Elements and Performance Criteria
- Implement work practices which support the protection of children and young people
- Comply with lawful instructions, regulations, duty of care and boundaries of practice in all work activities
- Routinely employ child focused work practices to uphold the rights of children and young peoples to participate in decision-making where it is age appropriate
- Employ communication and information gathering techniques with children and young people in accordance with current recognised good practice
- Ensure decisions and actions taken are within own level of responsibility, work role and legislative requirements
- Maintain own knowledge and skills as required to work effectively and participate in practice supervision processes
- Maintain confidentiality as appropriate
- Provide an appropriate response as determined by organisation procedures, legal and work role obligations
- Identify indicators of abuse and act appropriately
- Identify children and young people at risk of harm by routinely implementing child protection procedures when appropriate
- Respond to disclosure in accordance with accepted standards ,techniques, and legislative obligations
- Gather information about the child and young persons behaviour in order to identify uncharacteristic behaviour or other indicators which may indicate abuse
- Monitor the circumstances of children who are identified as highly vulnerable to abuse
- Identify indicators of abuse and report indications of possible risk of harm
- Accurately record relevant specific and general circumstances surrounding risk of harm in accordance with organisation procedures, ethics and legal requirements
- Promptly report risk of harm indicators in accordance with statutory and organisation procedures
- Work collaboratively with relevant agencies to ensure the report has maximum effectiveness of report
- Apply ethical practices and safeguard the rights and interests of children and young people
- Protect the rights of children and young people in the provision of services
- Identify and seek supervision support for issues of ethical concern in practice with children and young people
- Develop ethical practices for implementing professional boundaries consistent with child protection legislation in relevant jurisdiction
- Recognise indicators for potential ethical concerns when working with children and young people
- Respond to unethical behaviour of others by reporting to the appropriate person