...Task 1 Criteria: P1 – Outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families (Unit 10) In the year ending 31 March 2013, a total of 68,110 children were looked after by local authorities in England, a rate of 60 per 10,000 children under 18 years.(13/09/15; Rachael Harker and Sarah Heath)In our community, the local authority has a duty of care which is to ensure the safety/ well – being of others. However, there are times when a child’s best interests have to be taken into account and these interests may be that being cared for away from their family home is best. There are many different reasons as to why children and young people may need to be ‘looked after’ away from their families. The term ‘looked after’ has a specific legal meaning based on the Children Act. More often than not, the reason behind the child being looked after is because the child’s parent or the person who have parental responsibilities and rights to look after the child are unable to care for him/her. (@ Citizens Advice; 13/09/15) These could be either family or child related reasons behind the removal of the child. One of the family related reasons could be through a court order. There are a number of orders that can be issued to ensure the protection and supervision of children. However the main orders that can be made are a child protection order, a child assessment order, an exclusion order, a permanence order and a parenting order. (@citizens Advice:...
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...own words discuss the main reason why children and young people may need to be cared for away from their families. People who abuse children come from all social backgrounds, all walks of life, different races and cultures. They can parents and other people the child knows well like family friends and relatives and it is not so common for a child to be abused by a stranger. Children and young people under the age of 18 need to be cared for away from their families, if they are in severe danger or significant harm is caused to them such as child’s physical, emotional, mental health or development is impaired as a consequence of abuse or neglect and the most important priority is to make them safe. So if a particular adult presents that danger, the adult may be asked to move out of the family home voluntarily or stay away while the enquiry takes place and if they don’t move out, then social services can apply for an emergency protection court order. This would enable the child to live away from home until it was safe for them to return. Also children and young people may need to be cared for away from their families, when an investigation finds that a child needs protection, and the social worker will take whatever steps are most appropriate and least disruptive to the child. Children are only removed from their homes when they’re in immediate danger and nothing less disruptive can protect them. Another reason why children may be cared away from their homes its because of challenging...
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...Care of Children and Young People Worksheet P1 Outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families Learning Outcome Learners will understand why children and young people might need to be looked after Success Criteria Learners will be able to; * explain what is meant the term ‘looked after’ * briefly outline the provisions of the Children Order and explain how children become ‘looked after’ by agreement with their parent and by a compulsory Care Order * use examples to outline the potential reasons for children/young people becoming ‘looked after’ What does it mean to be ‘Looked after’? What does the term ‘Looked After’ mean?This term was once known as ‘Children in care’ and it later changed to looked after children by the Northern Ireland Children Order in 1995 and this refers to those who are subject to care orders and those who are voluntarily accommodated. The children order address a wide range of situations and the main one under this order is to protect children against abuse.Where do Looked After Children (LAC) live?Most young people who are being looked after are cared for by foster carers, two thirds live with foster parents and on average they could be with the foster parents for a short period of 9 months but in some cases the child has been with the foster carers for a number of years. There are alternative ways for the child to be looked after and these could be in children’s homes where 12% of...
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...(P1) Outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families. Looked After Children. The Children Acts of 1989 and 2004, has been introduced to keep children safe and be supported of anything that may harm the child in it’s home. Children and young people may be looked after through a legal agreement, such an imposition by the court. Where their guardian or parents would have to agree on the court orders. The reasons, this may take place is linked through family related complications, as the individuals maybe going through a bereavement or loss of a parent, or else the child’s guardian or parent maybe undergoing a treatment which insist of a serious illness they are going through or the parents/guardians are unable to take care of the child and not meeting their daily requirements. This may possibly be that the guardian or parents may have mental health issues, or they may be away from home and being treated in the hospital for a long period of time and this could lead the child of being looked after by secondary care, such as children care homes or foster parents. Another reason is that the parents maybe suspected of abusing their child. The length of the time they spend in this situation will vary according to the circumstances. Abuse can happen to children in various different ways, where the child might be taken away in to care by social worker and put them in a child’s home till the parents get help or the child’s custody maybe taken...
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...P1 The term ‘Looked After’ was first introduced in the Children Order (NI) 1995 and refers to any young people under the age of 18 who are not being cared for by their birth parents on a temporary or permanent basis and must therefore be placed into care of the government. Whether through a Care Order, as part of short, planned breaks known as respite care or voluntary agreement of the parents (see below), social services will try wherever possible to work in partnership with the parent(s) of the child without neglecting the fact that the child’s needs are paramount. Many young people that are taken into care will eventually go back home. It is believed to be best for a child to live within a ‘family environment’ and usually a social worker will try to work with parents so that the child can remain at home in the environment that they are used to, even if they have been victims of abuse or neglect. In these cases, the child is closely monitored for any further signs of maltreatment. However in the majority of cases, Looked After Children (LAC) are placed into foster care away from their original home or are placed in kinship or network care (looked after by extended family or friends). This provides them with a family environment believed to be best for them and helps them to settle into life away from their parents. If these scenarios are not possible for a child due to a plethora of reasons, then they will be placed into residential care...
