1 - Child Safeguarding Flashcards
What is abuse and neglect?
Forms of maltreatment of a child, may be by inflicting harm or faling to act to prevent from harm. Can occur in lots of settings, e.g school, sports teams, homes
What is the assessment framework triangle?
A way of assessing whether a child is in need, putting them at the centre.
What are some risk factors which increase the likelihood of child abuse?
- Parent has already abused a child.
- Pregnancy was not wanted.
- Parent has a background of abuse when growing up
- Young, unsupported mother often with low education.
- Parent is isolated and has few support
- Poverty
- Poor housing
- Issues with drugs and alcohol
- Mental health issues
- Relationship problems
What are some situations where there would be an immediate referral to social care as there is worries about a child’s safety?
Under two there is not much movement so baby shouldn’t be bruising
What is the toxic trio?
Domestic abuse, mental illness and substance misuse have been identified as common features of families where harm to children and adults has occurred.
What are the different categories of abuse?
What is the definition of physical abuse?
Causing physical harm to a child, e.g shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, drowning.
Can also be when a parent or carer fabricates symptoms in a child or induces illness in a child (Munchausen’s)
What is sexual abuse?
- Forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual activities, e.g penetration, masturbation, kissing, rubbing, making thm atch sexual activities
- Can be contact or non-contact
What is child sexual exploitation?
- Type of sexual abuse
- When a child is exploited they’re given gifts, drugs, money, status and affection, in exchange for performing sexual activities
- Can be exploited even if appears consensual
- Common in looked after children
- Perpetrator takes advantage of an imbalance of power to get something they need/want e.g money from sex trade
What is neglect?
- Persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in impairment of the child’s health or development.
- Can even occur in pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse
What are some examples of neglect?
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What are some examples of medical neglect?
- Parent or care ignoring child’s illness or health (including dental hygeine) and failing to seek medical attention or give medication
- Can also be mother’s who fail to see ante-natal care or undergo substance abuse during pregnancy
What is emotional abuse?
- A child doesn’t get the nurture and stimulation they need. This could be through ignoring, humiliating, intimidating or isolating them from social interactions.
- Can include seeing or hearing the ill treatment of another
- Causes severe and persistent adverse effects on child’s emotional development
What is an Adverse Childhood Experience?
- Stressful events occurring in childhood that can lead to poor long term outcomes for the child, e.g cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
- Usually 4 or more events including things like domestic violence and having a parent in prison
What outcomes are you likely to get if you have 4 or more ACEs?