Child Protection - Assignment

Running head: CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD PROTECTION
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note:

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Identify what an early intervention and strategies could have been put in place for this
family. Provide one example of a program or service.
There were signs of neglect from the very beginning in the case of Amy and Sophie the
two sisters. They were not very clean, their clothes were not clean enough, lunch provided was
of very low quality. These are all indications of apathy from the family which may have further
implications to each. Indeed, it was found that the step father was physically abusing them. As
early intervention the sisters could be counseled in the first stage of the detection of apathy, this
could disclose the problem at an early stage. There is child abuse and protection law in Australia
and NGO’s like “Childwise” work to eradicate such menaces (Childwise.org.au, 2018).
Research and outline the options for addressing the client’s preferences and needs using
the following headings.
1. Residential services—Residential services incorporate gathering homes, foster houses,
commonly worked offices and child equity open and secure authority/detainment offices.
Kids and youth might be put in private settings by guardians, kids' guide social orders,
group get to components or on account of youth equity, requested through the courts.
2. Peer support service—Peer support programs give a chance to people who have
accomplished critical recuperation to help others in their recuperation ventures.
Companion authorities show recuperation, show aptitudes and offer backings to help
individuals encountering psychological well-being challenges have important existences
in the group.
3. Parent Support Program-- The Australian Government gives subsidizing through the
Family Support Program to help families in the everyday bringing up of kids from birth

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to adolescents, by means of the data and assets on the Raising Children Network
(Aifs.gov.au, 2018). The Family Support Program is regulated by the Department of
Social Services (DSS).
Goal planning tool
Goal 1
Whose goal is it for?-
Children
Goal 2
Whose goal is it for?-
Parents
Goal 3
Whose goal is it for?-
School teachers
Action (Steps)
a) To prevent further
physical abuse of the
children
b) To treat the existing
depression and imbalance of
emotion in the children
c) To provide rehabilitation
to the children
Action (Steps)
a) To punish the step father
engaged in criminal activity
b) To understand the
mother’s view in the context
c)
Action (Steps)
a) To train them what
actions should be taken if
any further such incidents
are found.
b) To train them about
detection of symptoms in
children
c) To explain the teachers
the importance of detecting
and preventing child abuses
in its early stage
Roles (Who will act)-
Psychologist, Counsellors
Roles (Who will act)-
Police, legal authorities and
psychologists
Roles (Who will act)-
Education experts and
psychologists
Responsibility (what will
they do)- They will counsel
the children and endeavor in
bringing them to normal.
Responsibility (what will
they do)- Punish the
criminal, and counsel the
mother.
Responsibility (what will
they do)- Training and
counselling
Timeline (by when)- 6
months
Timeline (by when)- 3
months. Timeline (by when)- 1 year.
Indicators to change- Mental
health of
Indicators to change- The
mother’s attitude.
Indicators to change- Better
responses of the teachers to
such incidents.