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Safeguarding children and young people : a guide for nurses and midwives / Catherine Powell.
LIBRA HV715 .P69 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Powell, Catherine, Dr.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Child welfare.
- Children--Health and hygiene--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Children.
- Children--Health and hygiene.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead, England ; New York : Open University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- This book has been written specifically for a nursing and midwifery audience and is an accessible text that outlines and explores professional roles and responsibilities for safeguarding, in the context of inter-agency working. This book includes chapters on child neglect, fabricated or induced illness, child death and child maltreatment, and safeguarding vulnerable children. It provides a much-needed education, research, practice and evidence-based evaluation of safeguarding for nursing and midwifery practice.
- Key features of the book are: Case examples and points for reflection, Analysis of children's rights and child protection, Enables readers to understand and apply theory and policy, Helps readers develop skills to deal with sensitive issues. Safeguarding Children and Young People is core reading for all nursing and midwifery students and practitioners.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: why a safeguarding children guide for nurses and midwives? 1
- What is 'safeguarding'? 3
- The Victoria Climbie Inquiry 6
- A safeguarding guide for nurses and midwives 11
- Underpinning philosophy 17
- Outline of the remaining chapters 18
- Messages for practice 19
- Chapter 2 Why every child matters 21
- Children in the United Kingdom 23
- Contemporary childhood 28
- Children's rights 33
- The 'child friendly healthcare initiative' 35
- Parenting 39
- Discipline and corporal punishment 42
- Messages for practice 44
- Chapter 3 Child maltreatment 46
- Defining the problem 48
- Measurement and reporting 58
- Why child maltreatment happens 63
- Messages for practice 65
- Chapter 4 Safeguarding children: professional roles and responsibilities 67
- Recognising risk 69
- Identification of child maltreatment 71
- What to do if you are concerned about child maltreatment 84
- Immediate protection of children and young people 91
- Confidentiality and information-sharing 93
- Roles and responsibilities of other agencies 94
- Named and designated professionals 97
- Messages for practice 98
- Chapter 5 Safeguarding vulnerable children 100
- Domestic abuse and child maltreatment 101
- Children and young people with disabilities 107
- Children and young people at risk of sexual exploitation 111
- Refugees and asylum seekers 115
- Messages for practice 117
- Chapter 6 Fabricated or induced illness 119
- Definition of FI 120
- Presentation 124
- Response 128
- Implications for practice 129
- Messages for practice 132
- Chapter 7 Child neglect 134
- The 'W' case 137
- What constitutes child neglect? 141
- Faltering growth (failure to thrive) 146
- Assessment of neglect 150
- Messages for practice 152
- Chapter 8 Child death and child maltreatment 153
- Child death in the UK: an overview 155
- Fatal child maltreatment 155
- Serious case review 161
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy 167
- Child death review processes 170
- Messages for practice 173
- Chapter 9 Conclusion: knowledge for practice 175
- Messages for the future 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-193) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780335220281
- 0335220282
- OCLC:
- 181359009
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