PUBH1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Abdominal Pain, Irritant Diaper Dermatitis, Major Trauma
5 Jun 2018
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Types of Harm
• Phsial • Seual • Eotioal • Neglet • Eposure to doesti iolee
Why Protect Children?
Childre that are safe hae etter outoes • Healthier • Lear etter • Better soial outoes •
More positie relatioships • Madator responsibility
Legislative framework in NSW
Child Protetio Workig ith Childre At • The Oudsa At • Childre ad Youg
People (Care and Protection) Act 1998 – defines Risk of Significant Harm and outlines protective
statutory intervention
Key features of the child and young persons (care and Protection) Act
1998
The safet, elfare ad elleig of the hild or oug perso is paraout • Child Protetio is a
shared resposiilit • Reasoale suspiio of risk of sigifiat har • Madator Reportig •
Information needs to be shared
Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH)
A child or young person is "at risk of significant harm" if current concerns exist for the safety, welfare
or well-being of the child or young person because of the presence, to a significant extent, of any
one or more of these circumstances
• Fro Otoer to Septeer there ere reports of ROSH i Huter Ne Eglad
distrit • Aross all distrits i NSW there as a total of reports that et ROSH. • Huter
New England accounted for 17.5% of all ROSH reports across the state
In your Classroom
Who is in your classroom of 25 children? – 1.75 ROSH notifications (72.2/1000 children)* – 1 child in
OOHC for every 2 classes (19.4/1000 children)* – 11 children from disadvantaged families* – 1 child
from an Indigenous family* *Generally higher rates of unemployment, disability, hospitalisation and
income disparity
Neglect
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Neglect can be caused by - inadequate food, shelter, clothing, supervision or safe home
environment, access to medical care or education. It can also include an unwillingness to provide
psychological nurturing
Physical Harm
Physical harm can be caused by - smacking, hitting, slapping, kicking, punching, shaking, choking,
throwing objects at children, restraining, burning, biting, pinching, excessive discipline. Threats of
physical harm are also abusive.
Sexual Harm/ Assault
Sexual harm can include – exposure to pornography, asking for sexual pictures, exposure to sexual
behaviour of others, inappropriate touching such as breasts or genitals. Sexual assault includes
touching or penetration that involves the mouth, vagina or anus. Verbal threats of sexual harm are
also abusive
Children under the age of 16 years cannot consent to sexual acts
Emotional/Psychological harm
This can include – constant belittling, criticism, or ignoring or withholding praise, persistent hostility,
verbal abuse, rejection, scapegoating, using inappropriate physical or social isolation as punishment,
and exposure to domestic violence.
Exposure to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is abuse and violence between adults who are partners or former partners.
Domestic violence is intimidating behaviour to control, dominate, humiliate or scare the other
person, including stalking and harassment. Domestic violence can include harm that is physical,
sexual, verbal, emotional, financial, social or spiritual. Children who are exposed to domestic
violence experience emotional distress and they are also more likely to experience or use violence in
their future relationships
Cumulative Harm
Cumulative harm refers to a series of acts or omissions that, when viewed separately may not
indicate significant risk, but when viewed together suggest a pattern of significant harm
Responding to children
Childre eed to hear: • The are elieed • The hae a right to e safe • Liits to ofidetialit
BUT • Do’t ake proises ou a’t keep!
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Document Summary
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