By identifying these parameters, the programs have more opportunities at being successful in child protective services. When the parameters are not being met, the key players identified will come back to the table to discuss the new issues that have surfaced. To insure the needs of the clients are being met, a monthly checklist will be identified and placed in the record of every client on a caseload. The checklist should include the number of monthly face to face contacts, phone contacts, and other services recommended on a case to case basis.…
Assessment Type 1: Practical Activity Area of Study: Political and Legal Issues Children’s Services Action Plan Aim: In recognising the vital role children’s services provide, an item will be constructed and donated to support children in the broader community. Issues: - The Area of Study, Political and Legal Issues, will be addressed by the task supporting the wellbeing and special needs of vulnerable children, and providing an opportunity to empower and give back to the community. - The item will assist a children’s service that supports the rights and welfare of children. The children’s service will be researched and contacted to ensure the item will suit the needs of the children.…
For all involved to promote well-being of children and young people and have arrangements that safeguard and promote their welfare. Local Safe Guarding Boards Revised legislation for physical punishment, it is now an offence to hit a child if it causes mental harm or leaves a lasting mark. Ofsted to set framework and this will be used to monitor children's services CAF common assessment framework - helping to identify individual childâ€TMs needs and if they need additional help to help them develop. Central database containing children's records and if they have had previous connections in…
Therefore, hoping the family’s well-being is helping the child as well. The parents are the child’s number one educator and knows their child. This is why we need to treat families with respect, be sensitive to family cultural and socioeconomic, make sure they have the information they need to make a decision, and information them of community resources and supports, and practices that empower parents and enhance their competency. The basic tenets guideline practices in EI are the families are the decision makers where their child are concerned and their goals and priorities they identify should be the intervention process.…
It is important for every child to receive good health care and a good education but for a child not in care or looked after it will normally fall within the remit of having ‘good parents’. They will ensure all parts of health and education, basic and non-basic, needs are met e.g. immunisations, dental checks, abnormalities checked, attend school regular. Health For a child looked after or in care the Local Authority has part or full responsibility to act as the ‘good parent’ and ensure health and education needs are met. As the social worker you will have an active role to play in this on your own cases to ensure both emotionally and physically the child grows and develops.…
Myha has a good understanding of case management – financial management integration in CPIN and has developed a very good understanding of business practices as it pertains to children in care as well as other areas of CPIN. Myha has attended CPS 2016 training earlier this year and will continue to learn about RCY area as well as standards and regulations related to this area through reviewing the CPS materials. Myha has assisted with the development of CAST WIKI and she has also been involved into the development of CAST CPIN Knowledgebase. Myha has been involved in refining the Track It tool and has contributed to making changes to the tool in order to maximize effectiveness as well as optimizing the tool in order to provide better reports.…
Shonkoff and Meisels (2003:XVII) further this definition of ECI by stating it consists of multi-disciplinary services provided to children to promote health and well-being, minimise development delay, supporting disabilities, promote parenting and family functioning. Guarlnick et al. (2005) state that ECI’s reduce a long-term cost to the society for intervening earlier as it increases the likelihood of the family engaging in the societal services. Opportunities for early interventions have still been missed regardless of multi-agency workings shown in one of the most recent case being Daniel Pelka in 2012 in which multiple opportunities to intervene were missed to protect him. (Coventry Safeguarding Children’s Board, 2014).…
It outlines the legal requirements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and the roles and responsibilities of professionals, organisations and individuals in regards to working together to keep children safe from harm. It was originally written in 2006 but revised in 2010, 2013 and 2015. It also applies to those working in the fields of education, health and social services as well as the police and probation services. In this document, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is defined as: “protecting them from maltreatment, preventing impairment of health or development, ensuring that children and young people grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.”…
• Adoption & children Act 2002- this act is in addition to the children's Act 1989 it clarifies the meaning of harm to be included as a result of someone harming another person mainly a child- domestic violence. • Every child matters 2003- is a green paper which was published when Victoria Climbie died. This is for people working in children's services providing more effective and accessible services for the needs of the children that are under 5. (be healthy, be safe, enjoy & achieve, positive contribution, achieve economic and well-being. • Working together safeguarding children 2006/updated 2010- services,organisations and individuals should work together safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people according to Act 1989 & 2004.…
As Good as it Gets allows viewers to see to how a person with Obsession-Compulsive Disorder deals with his anxiety disorder in his everyday life. OCD is a disorder where a person would engage in repetitive behaviors such as switching the light switch, locking the door, closing a door, etc. for a certain amount of time. One who has OCD does these behaviors in order to release their anxiety. While watching this movie I was able to understand how hard it could be to be suffering from OCD and how the things around a person can affect it as well.…
Since the introduction of the Children’s act 1989 the Uks policy for looked after children has concentrated on the stability and quality of the placements offered to them, and improving educational and health and other outcomes to improve their life chances. Priority areas that will be looked at are Attachments outcomes: Children entering the care system may have been abused or neglected they may have witnessed domestic violence, substance misuse, poverty, loss of a parent or inadequate parenting. They may display challenging and aggressive behaviour either before being taken into care or as a result of being taken into care. It is important to get the right placement for the child either in a foster placement or a children’s home from the…
What are National Initiatives and Why Do we have them National Initiatives, also known as Acts or Laws are legislations and code set by the government outlining how people should act or behave in situations they are faced with. They are in place to ensure that Care and Service providers are acting and behaving in ways that promote and encourage service users to live a happy and fulfilling life whilst being cared for in an adequate, safe and fair manner. The reason we have National Initiatives is to ensure people are protected. National Initiatives and Health Care Professional’s Council Codes National Initiatives include legislation such as The Equality Act 2010, The Children and Families Act 2014, The Care Act 2014, The Mental…
The YOU MAY WONDER collection By: Mrs. Sheka Roddy In all Honesty By: Mrs. Sheka Roddy You may wonder why it is important to always be honest. Do you know what it means to tell the truth or to be honest? (Allow for a response from child or audience. )…
The Children’s Act (1989) (2004) The children’s act 1989 was amended in 2004. The children’s act has placed organisations to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people. The children and young people are being protected because they are unable to protect themselves from harm and danger. The act is designed to guide principles that are in mind for the care and support of children. It allows children to: - Be Healthy - Remain safe in their environments - Enjoy life - Assist in their quest to succeed - Make a positive contribution - Achieve economic stability for the future…
This paper will prove that there are certain issues in society that need to be addressed and made public especially, because people are being exploited and devalued by big successful companies. An analyses will be made of two images in which culture jam takes place- one of the images involve Fair and Lovely and the other involves Nike. I will unpack hegemonic discourses in society and the ways they are reconfigured through culture jamming to present counterhegemonic discourses. Before going further, it is important to understand and know the meaning of the main topics that are going to be outlined and discussed in this essay.…