Y4 - Child Protection

Question 1

What does the UN convention on the rights of the child state?

Answer 1

Children have the right to be protected from abuse or neglect by parents or carers

Question 2

What is the purpose of the children’s charter?

Answer 2

Protect children and young people

Question 3

What is GIRFEC?

Answer 3

Getting it right for every child

National approach in Scotland to improve outcomes & supporting wellbeing of children & young people

Question 4

What is in the wellbeing wheel?

Answer 4

Confident individuals (active, respected) 
Effective contributors (responsible, included) 
Responsible citizens (healthy, safe) 
Successful learners (achieving, nurtured)

Question 5

What are the categories of abuse?

Answer 5

Physical injury 
Neglect
Non-organic failure to thrive
Sexual abuse
Emotional abuse
Factitious or induced illness by proxy
Child sexual exploitation

Question 6

Name 6 indicators of possible abuse

Answer 6

Appearing afraid, quiet or withdrawn
Afraid to go home
Appearing constantly hungry, tired or untidy
Being left unattended or unsupervised
Having too much responsibility for their age
Acting in a sexually inappropriate way

Question 7

Define physical abuse

Answer 7

Actual or attempted physical injury, including administration of toxic substances where there is knowledge or reasonable suspicion that the injury was inflicted or knowingly not prevented

Question 8

Name 4 indicators of physical abuse

Answer 8

Delayed presentation 
Inconsistent history 
History inconsistent with findings
Location of bruises
Patterned/petechial bruising
Clusters of bruises

Question 9

Define physical neglect

Answer 9

When a child’s essential needs are not met

This is likely to cause impairment to physical health and development

Question 10

Define non-organic failure to thrive

Answer 10

Failure to reach expected weight and growth norms or developmental milestones
Reversible with normal feeding

Question 11

What are children with FTT more at risk of?

Answer 11

Childhood illness

Developmental and behavioural problems

Question 12

Define sexual abuse

Answer 12

Any child below age of consent
Action/neglect to protect
Causes child to be involved in any activity which leads to sexual arousal/gratification of any other person (whether or not genital contact has taken place)

Question 13

If the child initiates sexual behaviour and someone engages is it still sexual abuse?

Answer 13

Yes

Sexual abuse regardless of whether child initiates it or not

Question 14

Define emotional abuse

Answer 14

Failure to provide for child’s basic emotional needs

Question 15

What effects may emotional abuse have on children?

Answer 15

Serious long term effects on child’s behaviour and development

Question 16

What is factitious or induced illness by proxy?

Answer 16

Illness in a child which is faked and/or produced by the parent or carer

Question 17

How do you gain consent to examine a child?

Answer 17

Children Act 1995 says you need parental consent

Question 18

How do you handle a disclosure?

Answer 18

Calmly
Don’t promise to keep a secret
Allow child to say what they want
Reassure them they have done the right thing
Explain you have to speak to someone who can help
Make a multiagency referral
Document

Question 19

What happens after a multiagency referral?

Answer 19

Background checks
Joint police/social work investigation
Child may be interviewed by police & SW
Medical Ex of child
Care arrangements of child altered
Child protection case conference may need to be convened
May need name placed on child protection register

Question 20

What are the 3 court orders you can use for child protection?

Answer 20

Child protection order
Exclusion order
Child assessment order

Question 21

What is a child protection order?

Answer 21

Sherriff authorises child’s removal to place of safety

Question 22

What is an exclusion order?

Answer 22

Excludes perpetrator from household

Question 23

What is a child assessment order?

Answer 23

Used if parent refuses to allow child to be seen and examined

Question 24

What is a named person?

Answer 24

Someone who holds the records for the child and is a key contact in sharing concerns about a child

Question 25

Who are the named people?

Answer 25

First 10 days - midwife
Until P1 - health visitor
Primary school - headmaster
Secondary school - guidance teacher

Question 26

What is done if a child is seriously injured or killed?

Answer 26

Significant case review