Cyp 3.3 roles and responsibilities of the different organisations?

[Alison Day]

Originally Posted by jessie

hi
is any one doing this unit in exam form, i have it on friday and havent a glue on the questions.... I hate tests.....

Hi Jessie

Your the first person I have seen who is also doing test units, I havent done the safeguarding one yet but have done unit one understand child development and the key skills ones. Found unit one easy really so hope the rest are the same!! Good luck!

Alison. x

[Jenna]

Hiya :) thankyou for your reply. Im doing mine work based with no college aswell! My assessor comes every 4wks but if i get stuck i have no contact with anyone..same as u really! Just left to get on with it. My work collegues are alot older than me and have only done nvq 3 and like u said it's totally different so i tend to just do what i think..it's worked so far haha! You have the work book right? I feel like im just re writing the whole book sometimes! I used alot of the books on google and just internet sites and magazine articles for references. Do u do alot of references? I've not got any other qualifications in childcare so im new to it all.
I started the course in october and i've only done units 1, 2, and gota get unit 3 done for two wks time. How about u?
My assessor quit so i was given a new assessor hense why i havn't done alot lol as i was clueless. So far though i've passed both unit 1 and 2 :) i just wana hurry up and finish the whole thing so i can get a job somewhere else and earn more and be more involved! How about u?
Sorry im blabbing haha!

[lyn c]

Hi Jenna
Only doing this level because i was passed by ofsted to become a supervisor many years ago and all of a sudden have ben told that my qualification has now got to be updated. I have been working in childcare for approx 18 years so not new to it but finding it hard to be studying again. i do enjoy it but quite often do too much but think i'm not doing enough. Recently one of our bosses became ill so need another person just incase other boss needs holiday or becomes ill or needs time off.

I started course in Sept, havent had anything marked off yet but my tutor looks and tells me if its ok. Been assessed alot in wokplace but still feel i'm not getting anywhere. I am going to really work hard over next couple of weeks to get thie unit done.#I have so far nearly completed SCH 31,SCH 32,SCH 33, SCH 34, CYP 3.1, CYP3.2 and now doing CYP 3.3. i have bits and bobs on other units signed off too.

I don't know whether it will help but just borrowed from work a policy and procedure cd with alot of info on so if you need any info ask me and i'll send you what i have for instances i got this info from the cd which might help you about current legislation in this unit.

Safeguarding children and child protection
(Including managing allegations of abuse against a member of staff)
Legal framework

Primary legislation
 Children Act (1989 s47)
 Protection of Children Act (1999)
 Data Protection Act (1998)
 The Children Act (Every Child Matters) (2004)
 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006)

Secondary legislation
 Sexual Offences Act (2003)
 Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000)
 Equalities Act (2010)
 Data Protection Act (1998) Non Statutory Guidance

Further Guidance

 Working Together to Safeguard Children (revised HMG 2010)
 What to do if you are Worried a Child is Being Abused (HMG 2006)
 Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (DoH 2000)
 The Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: A Guide for Practitioners (CWDC 2010)
 Statutory guidance on making arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under section 11 of the Children Act 2004 (HMG 2007)
 Information Sharing: Guidance for Practitioners and Managers (HMG 2008)
 Independent Safeguarding Authority: www.isa-gov.org.uk


Please ask if you need policies or procedures because i could e-mail you what i have on disc. It is very good and might even help you with cyp 3.3 because there is alot of info on them.
infact alot of info on all policies and procedures and current legislation on all policies.
Hope this helps.

[libby1966]

hi lyn c im interested in the policies and procedures so any help will be greatly received

[Katojigfly]

I don't know if this is of any use but here you are anyway.....

• a child or young person has gone missing from care
Social Services
To provide support for vulnerable children. Responsible for co-ordinating and implementing an inter-agency child protection plan to safeguard children.
To make enquiries to enable them to decide what action they should take to safeguard or promote the child or young person’s welfare.
Deal with courts when a child or young person is thought to be in immediate danger.
Act as a principle point of contact for children where there are child protection concerns
Responsible for co-ordinating the assessment of the child or young person’s needs, the parent’s capacity to keep the child safe and the wider family circumstances.
Have arrangements in place so that they may be contacted directly by parents of family members seeking help, concerned friends and neighbours and by professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies.

