Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk - Workbook

This workbook focuses on identifying and responding to children and young people at risk. It includes assessments, signs of abuse, legislation, and more.

Identify and Respond to children and
young people at risk – workbook
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Contents
Assessment-1...................................................................................................................................4
Assessment-2...................................................................................................................................5
Assessment-3...................................................................................................................................6
Assessment-4...................................................................................................................................6
Assessment-5...................................................................................................................................7
Assessment-6...................................................................................................................................8
Assessment-7...................................................................................................................................8
Assessment-8...................................................................................................................................9
Assessment-9...................................................................................................................................9
Assessment-10.................................................................................................................................9
Assessment-11...............................................................................................................................10
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Assessment-1
1) Sexual abuse includes different forms of sexual activities performed by individual person.
Sometimes, it is considered as criminal offence and also happened at anywhere. In this way, it
can be identified the signs of sexual abuse such as
 Mood swings
 Self-harm
 Pains for no medical reason
 Used the language or knowledge too advanced for the child's age
 Violent and aggressive behavior
These are considered the most common sign of sexual abuse on the basis of behavior. In this
way, it become easier for identifying the specific symptoms that will change behavior of
children.
2) Non-invasive questions are those using as open-ended, not leading or pushy. Generally, it can
be used for purpose of questioning ensure that child will keep talking to other one. In this way, I
can use this question to interact with children and identifying their view point or opinion.
For Example:
 What is your favorite place?
 What is your favorite food?
 Is that your toy?
These are open-ended questions for asked with children, great way to them talking and ensure
that they will keep talking with me. Generally, I could use this question for purpose of
interaction and provide benefits in the form of real communication. Initially, when I was started
to interact with young person and child but prepare some notes and then start talking in step by
step manner.
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Assessment-2
1) I would response to the direct disclosure of sexual abuse and could feel a sense of
disgust, sadness, outrage and anger on the particular situation. Sometimes, I could try to
disbelief in the response to the suffering a child that has endured. According to me, it is
an essential behave as clam and control my feeling in order to provide the better safety of
children and young person. In this way, I have performed the suitable action with the help
of legislation, ensure that children will be protected.
2)
Leading questions Non-leading questions
 Who did child abuse thing?
 Does your mom come into room
and touch you in everywhere?
 Is that someone want to hurt you?
 Can I take action against the
person?
 How does your mom disturb you
during sleep?
 If you want to share about child
abuse things?
3) According to Children and young person act 1998, Person who come under age of 16
years, which applicable this legislation. in this way, it can protect the child or young
person if any kind of psychological, sexual abuse and ill-treatment. This type of
legislation has applied in both state as well as territory level. Sometimes, it is positively
impact on my own working hours and also helpful for giving equal treatment. When I am
doing work where this legislation help for securing or protecting lives of poor children or
young person.
4) I would aware about the lawful instructions relating the all children fall under
commonwealth legislation. it covered all issues or problem regarding child custody,
residence of children and ongoing financial support of children.
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Assessment-3
1) As per considered the statement of “child or young person focused on the work practices
that should be employed. In context of assessing a child/ young person's current situation
when children face different issues related child abuse, emotional abuse. This condition is
directly harm psychological as well as physical condition. Afterwards, it can be identified
the suitable actions to prevent the risk of harm.
 Identifying the view or opinion about the current situation. In order to examine
the current problem.
 Make an effective decision in which providing the better protection
 Taking legal action against the person, if in case identified the criminal activities
Assessment-4
1) I would response the positive interaction with children and young person, actively
listening or focus on the children what they are saying. In additional, I have considered
the body language of client properly assess their situation and make decisions.
Furthermore, I have found that children struggling to find the work and communicate. I
have identified this problem because of emotional, sexual abuse with child.
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2)
Closed questions Open questions
 Is that possible to establish good
coordination with child?
 Does parents understand feeling of
children?
 Is that possible child protection law
support them in future?
 Does mom interact with child to find
out their problem?
 Is that possible sexual abuse impact
on the behavior of children?
 Why children are not communicated
with other people?
 How can motivate or inspire
children?
 What are different strategies
applicable for child protection?
 How can protect or secure children
from sexual abuse?
 What are advantage of child
protection act?
Assessment-5
1) I am getting received information about job or role such as job description, induction
from ongoing in-house training and at staff and team meetings. In additional it can be
received from website, online portal.
2) It is important for me to underperform in specific job role as child protection officer
where I could consider all necessary child protection laws. Sometimes, it can be included
job description.
3) I have tried to maintain and up to date knowledge about the different information
regarding child protection. In case if negative on children’s situation or place. Afterward,
it can easily applicable action based on the decision which made by qualified profession
who have both skills and knowledge to understand current situation.
4) I am working as child protection officer so that perform different activities in order to
maintain privacy as well as security. I have followed the sequential steps to perform
legalise actions.
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Assessment-6
1) Generally, I have followed the specific procedures when submitting a notification of
harm to right authorities.
 I have started to record data and time when children disclosed the information
about harm.
 I have concerned about the signs of abuse among children and young person.
 I have created a report for mention all possible risk of harm and send to correct
authorities.
 I have received the confirmation regarding legalise action performed in proper
manner.
2) I have suspect an incident of harm to child so that I will include information about the
signs of abuse, current psychological and physical level within report.
Assessment-7
1) List of different organizations
 Defence/ police
 Social firm
 Counselling and guidance
 Translating
 Healthcare
 Culture diversified
 Disability specialist
In my territory, I have contact with department of child protection which mainly performed the
different activities. in order to provide the equal right for each children and young person. this
will support for collecting record of child and maintain the effective communication or
relationship with service providers.
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Assessment-8
1: True
2: True
3: True
4: False
5: True
6: True
7: False
8: False
9: False
10:False
Assessment-9
1) When I was started to address something as complicated in ethical dilemma, always
remember that I should consider things in proper manner before taking action against
other people. I am aware about the all information about child or young person
protection.
2) The code of ethics are important in child protection because it help for established the
better relationship with children, colleagues. In future, it provide the guidance children in
term of decisions-making. Ethics support them to be committed towards child’s
development and promote self-image or encourage towards awareness about child
protection.
Assessment-10
1)
 Encourage or motivate towards children to express her or his feeling.
 Promote the mutual understanding
 Look at problem or issue while protecting from harm.
 providing comfort and assurance
 respecting feelings
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2)
I have considered the different child focused practices:
 acknowledging children's dislikes and fears
 it always ensuring the primary focus on the child or young person's according to need and
requirement
 respecting children's disabilities and cultural differences
3) Principles the code of ethics, which providing the better ethical framework for social
worker. It help for people to give guideline and used by other professionals. By using
AASW code of ethics to resolve children protection related issue or problem.
Assessment-11
A conflict of interest might happen when I could know about parents and children on personal
level. In this way, it might be unfairly influence the decision that should make as director.
Including the suitable information or data within report:
 Abuse or neglect of children by staff member
 Claims for reimbursement of expenses which have not incurred.
 Misuse of sensitive information or data
Director has a responsibility to store record of corruption and other misuse of information in
context of child protection.
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