[PDF] Top 20 Safeguarding disabled children : practice guidance

... of disabled children (Paragraphs ...that disabled children may be especially vulnerable to ...for disabled children are essentially the same as for non-disabled ... See full document

... to children young people and their families including those who are disabled or have special educational needs (SEN), giving them help at an earlier stage, avoiding crisis intervention later ...of ... See full document

... local Safeguarding Children’s Boards would be responsible for safeguarding children including those who may be put at risk due to parental drug ...agency practice guidance has been ... See full document

... The social worker to whom the referral is made should obtain as much information as possible from the referrer. This should include the child’s name, date of birth, address, name of carer/guardian and person holding ... See full document

... contemporary guidance 18,19 there may have been cases where the initial concerns raised were discussed with suitably experienced colleagues, deemed not to require child protection referral but to require ... See full document

... ‘I know that a lot of people say ‘oh the staff only need to know on a need-to-know basis.’ I really doubt that because if you want to put a hundred percent into your work, you need to know … what the basis of the ... See full document

... Safeguarding children affected by domestic abuse is an important public policy concern and a key responsibility for professionals working with children and families (Department of Health 2005, 2009, ... See full document

... Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs), and to offer advice and support to other health professionals across provider organisations (DfE ...revised guidance states that “CCGs need to demonstrate ... See full document

... of practice staff who detects possible signs of neglect or abuse in a child or adult (including possible domestic or elder abuse) should take immediate action as ... See full document

... 5.71 Each child must also be allocated an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) responsible for chairing reviews of their care plans at regular intervals. Amongst other duties, IROs must make sure that the child ... See full document

... The Practice Teacher professional mobilisation group was established in July 2011 to help deliver the transformed health visiting service across the Yorkshire and ...of Practice Teachers, managers and ... See full document

... Housing, disabled children and t heir families The majority of disabled children live at home on a permanent basis with their families.. They have been identified as a group which ‘slips[r] ... See full document

... of disabled children in residential provision post-16, albeit less marked than in the education ...of disabled young people and those with SEN, leaving residential ... See full document

... admitting children into state care was too ...the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS, 2009) produced figures which demonstrated that: there were nearly 50 per cent more care ... See full document

... probation staff, sports club welfare officers, those working with adults in, for example, learning disability, mental health, alcohol and drug misuse services, those working in community play schemes. Designated leads, ... See full document

... The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent, non-political body which funds programmes of research and innovative development in the fields of housing, social care and social policy. It supports projects of ... See full document

... in safeguarding or protecting children were mainly topic focused and largely concerned with enhancing or exploring professional practice (Appleton, 2011; Peckover, 2013; Middleton and Hardy, 2014; ... See full document

... information they need, key professionals should understand parents’ entitlement to childcare provision and be equipped to signpost them to information. However, key professionals do not always effectively disseminate ... See full document

... Concerns for the welfare of a child should be acted upon in the same way as with any other child 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' (Department of Health et al, 1999). However, barriers exist within the ... See full document

... consistent practice with the same respondents adopting the same interpretation consistently for all the questions, but rather respondents considered each question on its on terms and varied how they interpreted 12 ... See full document