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...abuse can impact on the child Abstract “Child abuse is the term used when an adult harms a child or a young person under the age of 18. Abuse is always wrong and it is never the child/young person’s fault” (NSPCC) Child abuse can come in many forms like the physical maltreatment to sexual molestation. Child abuse can result in actual or potential harm to a child in many ways such as their development, health, dignity etc. It can occur because of many reasons. The parent/guardian may have a lack of support if they are just one family i.e. no extended or huge family to help, the child’s guardian may feel isolated. Another reason why it can occur is stress. If there are financial issues, work-related stress, medical problems etc. this can cause a parent/guardian to lash out and resort to abuse. If the child has a disability, the parent/guarding may find this very stressful and abuse the child. A big issue that can cause child abuse is drug or alcohol intake. This can affect how an individual acts and thinks so this may limit a parent's ability to meet their children's needs. Lastly, another harm to a child in many ways such as their development, health, dignity etc. It can occur because of many reasons. The parent/guardian may have a lack of support if they are just one family i.e. no extended or huge family to help, the child’s guardian may feel isolated. Another reason why it can occur is stress. If there are financial issues, work-related stress, medical problems etc. this can...
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...10B – Care provided for looked after children and young people P2: Outline the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people There are various types of quality care provided for looked after children and young people such as; foster care, residential care, adoption, respite care and temporary/ permanent care, of which can occur due to a care order being put into place. Planning for care in partnership with the child/ young person, parents and other agencies: It is in the child's best interests that any and all care provisions are established and organised whenever possible in a mutually accepted way. In some instances, the parents or family of the child have asked for support and help to be provided, possibly on a short term basis. The chances of the outcome being successful can be increased when all participating parties can come to an agreement on the partnership arrangements for the mutual care and support of the child. Type of Care/ Provision | Characteristics | Foster Care | Foster care is supervised care, which is when a child is looked after by other people who are not members of their own family. Foster care is usually short –term, however it can become long-term depending on the situation and the child's own individual needs; this is provided for children and young people who have been neglected or are unable to live with their parents/ families.This provision provides children and young people with a stable, secure...
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...enables some people to find fulfilment in their lives despite their disadvantaged backgrounds, the problems or adversity they may have faced or the pressures they may have experienced. It has been argued that resilience can in part be about overcoming the odds and then coping and recovering from the a particular event, however it is only relative to different risk experiences as it is likely to develop over time (Schofield, 2001). Much of the research surrounding resilience has focused on three main areas: the attributes of children and young people; their family relationships and the characteristics of their wider social environments (Stein, 2005). Within each of these areas, there has been an effort to identify the risk and protective factors and how these factors may contribute to positive outcomes. Theoretical frameworks have further advanced the development of resilience research to include the ‘protective’ and ‘risk’ factor model; ecological perspectives which take into account the influence of different cultural and social contexts and the structural organisational perspectives which views individual choice as significant as other factors to the development of resilience over time (Stein, 2005; Luthar et al., 2000). It has been suggested that there are complex reasons as to why some young people have better coping mechanisms than others which may be linked to individual attributes and behaviours (Stein, 2005). In the UK, resilience amongst young people from disadvantaged...
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...exactly down as the child told you, write down wy you are doing it word for word, wy would u write it down after they say sometign straigt away so then u don’t forget anything. If u aint followed the procedures in court te whole case could fall down as it could be miss leading. It could be where u think or suspect they are being mistreated Wat are the legal obligations - passing info on, making sure relevant agency are informed in what happened and in education if ur working that’s how far it needs to go you don’t need to dig deeper just pass it on , you wont ask question also be aware of tyour role What are te moral obligations to the child and their families – morally support them maje them feel u got someone to confide in, Wat could if you don’t follow procedures – case thrown out of court - Make sure u comfort them morally when justifying responses. If we don’t reassure they may not want to open up be more reluctant to talk How an fostering, rspite care , berevemnet councilling right about wat it does how it helps support both the person and the family Part 1 I am going to explain the factors that may lead to suspicion of child maltreatment or abuse, as well as explaining what the appropriate responses is when child maltreatment and abuse is suspected. I will explain the strategies in which can be used to support children and families in situations where abuse is suspected or happened. Child maltreatment is the way a person acts towards...
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...sixteenth century, they were already shown as a wild and uncontrolled group that made their livelihood by stealing from others. The word Gypsy originates from the notion that this group of travelers came from Egypt, however, their origins hail from India. It is now thought that the first Roma traveled from India. A blood study was undertaken of a group of Roma,...
