University of Greenwich
格林威治大学

Faculty of Education and Health
教育与健康学院

Keeping Children Safe from Harm
保护儿童免受伤害

SOCW 1007

Assignment Scenario 2024-25
分配情景 2024-25

The assessment is a 3000-word essay based on this given scenario. It is
评估是一篇基于这个给定场景的 3000 字的文章。是的

divided into four sections with question prompts and guidance at the end of each section to aid your reflection and demonstration of the course learning outcomes.
分为四个部分，每个部分的末尾都有问题提示和指导，以帮助您反思和演示课程学习成果。

You should follow the assessment guidelines to meet the requirements in relation to the content of the essay. You should adhere to the Faculty’s presentation and referencing guidelines, ensuring your work has a clear structure, introduction, body and conclusion.
您应该遵循评估指南以满足与论文内容相关的要求。您应该遵守学院的介绍和参考指南，确保您的工作具有清晰的结构、引言、正文和结论。

Scenario
场景

Family Composition
家庭构成

Part 1: Initial information
第 1 部分：初始信息

Malachi attends the setting 5 days a week from 08.30 until 16.30 whilst his mother studies Health and Social Care at the local college. He has been attending for over a year, he is a sociable, well-presented little boy who is reaching all his developmental milestones. He is bright and inquisitive and eager to engage with activities. He is close to his key workers Sarah and Jean. He separates easily from his mother Kisi at the beginning of the day but is happy to see her when she collects him.
Malachi 每周 5 天从 08.30 到 16.30 参加该活动，而他的母亲在当地大学学习健康和社会护理。他已经上学一年多了，他是一个善于交际、表现得体的小男孩，正在达到他所有的发展里程碑。他聪明、好奇，热衷于参与活动。他与他的主要员工 Sarah 和 Jean 关系密切。他在一天开始时很容易与他的母亲 Kisi 分开，但当她接他时看到她，他很高兴。

Malachi has very dry skin and eczema, this is managed by emollients prescribed by the GP. His mother applies these before he attends the setting, but Malachi also reapplies the cream to his hands after washing them. Kisi supplies the cream for Malachi to use.
Malachi 的皮肤非常干燥和湿疹，这是由 GP 开出的润肤剂控制的。他的母亲在他参加设置之前涂抹了这些，但 Malachi 也会在洗完手后将乳霜重新涂抹在他的手上。Kisi 为 Malachi 提供面霜供使用。

Kisi is polite and pleasant to the Nursery staff, but she does not talk about her home life. When her son joined the setting, she informed them that she is no longer with Malachi’s father, but they are amicable, and Tyler sees his son every 2-3 weeks depending on his work schedule. Tyler lives in Brighton. The emergency contact for Malachi is Stella Ansah, Kisi says she is a family friend whom she met at Church. Stella has collected Malachi from the setting and he appears to have a good relationship with her.
Kisi 对托儿所的工作人员彬彬有礼，很愉快，但她不谈论她的家庭生活。当她的儿子加入这个环境时，她告诉他们她已经不在玛拉基的爸爸身边了，但他们很友好，泰勒根据他的工作时间表，每 2-3 周见一次儿子。泰勒住在布莱顿。Malachi 的紧急联系人是 Stella Ansah，Kisi 说她是她在教堂认识的家庭朋友。斯特拉从环境中接走了玛拉基，他似乎与她关系很好。

However, Malachi does not return to the setting after the half-term break, staff call Kisi, and she reports that both are ill with the flu. She apologises for not calling in and says Malachi will return as soon as he is well enough.
然而，Malachi 在期中假期后没有回到现场，工作人员打电话给 Kisi，她报告说两人都患了流感。她为没有打电话道歉，并说 Malachi 会在他身体状况良好后立即回来。

When Malachi returns to the setting he is withdrawn, appears to be much thinner and looks unkempt. The eczema on his hands and arms is extensive, he cannot stop scratching and some areas appear infected. He screams when staff try to apply cream to his hands, and he won’t do it himself. He is uncharacteristically angry and even tries to bite Jean. When Kisi comes to collect Malachi, she too appears unkempt, she looks tired and when staff ask her to take her son to the GP to get treatment for the infected skin condition, she bursts into tears and says that she is struggling a bit at the moment. Jean takes her into the office to talk to her, Kisi is reluctant to say anything but eventually shares that she is in debt, has fallen behind in her college work and she feels too tired to tackle her problems. She also tells Jean that she is 26 weeks pregnant from a one-night stand and she feels very embarrassed about this. The father will not be involved.
当玛拉基回到设定中时，他变得孤僻，看起来瘦得多，看起来蓬头垢面。他的手和手臂上的湿疹很广泛，他无法停止抓挠，一些区域似乎被感染了。当工作人员试图在他的手上涂抹乳霜时，他会尖叫，而他自己不会这样做。他一反常态地生气，甚至试图咬吉恩。当 Kisi 来接 Malachi 时，她也显得蓬头垢面，看起来很疲惫，当工作人员让她带儿子去看全科医生接受感染皮肤病的治疗时，她泪流满面，说她现在有点挣扎。Jean 带她到办公室与她交谈，Kisi 不愿意说什么，但最终分享了她负债累累，大学学业落后了，她觉得太累了，无法解决自己的问题。她还告诉珍，她因而怀孕 26 周，她对此感到非常尴尬。父亲不会参与其中。

Introduction – set the scene, e.g., this assignment will consider… (150 words approximately)
简介 – 设置场景，例如，这项作业将考虑......（约 150 字）

With reference to the appropriate literature, critically discuss:
参考适当的文献，批判性地讨论：

