Safeguarding and child protection for nurses, midwives and health visitors
Subtitle: a practical guide
By: Catherine Powell
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Maidenhead; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780335240302; 9781280120985; 9780335236145; 9780335236138
Subjects: Child abuse; Prevention; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS; Abuse; Child Abuse; SELF-HELP; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Description: Focuses on the practical aspects of safeguarding children and young people for nurses and midwives. This title offers a guide to how healthcare professionals should behave when dealing with situations of suspected or confirmed child neglect or abuse.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Principles for practice; title: Introduction; title: Children and young people; title: Children's rights; title: Parents and parenting; title: Positive parenting; title: Fatherhood; title: Safeguarding and child protection; title: Risks to children's well-being; title: Child maltreatment; title: Significant harm; title: The impact of child maltreatment; title: The prevalence of child maltreatment; title: Safeguarding children and public health; title: Skills and competencies for safeguarding and child protection practice; title: Recognizing and responding to child maltreatment; title: Information-sharing and inter-agency working; title: The roles of designated and named professionals; title: Summary; title: 2. Prevention and early intervention; title: Introduction; title: Case 1 Erin; title: - support from the Family Nurse Partnership programme; title: Teenage pregnancy; title: Teenage pregnancy, looked-after children and young people; title: Case 1 Continued; title: The Family Nurse Partnership programme; title: Erin: summary of prevention and early intervention.; title: Contents note continued: Case 2 The Gordon family; title: - assessment of additional needs using the Common Assessment Framework; title: The Common Assessment Framework; title: Case 2 Continued; title: The Gordon family: summary of prevention and early intervention; title: Case 3 Natalie; title: - prevention and support from the school nursing service; title: Underage sexual activity; title: Case 3 Continued; title: Natalie: summary of prevention and early intervention; title: Summary; title: 3. Physical abuse; title: Introduction; title: Physical abuse; title: Recognizing physical abuse; title: Case 1 Kayla; title: - an infant with bruising; title: Bruising; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Referral to children's social care; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Kayla: summary of concerns; title: Case 2 Ethan; title: - a toddler with burns; title: Thermal injuries; title: Case 2 Continued; title: Strategy discussions; title: Ethan: summary of concerns; title: Case 3 Naimah; title: - a 6-year-old in hospital; title: Fabricated or induced illness; title: Case 3 Continued; title: Naimah: summary of concerns; title: Summary; title: 4. Emotional abuse.; title: Contents note continued: Introduction; title: Emotional abuse; title: Parenting and emotional abuse; title: Cultural perspectives; title: Prevention of emotional abuse; title: Case 1 Poppy; title: - a 6-year-old child who is difficult to love'; title: Oppositional defiant disorder; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Case 2 Tyra; title: - a little mother' to her siblings; title: Parental substance misuse; title: Case 2 Continued; title: The initial child protection conference; title: The nursing contribution; title: The form and function of the initial child protection conference; title: Tyra and her siblings: subject to a child protection plan; title: Case 3 Nilay; title: - a hidden child; title: Multiple challenges; title: Nilay: next steps; title: Summary; title: 5. Sexual abuse; title: Introduction; title: Sexual abuse; title: Indicators of child sexual abuse; title: The effects of child sexual abuse; title: Case 1 Marnie; title: - a 14-year-old at risk; title: Sexual exploitation as a form of child sexual abuse; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Case 2 Jodie; title: - a child with disabilities who is subject to a child protection plan.; title: Contents note continued: Child maltreatment and children with disabilities; title: The child protection plan; title: Jodie's child protection plan; title: Case 2 Continued; title: Case 3 Stewart; title: - an adult client who discloses activity that is linked with child sexual abuse; title: Child abuse and information and communication technology; title: Case 3 Continued; title: Summary; title: 6. Neglect; title: Introduction; title: Neglect; title: Prevalence of neglect; title: Indicators of child neglect; title: The importance of benchmarking parental care; title: Children who are not brought to appointments: an important feature of neglect; title: Parental issues that may lead to neglect of children; title: The role of nurses and midwives; title: Case 1 Jack; title: - a baby at risk of neglect; title: The named midwife; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Case 2 Courtney and Kendra; title: - faltering growth; title: Faltering growth; title: The child protection review conference; title: Case 2 Continued; title: Case 3 Riley; title: - an accidental ingestion.; title: Contents note continued: The adverse effects of accidental exposure to buprenorphine in young children; title: Case 3 Continued; title: Summary; title: 7. Child death and serious case review; title: Introduction; title: Child death review processes; title: Rapid response; title: The immediate response; title: The early response; title: The later response; title: The child death overview panel; title: Involvement of parents; title: Case 1 Tegan; title: - an unexpected death in infancy; title: Sudden unexpected death in infancy; title: Case 1 Continued; title: Learning from the child death overview panel process; title: Serious case review; title: The components of a serious case review; title: Publication of serious case review overview reports; title: Case 2 Preston; title: - non-accidental head injury leading to permanent disability; title: Non-accidental head injury; title: Case 2 Continued; title: Summary; title: 8. Messages for practice; title: Introduction; title: Support for practice: are the following in place for you?; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix; title: Safeguarding and child protection policy in England.; title: Contents note continued: Safeguarding and child protection policy in Wales; title: Safeguarding and child protection policy in Scotland; title: Safeguarding and child protection policy in Northern Ireland.