THE STATUTORY CHILD PROTECTION

STATUTORY CHILD PROTECTION
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Table of Contents
Activity 1............................................................................................................3
Consequences of maltreatment...............................................................................3
Risk factors......................................................................................................3
Child:...........................................................................................................3
Parent or caregiver...........................................................................................3
Relationship...................................................................................................4
Community and societal factors.............................................................................4
Prevention........................................................................................................4
Activity 2:...........................................................................................................5
Structured Decision-Making (SDM) tools.................................................................6
Document the outcome of the assessment and decisions...............................................6
Has the child suffered harm?..............................................................................6
Risk of the child suffering harm.............................................................................6
Role of the parent in protecting the child from harm.................................................6
Intervention or referral to another agency...............................................................6
Activity 3:...........................................................................................................7
Case study:.......................................................................................................7
Activity 4:.........................................................................................................10
Harm and complicating factors............................................................................10
Activity 5..........................................................................................................11
Reflection......................................................................................................11
Reference list.....................................................................................................13
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Activity 1
Having an abusive parent can lead to poor development of the child, a manifestation of child
maltreatment. 1 in 5 women and 1 in 13 men was subjected to some or other kind of
maltreatment (who.int, 2019).
Consequences of maltreatment
 Being a victim of violence
 Depression
 Smoking
 Obesity
 High risk in sexual behaviors
 Accidental pregnancy and even miscarriage
 Alcohol and drug misuse.
This behaviour can lead to increased rates of suicides and mental health consequences. Beyond
the social and health consequences, maltreatment often leads to poor economic impact including
the cost related to hospitalization, treatment for poor mental health, child welfare and longer
health related costs
Risk factors
Child:
Following are the chances that increases the risk for a child being maltreated
Being an adolescent or under four years of age
Being unwanted or failing to meet expectations of the parents
Child with special needs
Parent or caregiver
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Following are the chance that gives rise to increase in child maltreatment
 Failure to bond with the newborn
 Being maltreated as a child
 Using of drugs or alcohol during pregnancy
 Experiencing financial difficulties
Relationship
 Relationship with friends and family may increase the risk of maltreatment as follows:
 Poor physical or mental condition of a family member
 Being isolated from the community
 Violence between family members
Community and societal factors
 Social and gender inequality
 Limited housing or social support
 High levels of unemployment
 Easy access to alcohol or other kind of drugs
 Lack of policies to curb child maltreatment
Prevention
Preventing maltreatment of children demands a multispectral approach. As per the statement of
Havnes and Mogstad (2015), an effective program that supports positivity can be implemented to
ensure proper prevention of maltreatment of the children
 Visit to the parents by the nurses to provide knowledge and information
 Education to the parents in groups regarding the knowledge increase in child
development
There are several ways that can be implemented to ensure that the efficacy of the work is rightly
maintained. The following rules can be applied in the mentioned context:
Programs in order to prevent abusive trauma and poor health among the children
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