Child Health Presentation
Child Health Presentation Children 1st History The charity owes its existence to a little 8-year-old American girl called Mary Ellen who lived in New York during the reign of Queen Victoria. She suffered terrible abuse from her adoptive parents and was eventually discovered by a churchworker who tried to persuade the police to do something about it. But due to an absence of laws that allowed intervention at the time meant agencies were powerless to help. The church worker in desperation turned to the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Their officers went to Mary Ellen's house removed her and prosecuted her adoptive parents - cruelty to an animal of the human species. The NYSPCC was born 1875 884 SPCC in London 889 Glasgow & Edinburgh joined to become SNSPCC - also first act of parliament for the prevention of cruelty to children was passed. Name Change 921 - Scottish National Society receives royal charter and therefore becomes Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. 995 - Becomes Children 1st Get Involved Who gets involved? All sorts of people can help Nursery children - sponsored events Volunteers - collection boxes/leaflets Employers/employees - adopting this charity Individuals Everyone can do something, nothing is too small and everything counts Events There are lots of events that happen, nationally and
Rights of the service user - early years - unit 3
Rights of the service user - early years - unit 3 * equality of opportunity Each child is an individual so they have the right to be treated according to their individual needs. Children have the right not to be stereotyped on the basis of gender, race origins, culture, social background, or disabilities. * Anti-discrimination Children have the right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, racial origins, culture, social background or disabilities. Children learn prejudice from their earliest years, and must be provided with accurate information to help them avoid it. Children and their parents have the right of support if they are objects of prejudice and/or discrimination. * Celebrating diversity Children have the right of help to develop their sense of identity within their race and culture. * Confidentially Children have the right of confidentially. Information about children or their families shouldn't be shared with others without the permission of the family, except in the interest of protecting the child. * Effective communication Children have the right to be supported by effective communication when in care. Also the right to be talked to properly and effectively, it is no use trying to have a formal interaction with a child. * Acts The acts that are referred to in early years are: * The race relations act 1976 * The sex discrimination
