child protection and dental neglect Flashcards
what is child abuse?
> the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child
what is a child?
> a child is defined as a person under the age of 18 years
what does the GDC expect registration to do in the case of child protection?
> expects registrants to be aware of procedures to raise concern
> have knowledge of who to contact
> have knowledge of how to refer to appropriate authority
who’s responsibility is child protection?
> Everyone’s responsibility.
> A shared responsibility.
> The responsibility of every member of the dental team
what are the current Northern Ireland legislations involved with child protection?
> The Children (NI) Order 1995
> Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (NI) 2016
> Children’s Services Co-operation Act (NI) 2015
> Safeguarding Board Act (NI) 2011
> Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007
> Criminal Law Act (NI) 1967
> Legislation about criminal offences of abuse and neglect
> POCVA (NI) 2003
what are the 5 Rs outlined in the child protection and dental team?
> Responsibility
> Recognising
> Responding
> Reorganising
> Resources
based of the children and young peaples charter…what do they have the right to?
> The right to respect
> The right to information about yourself
> The right to be protected from harm
> The right to have a say in your life
> The right to a good start in life
> The right to be and feel secure
what was the outcome of the laming report for professionals?
> ‘do the simple things better’
> Have a responsibility to work together
> Should never do nothing
> Confidentiality doesn’t apply
> Training and education if contact with children is a regular feature of work
who abuses ?
abuse can occur in/ or by =
> Families
> Institutions or community settings
> People known to them
> Or more rarely by strangers
who is vulnerable to abuse?
> Younger children
- Under 5 years
- Infants under 1 year
- Pre-term babies.
> Children with disabilities/learning difficulties
> A “difficult” or “demanding baby”
> Children living away from home
> Children who are/were on a Child Protection Register
> children of parents with chronic health or mental health needs
what groups of people are vulnerable?
> homeless families,
> travelling families,
> refugees and asylum seekers
what are the types of abuse?
- physical neglect
- emotional abuse
- physical abuse
- sexual absue
> combination
what is the definition of physical abuse?
> may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocation or otherwise causing physical harm to a child
> also includes fabricated and induced illness
how do you recognise physical abuse?
> bruising, abrasions, lacerations, burns, bite marks, eye injuries, bone fractures, intra-oral injuries
> site, size, patterns
> delay in presentation
> does not fit the explanation given
(torn frenum, bruising behind both side of the ear)
what is the definition of emotional abuse?
> persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development
how do you recognise emotional abuse?
> poor growth
> developmental delay
> educational failure
> social immaturity
> lack of social responsiveness, aggression or
indiscriminate friendliness
> challenging behaviour
> attention difficulties
> Concerning parent-child interaction