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...Unit 10: Caring for Children and Young People | 10D - Strategies used to safeguard children and young people from abusive and exploitative behavior | Abbie Williams | 02/01/2015 | P4: Explain appropriate responses when child maltreatment or abuse is suspected – There are a variety of different responses of which would be considered appropriate when you believe that a child or young person is being abused or facing maltreatment. You can observe the child over a period of time. Any and all information collected should be written or logged and should be considered carefully, for example listening to the child when he/she is at play. You can also observe the child’s relationship with their parents, carers or guardians and look out for any poor interaction between them. Things that may be said by the child: Mummy hit me Daddy touched me Daddy did this to me last night, but he told me not to tell anyone or he will hurt me again My aunt pulled my hair If you suspect that the child is receiving abuse or is being maltreated, (depending on whether the child is of developmental stage), speak to the child along with their parents/guardians in order to seek out some form of explanation. If you are going to speak to the child, make sure that he/she is comfortable. By feeling uncomfortable this may stop the child from disclosing any further information. By setting up various games for the child to play with, you will therefore be able to interact...
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...repercussions that affect people in many ways. Recently, bullying has been blamed for the rising number of teenage suicides all over the country. No one is born to be a bully, it is a taught skill (Kropar). A victim of bullying doesn’t ask to be hurt; it’s a product of ignorance from today’s society. Agencies like the Department of Education could start implementing stricter rules to protect students. Bullying has become a problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible to protect victims everywhere. Bullying has become a main issue and as time goes on it seems as if there is nothing that can done to prevent it from happening. Whether the bully hassles that person or they see it happening to someone else down the road, it is something everyone encounters every day no matter where they go. To understand the actions of bullying, people first need to understand what a bully is. There is no specific type of a bully or their victim; they come in all shapes and sizes. Some bully because they have a hard life at home, others may bully because they simply find joy in making others feel smaller than they do personally. It is easy to identify why people are victims of bullying, but pinpointing why people become the bully is one question that is not simple to answer. II. Body Bullying occurs everywhere. It is happening in our schools, malls, playgrounds, and in our workplaces. It is common to hear about bullying in the schoolyard with children acting their age and picking...
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...September 1, 2013, on a Brooklyn street in the Brownsville area and ended up being pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center where he was rushed shortly after the shooting. He was sitting in a stroller with his parents on the corner of Livonia Avenue and Bristol Street in the Marcus Garvey Village projects in Brownsville about 7pm that night. A witness name Gina Gamboa was in the Brownsville area when she heard the shooting and noticed that one man was running away from the scene and one man was just standing there and then left the scene. He then came back and noticed that the baby’s head was to the side and stroller was covered in blood. Police sources say that the bullets aimed to the 1-year-old boy was meant for his father, Anthony Hennis, and accidently hits the stroller and killed his son. Family members mentioned that Anthony, the little boy’s father has a record of more than 20 arrests and that they believe the shooting was payback from earlier when the father had a dispute with someone. Unfortunately, the gun man had bad aiming and killed the little boy. Bishop Willie Billips, a local anti-violence activist was with the parents when they had to identify the child. Community activist felt very strong about a 1-year-old boy life being taken away at such an innocent young age. They are praying some can turn this killer in to the police. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was able to speak at a news conference and mentioned that when a child dies we all are...
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...Most of the victims are showed to be trafficked in some way or the other. Human trafficking in the US is at an all-time high. This paper will gives details as to why more can and should be done to combat human trafficking in the United States. Kidnapping, sex slaves, work servitude, sex trade, all of these words have something in common: human trafficking. Contrary to what was widely believed, this doesn’t just happen in other countries. Cases of human trafficking have been reported in all 50 states of the US. For a long while human trafficking was something that we in the US looked down upon other countries for, not paying attention to the fact that it was happening in our own back yards. The one thing that America has tried to push into the back of everyone’s mind, as if it didn’t happen here, is now in the forefront of everyone’s mind. Human trafficking is the big pink elephant in the room that no one seems to want to address. The victims could be walking around us every day. That woman that you may see walking the street with barely nothing on in passing on your way to work or the little boy you see in a sweat shop that you know is too young to be there and yet nothing is said and nothing is done. Human trafficking in the United States seems to be overlooked and not taken very seriously. Thousands of people are trafficked into the United States yearly. The United States also produces victims of human trafficking. According to U.S....
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...desistance has been a challenge for many years, with many criminologists publishing theories. Matza and Glazer believed that criminal behavior was sporadic. Matza was one of the first people to explain the idea of desistance and theories of criminal behavior. Glazer described criminal behavior as a “zigzag path” because criminals often go back and forth between committing crimes (Maruna, 2001). These criminals can commit a crime and then obey the law for the next couple weeks. The problem with defining desistance is the question of what really constitutes as legit desistance. Like stated before, someone can go months or even years without committing a crime, but does that mean the offending behavior is terminated? Farrall and Bowling view desistance as the ending of a criminal career (Maruna, 2001). Farrall and Bowling describe this type of desistance almost the same way that a person quits a job where one stops doing a routine. The factors that had the most impact on the desistance process would be choice or rational choice. When criminals were asked why they stopped committing crimes most became sick of the lifestyle and hit rock bottom so they wanted to start a new chapter in their lives. This is important because the ex offenders are making rational decisions to stop committing crimes. These people tell themselves that they want to do better and change their lives around because they know that breaking the law is going to make them end up in jail or even dead. It is unfortunate...
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