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Change Mental Health: Child Protection
This badge will evidence your up to date knowledge of child protection.
This badge will evidence your up to date knowledge of child protection.
Child protection policy stresses the need for services to identify risk and work in a coordinated way to promote the safety and wellbeing of children.
It is the responsibility of all staff to recognise concerns and be familiar with reporting protocols.
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 focuses on the wellbeing of children and young people.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- Have a beginning knowledge of GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), an approach which focuses on ensuring positive child development. Read the Shanarri Indicators which underpin GIFEC and which identify areas necessary for the wellbeing of children and young people. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright/wellbeing
- Read the following 2 policies found in your Support in Mind Scotland Staff Handbook:
Child Protection Policy
Confidentiality policy.
- In your workplace:
Source your Local Authority Child Protection protocol and read the reporting procedures listed in the document
- Read the following case studies or telephone scenarios found on the staff area of the Support in Mind Scotland website and assess whether there is cause for concern. Discuss your findings with your line manager
‘Tom is moving on’
‘Lisa is coping’
http://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk
Remember!
Applications that are not countersigned by your supervisor/manager will be declined.
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Evidence:
- Let us know how your reading has made you consider child protection in your practice.
- Your submission should be a minimum of 250 words
- Your application must be signed by your line manager to confirm you have considered child protection in your practice.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statements.
Badge issuer
Change Mental Health
Change Mental Health seek to support and empower all those affected by mental illness, including family members, carers and supporters.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback will be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
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