EBOOK: Safeguarding Babies And Young Children: A Guide For Early Years Professionals

This practical and challenging book focuses on the relationship that early years professionals have with babies, young children and their families/carers. Powell and Uppal reprioritize practice in safeguarding and child protection, and emphasise the importance of focussing on the skills needed to work successfully in this arena. Section 1: Issues Introduction Issues in safeguarding babies and young children from abuse The Rights of Children The baby and young child as the focus for Safeguarding Acting ethically The development of community involvement Section 2: Practical Considerations- Exploring the actions and roles of Early Years Professionals in Safeguarding babies and young children Introduction Raising concerns and Identifying Abuse Providing support for 'at risk' babies and young children Assessment and referral- passing on concerns Teamwork and safeguarding Working with the parents /carers of an abused baby or young child What might happen after the case has been referred - mapping the potential impact of intervention Conclusions: reflections on considerations for developing future practice; detailed requirements of effective intervention This work explores the role of early years practitioners both in relation to child protection and the wider responsibility of safeguarding, as enshrined in the Children Act 2004, and has an emphasis on developing more effective, holistic and integrated practice. The book recognises the main principles that underpin effective safeguarding practices and explores the application of a range of key tools that will facilitate a sense of empowerment for practitioners dealing with safeguarding issues. The authors emphasize the importance of preventative interventions as a positive means of impacting on the lives of children and their families. They do this through such processes as the Common Assessment Framework, as well as maintaining the need within the system for responses to be made to urgent concerns that are closely related to safeguarding and child protection processes. With practical case studies throughout, the book helps you: Understand what your responsibilities are Decide what appropriate action should be taken Develop a means of coping with this sensitive area Make sense of current policies and procedures This book is essential reading for all early years students and professionals who wish to explore and rehearse various safeguarding situations in preparation for practice. The book recognises the main principles that underpin effective safeguarding practices and explores the application of a range of key tools that will facilitate a sense of empowerment for practitioners dealing with safeguarding issues. The authors emphasize the importance of preventative interventions as a positive means of impacting on the lives of children and their families. They do this through such processes as the Common Assessment Framework, as well as maintaining the need within the system for responses to be made to urgent concerns that are closely related to safeguarding and child protection processes. With practical case studies throughout, the book helps you: Understand what your responsibilities are Decide what appropriate action should be taken Develop a means of coping with this sensitive area Make sense of current policies and procedures This book is essential reading for all early years students and professionals who wish to explore and rehearse various safeguarding situations in preparation for practice Safeguarding Babies and Young Children......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 PART 1 Principles for practice: overview of issues and considerations for early years professionals in safeguarding babies and young children......Page 17 1 Issues in safeguarding babies and young children from abuse......Page 19 2 The rights of children......Page 43 3 The baby and young child as the focus for safeguarding......Page 58 4 Acting ethically: developing ethical practices in safeguarding contexts......Page 75 5 The development of community involvement......Page 94 PART 2 Practical considerations: exploring the actions and roles of early years professionals in safeguarding babies and young children......Page 109 6 Raising concerns and identifying abuse......Page 111 7 Providing support for ‘at risk’ babies and young children......Page 126 8 Assessment and referral: passing on concerns......Page 135 9 Teamwork and safeguarding......Page 148 10 Working with the parents and carers of an abused baby or young child......Page 162 11 What might happen after the case has been referred: mapping the potential impact of intervention......Page 171 12 Conclusions: reflections on considerations for developing future practice and detailed requirements of effective intervention......Page 186 References......Page 200 Index......Page 209 Adverts......Page 225