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Child Protection Policy A Collaborative Approach October 2013 Nikki Hill

Child Protection Policy A Collaborative Approach October 2013 Nikki Hill Child Protection Coordinator WDHB. CHILD PROTECTION. We all have a responsibility. Government Local National. NZ Police. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Parents Caregivers Families Whanau.

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Child Protection Policy A Collaborative Approach October 2013 Nikki Hill

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  1. Child Protection Policy A Collaborative Approach October 2013 Nikki Hill Child Protection Coordinator WDHB

  2. CHILD PROTECTION We all have a responsibility

  3. Government Local National NZ Police The whole is greater than the sum of the parts Parents Caregivers Families Whanau Sports Clubs etc Education • Community Services • Churches Health Private DHBs Primary Care CYF Source: Adapted from Miranda Ritchie (2008), National VIP Manager for DHBs

  4. CHILDREN’S ACTION PLANIntroduce compulsory child abuse policies for agencies working with children_____________________________________________________ Year 1 (by the end of 2013) • LEGISLATION Mandatory CP policies and reporting systems • VETTING & SCREENING “Working with Children Code of Practice” Year 3 (by the end of 2015) • TRAINING PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF i.e. doctors and teachers

  5. Is this abuse?Scale 1-5 1= low level / 5= very high level abuse Hayden is 7 yrs old and his brother Alex is five. They have loving parents who want the best for them. One day Hayden took Alex under the house with a box of matches to show him how to make a camp fire. The flames caught on to some junk and the smoke alerted his father who put out the fire. To teach Hayden a lesson about the danger of fire, he held Hayden’s hand over a lit match until he started to yell. Then he put cream on it.

  6. We ourselves can be a Risk Factor Factors that affect our assessment: • Ethnicity • Ethnic culture of origin • Age • Family of origin • Values / morals • Beliefs • Gender • Religious beliefs • Education • Personal history of abuse / non-abuse

  7. Guides Supports Protects

  8. What might our community look likewhen all…….. • Health • Education • Community • Government / Non-government • Sports Clubs • Businesses ARE SINGING OFF THE SAME SONG SHEET…..?

  9. safe happy healthy

  10. Child Protection Policy WDHB Sports Clubs Primary Care Community Services

  11. CP Policy Template – Key Points • Applies to 0-17 year olds, including the unborn • Shared definitions, principles, indicators • Commitment to reporting child abuse • Governmental / community referral pathways • Commitment to staff training/supporting • Approved by WDHB FV Steering Group • Based on the MoH Guidelines (2002)

  12. What else is included • Legal duties/issues • Service responsibilities • Death of a sibling • Family safety and security processes • CYF referral form • Contact numbers • Flow Charts (general/sexual/injury assessment)

  13. The CP Policy Template can be used: • To review your existing policy • As a guide to develop a CP policy • As a template ready for implementation

  14. The Policy………….. • BELONGS TO YOUR SERVICE • TRAING & SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED • YOU ADAPT IT TO SUIT YOUR PURPOSES • TRIAL FIRST THEN REVIEW • YOU SIGN IT OFF

  15. Does your service have a Child Protection policy? If yes, • What guidelines were used? • When was it last reviewed? If no, • What action can you take to get one in place?

  16. SUPPORT OFFERED • CP POLICY TEMPLATE • TRAINING • RESOURCES • CONSULTATION / ADVICE - Waitemata District Health Board VIP • Local DHB VIP may be able to assist • Child Matters nikki.hill@waitematadhb.govt.nz

  17. Communities need to work together in developingchild protection policies & procedures To help ensureSAFE, HAPPYand HEALTHY families

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