Week 2 - F - CHILD PROTECTION LECTURES Flashcards
How many children live in poverty?
According to WHO, one in five children live in poverty
What year was the First Children’s Act introduced?
1889
Section 51 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 prohibits the following forms of physical punishment of children - what are the 3 forms?
Hitting a child on the head
Shaking
Punishing with a belt, cane or other implement
You are the psychiatrist for a mum who has severe depression, suicidal thoughts and is the parent of a 6 month old baby?
Are you concerned?
What information might you need?
Concerned
Who lives with mother and chidren? (ie who else is at home)
Has she had any thoughts about harming the child?
Is the depression new since when she had the child? (post-natal depression)
A community mental health nurse may be able to help
What do you do? (previous scenario)
If the child is at risk of significant harm may have to speak to child protection
As a consutatn psychiatrist, youd know about the need to speak to police/social work
In terms of neglect in a child, what is the saying for a baby who has brusises but is unable to walk?
If you dont cruise, you shouldnt bruise
What is condition causing easy bruising in children due to a decreased number of circulating platelets?
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a condition which causes the number of platelets in your blood to be reduced. Platelets are what makes blood clot and they are needed to help you stop bleeding and bruising after an injury.
What percentage of scottish children are on the child protection register (CPR)?
2%
What are some of the different forms of abuse?
Physical
Emotional
Sexual
Neglect
If you see a child with a suspicious bruise on the arm (or other place) and you need to see if the bruise is serious, do you blame mum and how do you explain?
NO
say this looks a serious injury and needs to be investigated, im not pointing any fingers
Case 3 - girl aged 15
You are the GP
Girl reports meeting a boy from school in the park, where he sexually assaulted her
She asks you not to tell anyone
He has arranged to meet more girls
What do you say to the girl at the beginning of the consutation about confidentiality?
Say how you will not break confidentiality unless you believe anyone elseor the person themselves to be at risk
What is the prime purpose of a child protection conference?
Prime purpose of these is to consider whether a child is at significant risk to harm or not and if they need t be put on the child protection register or not
