Safeguarding and Child Protection for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors
A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Nurses, midwives and health visitors have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. In this clear and invaluable guide, Catherine Powell focuses on the practical aspects of safeguarding and how healthcare professionals should respond to safeguarding children concerns.
The book covers the full spectrum of safeguarding children work; from prevention and early help through to statutory intervention and serious case review. The book includes:
• Realistic case scenarios, concerning unborn babies, infants, toddlers, school-age children and adolescents, with examples of physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect
• The roles and responsibilities of nurses, midwives and health visitors working in a range of settings, including those working primarily with adult clients
• Crucial chapters on integrated working and supervision and support in safeguarding
• ‘Points for Practice', ‘Practice Questions' and ‘Markers of Good Practice' to stimulate further thinking and application to real-life practice
The book also offers an insight into the inter-agency aspects of safeguarding and child protection and the roles of other key players such as children's social care, the police and education services. The safety and welfare of the child or young person is placed at the centre of care delivery.
Written by a leading expert, Safeguarding and Child Protection for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors is an essential tool for all nursing, midwifery and health visiting students and will be invaluable for practising nurses, midwives and health visitors who face an array of complex and sensitive issues in the field of safeguarding.
