Safeguarding and child protection for nurses, midwives and health visitors a practical guide - Powell, Catherine, Dr (Open University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Machine generated contents note: 1. Principles for practice -- Introduction -- Children and young people -- Children's rights -- Parents and parenting -- Positive parenting -- Fatherhood -- Safeguarding and child protection -- Risks to children's well-being -- Child maltreatment -- Significant harm -- The impact of child maltreatment -- The prevalence of child maltreatment -- Safeguarding children and public health -- Skills and competencies for safeguarding and child protection practice -- Recognizing and responding to child maltreatment -- Information-sharing and inter-agency working -- The roles of designated and named professionals -- Summary -- 2. Prevention and early intervention -- Introduction -- Case 1 Erin --- support from the Family Nurse Partnership programme -- Teenage pregnancy -- Teenage pregnancy, looked-after children and young people -- Case 1 Continued -- The Family Nurse Partnership programme -- Erin: summary of prevention and early intervention
Contents note continued: Case 2 The Gordon family --- assessment of additional needs using the Common Assessment Framework -- The Common Assessment Framework -- Case 2 Continued -- The Gordon family: summary of prevention and early intervention -- Case 3 Natalie --- prevention and support from the school nursing service -- Underage sexual activity -- Case 3 Continued -- Natalie: summary of prevention and early intervention -- Summary -- 3. Physical abuse -- Introduction -- Physical abuse -- Recognizing physical abuse -- Case 1 Kayla --- an infant with bruising -- Bruising -- Case 1 Continued -- Referral to children's social care -- Case 1 Continued -- Kayla: summary of concerns -- Case 2 Ethan --- a toddler with burns -- Thermal injuries -- Case 2 Continued -- Strategy discussions -- Ethan: summary of concerns -- Case 3 Naimah --- a 6-year-old in hospital -- Fabricated or induced illness -- Case 3 Continued -- Naimah: summary of concerns -- Summary -- 4. Emotional abuse
Contents note continued: Introduction -- Emotional abuse -- Parenting and emotional abuse -- Cultural perspectives -- Prevention of emotional abuse -- Case 1 Poppy --- a 6-year-old child who is difficult to love' -- Oppositional defiant disorder -- Case 1 Continued -- Case 2 Tyra --- a little mother' to her siblings -- Parental substance misuse -- Case 2 Continued -- The initial child protection conference -- The nursing contribution -- The form and function of the initial child protection conference -- Tyra and her siblings: subject to a child protection plan -- Case 3 Nilay --- a hidden child -- Multiple challenges -- Nilay: next steps -- Summary -- 5. Sexual abuse -- Introduction -- Sexual abuse -- Indicators of child sexual abuse -- The effects of child sexual abuse -- Case 1 Marnie --- a 14-year-old at risk -- Sexual exploitation as a form of child sexual abuse -- Case 1 Continued -- Case 2 Jodie --- a child with disabilities who is subject to a child protection plan
Contents note continued: Child maltreatment and children with disabilities -- The child protection plan -- Jodie's child protection plan -- Case 2 Continued -- Case 3 Stewart --- an adult client who discloses activity that is linked with child sexual abuse -- Child abuse and information and communication technology -- Case 3 Continued -- Summary -- 6. Neglect -- Introduction -- Neglect -- Prevalence of neglect -- Indicators of child neglect -- The importance of benchmarking parental care -- Children who are not brought to appointments: an important feature of neglect -- Parental issues that may lead to neglect of children -- The role of nurses and midwives -- Case 1 Jack --- a baby at risk of neglect -- The named midwife -- Case 1 Continued -- Case 2 Courtney and Kendra --- faltering growth -- Faltering growth -- The child protection review conference -- Case 2 Continued -- Case 3 Riley --- an accidental ingestion