Social Care Flashcards
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Who have responsibility for social care in England?
The Department for Health and Social Care
Who is the regulator for adult social care?
The Care Quality Commission is in the independent regulator e.g regulates care homes and home care services
What is adult social care?
Services in the community for the elderly and those with disabilities or adults in need of extra care
What are types of adult social can the council offer?
community care- if possible, people should be looked after in the community rather than institutions. e.g community care programmes
the elderly- number of services an authority may pay for. This can include care home places, services such as care at home and meals on wheels.
Adults with disabilities- this can include those with learning and psychical disabilities and mental illness. Services are similar of those for the elderly. Payment for special adaptions in a house, training centres and day centres. Support for those with mental illness are offered from a variety of groups
What are topical issues that effect social care?
ageing population- means people with multiple health needs are living longer e.g more cost
-increasing reliance on the voluntary sector
-use of the private sector, profit motive
-quality of care
What do children services do?
-Children services deliver all services including education and social care
What are two problems child services have faced?
Recent years have seen a surge in demands for children’s services- rises in referrals + funding cuts
What services do children services offer?
Families- social workers, family counselling, refuges for those at risk of domestic violence and support services, day nurseries.
Disabilities- councils provide support services, residential accommodation, home adaptions ect
Safeguarding- local authorities responsible for children’s services have to make safeguarding arrangements
these monitor and review the effectiveness of child protection policies in the area and investigate if there is an issue
When may a child be in need of care or protection
-if they are at risk- abandoned, neglected ect
-orphaned or abandoned
-broken the law and been committed to the care of local authority
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How to deal with a child at risk?
The welfare of the child is paramount
-there must be inter-agency involvement
-there should be openness, with the parents/family involved
- the rights of the family should be upheld where possible and court orders should be avoided in
possible.
What happens when the case is more serious and a child is at risk?
police, local authority or NPSCC can remove a child from its surroundings or by obtaining an emergency protection order.
How long can EPO last?
An EPO ( emergency protection order) can last up to 8 days or be extended to a further 7. The authority must review the case everyday.
What happens during an EPO?
Duing a EPO, the case is reviewed by an authority every day. In this time, evidence is gathered to determine the level of risk to the child and what action should be taken.
What do most cases begin with instead of an EPO?
a case conference to asses if the child is ask significant risk of harm and evaluate the next step.It is usually attended by anyone involved with the child (health visitors, social workers, parents, teachers etc)
What actions can follow a case conference?
Child put on a child protection plan- sets out what should be done to protect the child, make decisions about where the child should live ect.
Court order- child assessment order, supervision order- the child stays at home but under the supervision of Child services and care order- the child is put into care.
