Development - Safeguarding Flashcards
What is the Children Act 1989?
Legal framework for child safeguarding
What are the types of abuse?
Physical
Emotional
Sexual
Neglect
Financial
Identity
What are the risk factors for abuse?
- Domestic violence
- Previously abused parent
- Mental health problems
- Emotional volatility in household
- Social, psychological or economic stress
- Child disability
- Parental learning disability
- Alcohol misuse
- Substance misuse
- Non-engagement with services
What are the possible signs of abuse?
Change in behaviour
Extreme emotional states
Dissociative disorders
Bullying, self-harm or suicidal behaviours
Unusually sexualised behaviours
Unusual behaviour
Poor hygiene
Poor physical or emotional development
Missing appointments or not complying with treatments
Where are safeguarding concerns referred to?
Social services
What do social services do?
Extra support
Follow up over time
May remove child from parents
What measures can be used to help support families with safeguarding concerns?
Home visits
Parenting programmes
Attachment-based interventions
Child-parent psychotherapy
Parent-child interaction therapy
Multi-systemic therapy for child abuse and neglect
CBT for trauma or sexual abuse
What are parenting programmes used for?
Help parents develop parenting skills
Managing behaviour of children
