Different cultures but equal needs.
Many health professionals deal with issues of child protection on a regular or occasional basis, so they not only need a good understanding of their duties but also an awareness of cultural issues.
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Biomedical subjects
Mary Allott
Publications and source records attributed to Mary Allott.
Safeguarding children: 1. The role of health and other professionals.
This is the first of a four-part Study paper on child protection. Part 1 reviews the concept of child abuse and significant harm and the role of all health-care professionals and other key workers in preventing, detecting and reporting such harm. Those children who may be at particular risk of harm are described and the child-protection process is examined.
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Safeguarding children: 2. Identifying and preventing institutional racism.
Racism can prevail as part of the ethos or culture of an organisation. Part two of this four-part Study paper on child protection discusses institutional racism within child-care services and the damage that can be caused by myths and stereotypes. Increasing the number of black and ethnic-minority staff within the NHS to reflect the communities they serve is an important step.
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Safeguarding children: 3. Getting to grips with culture and ethnicity.
How does one define a person's cultural and ethnic identity? Moves are taking place towards common definitions; and understanding these can make health professionals' interventions more appropriate and sensitive. Nowadays a 'colour-blind' approach is seen to reinforce the white, middle-class view. We examine these issues in part three of our series on child protection.
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Safeguarding children: 4. Needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
The problems faced by all refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Britain are great but unaccompained children have a particularly difficult time, separated from the people and places they know, and experiencing difficulties with language and a strange environment. This fourth paper in our series on child protection examines how health- and social-care staff can help.
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Safeguarding children: 5. Listening as part of the child-protection process.
Adults cannot always assume that they know what is best for children and young people. Without listening to young clients, it is not possible to meet their needs. Part five of this series considers how health-care professionals can become good listeners to and advocates of those under their care, and looks forward to the forthcoming National Service Framework for children.
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