NSPCC
This is a voluntary organisation and it has placed upon it “the duty to ensure an appropriate and speedy response in all cases where children are alleged to be at risk of abuse or neglect in any form”.
Have a responsibility to identify and prevent cruelty to children.
Contributes to multi-agency training and particularly multi-disciplinary training.
The NSPCC is authorised to initiate proceedings to protect children under the terms of the Children Act 1989.
Operates a helpline service advising adults and professionals on safeguarding matters and where necessary, liaises with local statutory agencies to refer children at risk of abuse.
Operates Child Line which provides a telephone helpline across the UK for all children and young people who needs advice about abuse, bullying and other concerns.
Although all the above may be involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed, this may not always be the case for every individual. Below is a brief outline of the investigation process in which the agencies above take part and when.
Consultation – Discussion and advice on child protection concerns.
Referrals – Formal requests to make child protection enquiries on behalf of a child or young person who may be suffering. Initial Assessment – Record/file checks to clarify if a child or young person is in need of protection. This involves a consultation with parents/carers, family and the child/young person. However, if a child is put at further risk by professionals consulting their family, the family is not informed of the initial assessment.
Strategy discussion – Whenever there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child/young person is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm, a strategy discussion will take place which will involve local authority children’s social care, the police, health services and other bodies where appropriate (e.g. school) and the referring agency. The strategy discussion should be convened and led by local authority children’s social care and those participating should be sufficiently senior so that they are able to contribute to the discussion and make decisions on behalf of their own agencies.
Child Protection Enquiry – Social services, the police and possible the NSPCC work jointly to investigate and assess the need for child protection.
Child Protection Conference – If the reported concerns are confirmed by the enquiry, social services may call a child protection conference. This is a multi-agency meeting to agree whether any action is necessary. Those who have a relevant contribution to make may include at this stage:
the child or his/her representative
the child’s family members
foster carers
residential care staff
local authority children’s social care staff who have been involved in an assessment of the child and the family
Professionals involved with the child/young person e.g. school staff, health visitors, paediatricians, and early year’s staff
Professionals involved with the parents or other family members e.g. family support services, GP’s and mental health.
Professionals with expertise in the particular type of harm suffered by the child/young person
Professionals involved in the investigation e.g. the police
NSPCC or other voluntary organisations who are involved
Local authority legal services
The conference may agree at this point to put the child/young person’s name on the child protection register.
Child Protection Plan – This plans the services to be provided in the future to keep the child/young person safe and to reduce or remove any risks.
Review – Regular follow-up meetings to assess progress and review needs and to decide on deregistration if the child/young person is deemed safe.
It is essential, at all times, that organisations who are involved when a child/young person has been abused or harmed, work together effectively so that the interests of the child is met and so that each individual can contribute to supporting the child’s safety and well-being.

Health Visitor/Midwives
Midwives and health visitors are well placed to identify risk factors to a child during pregnancy, birth and early years
Identify children at risk of significant harm by being alert to parent’s attitudes and behaviours during pregnancy and early parenthood which give rise for concern
Monitor children’s development and identify if there is a reason for a child failing to thrive
Notify social services if concerns are raised during the antenatal period about the future of the unborn child and they believe the child may be at risk from significant harm, so that a pre-birth child protection case conference can be considered.

GP
Know when and how to refer a child/young person to social services when they are concerned about abuse, neglect or its likelihood.
Be informed immediately when other members of the primary health care team become concerned about the welfare of a child/young person.
Discuss their concerns with colleagues who have experience in child protection matters where there is clinical uncertainty.
Share information with social services when enquiries are being made.
Attend child protection conferences and make available relevant information about a child and its family.
As employers, GP’s are responsible for their staff and must ensure that practice nurses, practice managers, receptionists and any other staff who they employ, are given child protection training.