What are the immediate concerns for Malachi and how would you record them?
Malachi 最关心的问题是什么，你会如何记录它们？

What further support might Malachi be given in the setting?
在这个背景中，玛拉基可能会得到什么进一步的支持？

What further information may be required to determine the level of need in the family? (450 words approximately).
可能需要哪些进一步的信息来确定家庭的需求水平？（大约 450 字）。

Part 2
第 2 部分

The following Monday, when Kisi drops Malachi at nursery, she appears very low in mood and has clearly been crying. After a lot of prompting, she tells Sarah that she has no food in the house and has no money for gas and electricity. She is clearly worried about sharing her concerns, but she is worried about Malachi. Sarah asks for consent to discuss the family’s needs with the Health Visitor (HV), and she reluctantly agrees. Sarah speaks with the HV who agrees that the family needs support and she arranges to meet the family at home.
接下来的星期一，当 Kisi 把 Malachi 送到托儿所时，她的情绪似乎非常低落，显然一直在哭泣。经过一番提示，她告诉莎拉，她家里没有食物，也没有钱买煤气和电。她显然很担心分享她的担忧，但她很担心玛拉基。Sarah 请求同意与健康访问员 （HV） 讨论家庭的需求，她不情愿地同意了。Sarah 与 HV 交谈，HV 同意这个家庭需要支持，她安排在家里与家人见面。

Later that week, Sarah talks to Kisi who says that the HV has made a referral into Children’s Social Care requesting a Child in Need Assessment. She feels ashamed about this but says that she does need help. Sarah tries to explore what support Kisi has but she says that her family are not local and although she has friends at college they don’t socialise outside. She says her friend Stella is supportive, but she works full time. The Church has previously offered her some financial support, but she is too ashamed to ask again.
那周晚些时候，Sarah 与 Kisi 交谈，Kisi 说 HV 已转介给儿童社会护理中心，要求进行有需要的儿童评估。她为此感到羞愧，但她说她确实需要帮助。莎拉试图探索 Kisi 得到了哪些支持，但她说她的家人不在当地，虽然她在大学里有朋友，但他们不在外面社交。她说她的朋友 Stella 很支持她，但她全职工作。教会之前曾向她提供过一些经济支持，但她羞于再次请求。

Following the Child in Need Assessment, Children’s Social Care feel that there is no role for them, but they have sign-posted her to other services to support her; including a free debt management charity, the local food bank and a young parent’s group. They have given her a small one-off financial payment to ensure she has gas and electricity. The Social Worker has also applied to a charity to get a new washing machine for the family as the old one is inefficient, and Malachi’s clothes need to be cleaned effectively because of his skin condition. HV also suggested that Kisi speak to her GP and the midwife about her low mood.
在有需要的儿童评估之后，儿童社会关怀中心认为他们没有角色，但他们已经将她安排到其他服务机构来支持她;包括一个免费的债务管理慈善机构、当地的食品银行和一个年轻的家长团体。他们给了她一笔一次性的小额经济付款，以确保她有煤气和电。社工还向一家慈善机构申请为家人购买一台新洗衣机，因为旧洗衣机效率低下，而且由于马拉基的皮肤状况，他的衣服需要有效清洁。HV 还建议 Kisi 与她的全科医生和助产士谈谈她的情绪低落。

Critically discuss:

What is meant by Section 17 of the Children Act? (Approximately 50 words)

Malachi becomes more outgoing and sociable again in the following few weeks and Kisi reports that she is getting back on top of things, including her college work and she has started getting things ready for the new baby.

Unfortunately, 5 weeks Malachi’s attendance at the setting becomes erratic. When he does attend, his clothes are dirty and his skin is itchy and sore, he is less sociable and lashes out at staff and other children. Kisi does not stay to chat at the end of the day as she did before and becomes very angry when a staff member reminds her that Malachi has no skin cream in his bag and that the skin on his hands looks infected again.

Critically discuss:

Have concerns for Malachi escalated?

How would this be managed in an Early Years setting?

Has the threshold of ‘significant harm’ been reached?

Could concerns be discussed with any outside agencies?

What other support might be available to the family? (700 words approximately)

Part 3.

Malachi comes into the setting one morning, he is limping, he has obviously been crying. Kisi reports that he tripped over on his way to nursery. She says he has a small bump on the knee but there is nothing to worry about, Sarah asks if she can look at his leg but Kisi says there’s nothing to see. Kisi is wearing heavy make up which is very unusual for her. Later that morning Malachi is obviously in pain and begins to cry, Kisi cannot be contacted by phone. Sarah and Jean take Malachi to a private area to look at his leg. It is very swollen and bruised, there is a large mark on his thigh which looks like the imprint of a belt buckle. When Jean asks him how he did this he says, “My new daddy did it, because I’m bad”.

Using your knowledge of relevant theory, policy and statutory guidance critically discuss next steps.

Has the threshold for significant harm been reached? (Approximately 650 words)

Part 4

Malachi’s injuries have been identified as non-accidental.

In consideration of your earlier analysis of the children’s needs and vulnerabilities, critically discuss whether Malachi and his unborn sibling should be made the subject of a Child Protection Plan, and if so why. What other information might be useful?

What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a formal Child Protection Plan?

Consider which individuals and agencies should be most involved in planning and providing services to this family to ensure the future safety and well-being of the children.

What conflicts might arise between the different agencies, professionals, and family members (800 words approximately)

Conclusion

With reference to the issues discussed in your essay so far, use this part to provide a summary of the key factors that have influenced your views and draw conclusions related to your own learning outcomes (200 words approximately).

NB: no new information should be introduced in the conclusion.