needs and concerns. When children are listened to and included in making decisions for themselves, those decisions are more effective. For instance, at my placement children are asked which activities they would they like to participate in, this facilitates their decision making skills and furthermore assists them in making good choices about their well-being. Parents are also helped as we hold workshops, where parents ... ... middle of paper ... ...s everyone who is involved with the child whether it’s external or internal agencies, views are valued, taken forward and listened to. Knowledge is shared effectively on a need to know basis. Works Cited Cheminais, (2009), Developing and Evaluating Multi-Agency Partnership, New York, Routledge. Loc, (2013), Children’s Rights: United Kingdom (England and Wales), (http://www.loc.gov/law/help/child-rights/uk.php), [Accessed 19 October 2013]. NICE , (2013), Quality standard for the health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people, (http://publications.nice.org.uk/quality-standard-for-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children-and-young-people-qs31(, [Accessed 19 October 2013]. Rieser, (2012), Implementing Inclusive Education, 2nd edition, London, Commonwealth Secretariat. UNICEF, (2001), Child Rights, www.unicef.org, (Accessed 19 October 2013).
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P1: To outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families.
As stated in the National Quality Standards (2013), “the expertise of families is recognised and they share in decision making about their
There are many different regulations and strategies which are used to safeguard young adults and one of these strategies is the recruitment of staff and preventing people who may harm vulnerable people from getting assess to them. for example, the adults barred list. The is a list of people which either has a high risk of harming others or a probable risk of harming others. The people on the list are barred from working in health and social care settings and around vulnerable people. There are many different places where information is received from and this may include the police, courts, or health and social services. all this information is used to decide whether they are at risk of harming vulnerable people in order to decide whether they
This was established as part of a range of measures taken following the death of an 8 year old girl, whose death at the hands of her carers was seen as preventable. These areas are:
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In order to achieve wellness, teachers / caregivers must model and exhibit appropriate behaviors, i.e. exercise, healthy eating habits, personal hygiene, emotional fulfillment, and knowledge of healthy habits. Children begin learning this at home first with their parents / caregivers. Teachers are the next important person in a child’s life to help them achieve wellness (Sorte, et al., 2011). It is imperative for teachers and families to work together in order to achieve wellness for children. They must be role models and set examples for children.
Having a safe and healthy childcare setting is one of the most important duties in a daycare. Educators practising good healthy procedures is a good way for children to learn about healthy choices as educators are, good role models.
LSCB, (2013), SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS POLICY, (www.safechildren-cios.co.uk), [Assessed 1 November 2013].
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Education is the source of all power allowing people to achieve any dream they choose. A person without a true education is nothing more than an empty shell living an empty and pointless life. The process of education begins at conception and the human mind continues to learn until the time of their death but most lessons are learned in the first five years of life. When the topic of education is discussed it isn’t how much is needed but how best to provide the education. The need for high quality education is typically agreed upon; how best to provide that education is not as easily as settled. The line in the sand has been drawn with neither side willing to back down and possible casualties are the children.
In conclusion, social workers have a professional duty to safeguard and protect children; this can only be achieved if they maintain professional boundaries with all parties involved and work effectively with other professionals to ascertain this goal. Social worker’s have the responsibility to find a medium through which to reach the child, as opposed to the child establishing this. Social workers should always challenge any concerns they may have about a vulnerable child because that little step may lead to saving a life. True listening to children has the potential to produce positive outcomes for children because as it empowers them to influence decisions that affect their lives rather than being passive recipients of services, which may have tragic consequences.
Failure to provide a child with basic necessary needs is known as neglect. Neglect has become the most common form of child abuse, and its effects have been recognized as the most detrimental to a child’s development. According to Zorika Petic Henderson’s article “Maltreated Children Fail in School”, Childr...
To reach the universal education goal for all children, special efforts should be clearly made by policymakers like addressing the social, economic...