Police
The police have a duty and responsibility to investigate criminal offences committed against children and young people.
To investigate whether a crime has been committed, identify those responsible and secure evidence for any criminal proceedings.
Liaise with social services when an offence against a child/young person has been committed.
They have emergency powers to enter premises and to ensure the immediate protection of children and young people who are believed to be suffering, or at risk of suffering, significant harm.
Officers attending domestic violence incidents should be aware of the effect of such violence on any child or young person within the household.
Make sure they handle all investigations of child abuse with sensitivity.
Have access to information through IMPACT Nominal Index (INI) which enables them to share information quickly and efficiently with other forces.

School
All schools and colleges have a pastoral responsibility towards their pupils and should take all reasonable steps to ensure that a child/young person’s welfare is safeguarded and their safety is preserved.
Have their own policies and procedures in place for safeguarding children and young people.
Be able to identify children/young people who are suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm.
Create and maintain a safe environment for children and young people.
Have a child protection policy that sets out the procedures that should be followed whenever there are concerns about a child/young person.
A schools child protection policy should also address how children will be made aware of risks, how children will be helped to recognise risks and how they will be given the skills to cope through the use of the preventative curriculum.
Trained to recognise and notice outwards signs of possible abuse or neglect.
Refer any concerns to the designated child protection officer within their setting, who in turn would report to social services where necessary.
Play a role in assisting social services by referring concerns and providing information which will contribute to child protection investigations.
Liaise with social services where there are concerns about abuse or neglect.

Psychology
Review, gather and evaluate situations as to why, how, when the child or young person became at risk/harmed/abused.
Counselling to allow a child or young person to open up about their abuse/harm.
Provide psychological evaluations on both the child and parent/carers.
Recommendations on whether the child should have psychological treatment.
Recommendations for other services that would help create a safe environment for the child or young person.

The role of a psychologist is that of a professional expert who strives to maintain an unbiased, objective stance.
HOSPITAL SERVICES
Need to be alert to signs and symptoms of abuse/neglect/harm.
Conscious of parents/carers who visit different hospitals.
Conscious of parents/carers changing their version of events of an injury or if the child or young person’s version of events is different.
Notify the child/young person’s GP immediately of any visits to an A&E department when a child is 5 years or under or with children up to the age of 18 where there is cause for concern.

PAEDIATRICIANS
Examine children or young people believed to have been abused.
Identify any other medical needs the child/young person may have.
Give evidence in court in criminal and/or care proceedings.
Know how to gather, collate and present evidence.
Understand the needs of abused children.
Undertake and supervise appropriate child protection training.

[martddon]

hello jenna, i am also doing the course , i was wondering if you can help me with the unit 3 ...2.7 question is :Explain how to access support in situations that are outside the expertise, experience, role and responsibility of the practitioner. thanks

[Jenna]

Hiya :) thankyou for the reply, that sounds great!
I dont suppose u have the current uk bullying policy or anything relating to bullying do you?
Im currently doing unit 3, 1.2 - explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. I've mentioned forced marriages, and now im writing about bullying but cant find info anywhere !! Dont suppose u have any info on it? Im really stuck :( and getting nowhere. Do u need any help with anything?

When u say SCH, what does that mean? Mine are listed as units and learning outcomes.. im confused lol.

[lyn c]

Hi jenna
try childline they have a page on bullying. not sure if it will help though. but to me alot of the acts cover bullying in some sort of way. I have posted a reply on your thread but again don't know if will help.
The SCH is the first units that i had to do, maybe things are structured different. Trying to complete task 3 at the mo but think i'm going into it too much but never mind.:
If i find out anymore will post again later.:rotfl:

[emziebub88]

Can someone please tell me what the roles and responsibilities are of a psychology service please?? I have been given a table with roles and responsibilities in separate columns and am almost finished except this box!! soooooooooo confused!!

Any help would be gratefully appreciated!! xx

[crystal]

hi this is my first post so hope i'm doing it right.
working my way through very hard and time consuming unit 3 with very little time left.
i'm looking at responsibilties of LSCB's and trying to find out which areas Essex Safeguarding Childrens Board covers. does anyone know?