ChildProtectionandWelfarePracticeHandbookHealthServiceExecutiveChildProtectionandWelfarePracticeHandbookOakHouseDrSteevens’HospitalMillenniumParkSteevens’LaneNaasDublin8Co.KildareTel:(045)880400Tel:(01)6352000www.hse.ieCopyright©HealthServiceExecutive2011EqualitiesStatementThroughouttheprocessofensuringthesafetyandwelfareofachild,professionalsshouldbeawareofdifferingfamilypatternsandlifestyles,notonlyduetodifferentracial,ethnicandculturalgroupsbutalsoissuesofage,disability,gender,religion,languageandsexualorientation.DisclaimerThePracticeHandbookisnotandcannotbeacomprehensiveprocedureforchildprotectionandwelfarepractice.Itisa‘quickreference’documenttosupportskilledpracticebothwithintheHSEandbetweenitandpartneragencies.Itisnotacompleteorauthoritativestatementofthelawandisnotalegalinterpretation.ProfessionalswillneedtobefamiliarwithChildrenFirst:NationalGuidancefortheProtectionandWelfareofChildren(2011),togetherwithotherrelevantlaw,policy,proceduresandguidelinesthatgoverntheirpractice.The‘Messagesfromresearch’,‘Ireland:SeriousCaseInquiries–Recommendations’alongwiththe‘PracticeNotes’includedinthePracticeHandbookare,unlessotherwiseindicated,mainlyinterpretationsofkeymessagesfromlongercompletedocumentstosupportpractice.Forthemoredetailedissuesraisedbythesourcedocumentsandathoroughunderstanding,readersshouldconsulttheoriginalpublications,listedinSection5.2:References.AseparateBibliographyofusefulsourcematerialisavailableonlineatwww.hse.ie/go/childrenfirstORwww.worriedaboutachild.ie(North–SouthInitiativeonChildProtectionAwareness,currentlyunderdevelopment).ContentsForewordviiAcknowledgementsix1IntroductiontotheHandbook11.1HowtousetheHandbook21.2Keyprinciplesofbestpracticeinchildprotectionandwelfare31.3GlossaryofTerms41.4Definitionsofthefourcategoriesofchildabuse101.4.1Definitionof‘emotionalabuse’101.4.2Definitionof‘sexualabuse’101.4.3Definitionof‘physicalabuse’121.4.4Definitionof‘neglect’141.5ChildNeglect–themostcommontypeofabuse142Alliedprofessionalsandallotherswhoworkwithchildrenandtheirfamilies232.1RolesandResponsibilitiesinidentifyingandrespondingtochildprotectionandwelfareconcerns252.1.1HSEstaff252.1.2DesignatedLiaisonPersons–AgenciesandservicesoutsidetheHSE(includingvoluntaryandcommunitysectors)282.2Whatconstitutesreasonablegroundsforachildprotectionorwelfareconcern302.3Whattodoifreasonablegroundsforconcernexist302.4Questionsthatmayhelpstaffwhentheyareconcernedaboutachild’swelfare312.5Respondingtoachildwhodisclosesabuse–suggestedguidelines322.6Whattodoifyouareconcernedaboutachild’ssafetyand/orwelfare342.7Informalconsultation342.8Out-of-hoursservices/Incaseofanemergency342.9HowtomakeaformalreferraltoChildrenandFamilyServices352.10Anonymousandmaliciousreferrals362.11Third-partyreferrals362.12Thepositionofparents372.13WhathappensafterareferralismadetoChildrenandFamilyServices372.14FeedbacktoReferrer382.15YourroleaftermakingareferraltoChildrenandFamilyServices382.16WhatifyoudonotagreewiththeoutcomeofthereferraltoChildrenandFamilyServices392.17Keypracticepointsindealingwithchildprotectionandwelfareconcerns393SocialWorkProceduresandPractice433.1ChildProtectionandWelfareProcess-Overview443.1.1Referral443.1.2InitialAssessment453.1.3FurtherAssessment473.1.4ChildWelfare473.1.5ChildProtection473.1.6StrategyMeeting473.1.7ChildProtectionConference483.1.8Chil...
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