Confidentiality

Principles for When people interact with each other each has a duty of care to the other. ‘Duty of care: a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to harm to other people. ’ safeguarding contributes to duty of care as children and babies are dependant […]

Understand how to handle settings It is essential that in a social care environment information is collected, used and stored correctly. Current legislation requires everyone working in social care to maintain certain records and keep them secure. Most of the information is sensitive and therefore not available to the general public. Information that is sensitive […]

Child care questions Section 2/Child Care 1. What are your Statutory and policy requirements for identifying observing and reporting young people at risk of harm? – Observe – Report to supervisor – Report to child protection agency – The legislation may vary from state to state and centre to centre. 2. What ethical obligations do […]

Adoption has been prevalent since time immemorial. In fact, history tells that the practice of adoption dates back as far as the 18th century BC. This was practiced by the ancient civilizations such Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and Babylonians. It is even referred to in the Bible and other religious texts (Meiser, 1997). Adoption is the […]

Consent is giving permission to do something. In health and social care settings, it usually means that the individual gives consent to take part in an activity or to accept some kind of care or treatment – this could be agreeing to have a shower or a bath – agreeing to take medication, as well […]