CHILD ABUSE

Question 1

what counts as abuse?

Answer 1

sexual, emotional or physical

Question 2

what counts as neglect?

Answer 2

deprivation of essential needs for the child to lead a healthy and fulfilling life.

neglect can be intentional or unintentional.

Question 3

what are the main characteristics of physical abuse?

Answer 3

non-accidental injury or pattern of injuries.

can be caused by excessive beating, attempted strangulation and female genital mutilation.

Question 4

what are the main characteristics of sexual abuse:

Answer 4

using power over them or taking advantage of their trust.

bribed, threatened physically or psychologically to make them participate in the activity.

Question 5

what are the main characteristics of emotional abuse:

Answer 5

psychological harm that can damage the confidence and self-esteem of the young person through behaviours such as excessive criticism, withhoolding affection, exposure to domestic violence, intimidation or threatening behaviour.

Question 6

what are the main sources of notification of abuse and neglect and what do they point out?

Answer 6

police, educators and medical are the biggest source of notification of abuse and neglect, with the report itself from the subject being the smallest source of notification. this highlights the importance of educators in their role of reporting suspected abuse and neglect.

Question 7

what should an educator do while talking to a child suspected of being subject to abuse or neglect?

Answer 7

talk to the child, avoid leading questions such as did someone hit you and instead use open questions, report the abuse, talk to child about recording info and reporting abuse.

Question 8

characteristics of parents who abuse or neglect:

Answer 8

• lacked a successful model of parenting and family life
• have been abused themselves as children
• lack an understanding of child’s needs or age-appropriate expectations.
• being overwhelmed by external stress and unable tot cope
• chronic illness such as depression,disability which limits their ability to meet the needs of their children
• unable to control their anger or frustration, resulting in lashing out n child

Question 9

what is in the national quality standard (NQS) in ECEC policy manual?

Answer 9

there are 4 things

• safety, supervision, indicident and emergency management and child protection to protect children’s health and safety.

Question 10

what is in safety in the national quality standard?

Answer 10

each child is respected

Question 11

what is in supervision in the national quality standard?

Answer 11

at all times , reasonable precautions and adequate supervision ensure children are protected from harm and hazard.

Question 12

what is in incident and emergency management in the national quality standard?

Answer 12

plas to effectively manage incidents and emergencies are developed in consultation with relevant authorities, practiced and implemented?

Question 13

what is in child protection in the national quality standard?

Answer 13

management, educators and staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities to identify and respond to every child at risk of abuse or neglect.

Question 14

what is the MRG?

Answer 14

mandatory reporting guide! that determines if concerns meet the significant harm threshold.
it is an interactive tool that is available online at Child story.

Question 15

why has the MRG been developed?

Answer 15

it has been developed to help frontline mandatory reporters determine whether the risk to a child or young person meets the statutory threshold of ‘risk of significant harm’.

Question 16

what does the MRG suggest if concerns do not meet the significant harm threshold

Answer 16

they guide you to ‘document and continue thee relationship’

Question 17

what is the correlation with children with disabilities and abuse and neglect?

Answer 17

studis have shown that children with disabiilities are up to 4 times more likely to experience abuse.

Question 18

why may their may a correlation with children with disabilities and abuse and neglect?

Answer 18

• less able to report the abuse
• more difficulty explaining abuse
• less likely to be believed
• parents may use more services, therefore more adults coming into the home and having direct carer responsibilities.
• children may be in group homes.

Question 19

what is the Wood Royal Commission and how is it related to child abuse?

Answer 19

Wood Royal Commission is the royal commission into the NSW Police Force, detected a range of offences against children. this is a legislation regarding child.

it is important to note that it is not only an offence to commit abuse, but an offence to conceal knowldge of abuse.

Question 20

what is a requirement in employment that develops knowledge of educators as well as helps protect safety of children?

Answer 20

working with child check required.

Question 21

what are a few NSW child safe standards 1-5

Answer 21

• child safety is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture.
• children participate in decisions affecting them.
• families and communities are informed and involved
• equity is upheld and diversity is taken into account
• people working with children are suitable and supported

Question 22

what are a few NSW child safe standards 6-10?

Answer 22

• pysical and online environments minimise the opportunity for abuse to occur.
• implementation of the child safe standards is continuously reviewed and improved.
• policies and procedures document how the organisation is child safe.

Question 23

what are some important considerations in relation to child abuse? and what can be practiced?

Answer 23

• all individuals working with children should understand their role in child protection.
• organisations should have clear protocols for reporting abuse.
• there should be opportunities to role play difficult conversations.
• staff should be offered to counselling.

Question 24

what are the 4 fundamental principles in the convention on the rights of the child from the United Nations (Human rights)

Answer 24

1) Non discrimination - age, gender, political affiliation, race.
2) Best interest of the child
3) Survival, development & protection
4) Participation - having a voice e.g. in court, “I want to live with mum”.

Question 25

What are the coercive control fathering - what are the three different types.

Answer 25

Dangerous fathering - physical
Omnipresent - emotional abuse
Admirable fathering - the guilt tripping.

Question 26

What is an important process of the Mandatory Reporting?

Answer 26

Educators should report to child story, but ensure they go through the decision tree to ensure.

Question 27

what are NSW mandatory reporters protected from?

Answer 27

1) breach of professional conduct
2) liability or defamation
3) identity disclosure (report is confidential)

Question 28

what are some reasons for educators being reporters of child maltreatment and some reasons against educators being reporters of child maltreatment?

Answer 28

for:
- biggest source of reporting

against;
- least accurate of professionals - may be due to emotional connections rather than factual reports.

Question 29

following reasons against educators being reporters, what are some important considerations for educators to take when reporting:

Answer 29

• being aware of child-centered bias
• cnsider objectivity: - having an awareness of potential biases that may relate to child e.g. gender, race, disability, socio-economic status
• credibility.

Question 30

what are professional boundaries grounded that surround ethics in educators in reporting?

Answer 30

there are 4 main ethica framework that comprises of four central principles

1) beneficence - doing good for child
2) non-maleficience (avoiding doing harm)
3) respect for child autonomy
4) justice (treating everyone equally)

Question 31

WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE TO USE WHEN REPORTING?

Answer 31

THE DECISION TREE! ALONGSIDE CHILD STORYY :)