NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
Publishers:
Social Care Institute for Excellence, NSPCC
Publication year:
2016
Place of publication:
London
This briefing looks at examples of child protection cases where agencies incorrectly interpret medication information from health professionals about possible causes of injuries as definitive, rather than one of a range of possibilities. It is one of a series 14 briefings looking at difficult issues in inter-professional communication and decision-making in children’s safeguarding identified
(Edited publisher abstract)
This briefing looks at examples of child protection cases where agencies incorrectly interpret medication information from health professionals about possible causes of injuries as definitive, rather than one of a range of possibilities. It is one of a series 14 briefings looking at difficult issues in inter-professional communication and decision-making in children’s safeguarding identified from 38 Serious Case Reviews, with added information gathered from three multi-agency ‘summits’. The briefing draws on a number examples for serious case review reports to highlight the reasons for the wrong interpretation of advice from health professionals, which include a general over-reliance on medical opinion to determine risk, rather than the weighing up of a range of types of evidence. It provides solutions suggested by summit participants and contains a set of self-assessment questions to support managers and practitioners to tackle similar issues in their own local area.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
child protection, interagency cooperation, serious case reviews, health professionals, injuries, decision making, interprofessional relations;
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
Publishers:
Social Care Institute for Excellence, NSPCC
Publication year:
2016
Place of publication:
London
Briefing paper which looks at the issue of professionals not making a child protection referral to children’s social care after observing bruising in non-mobile babies. It is one of a series 14 briefings looking at difficult issues in inter-professional communication and decision-making in children’s safeguarding identified from 38 Serious Case Reviews, with added information gathered from three multi-agency ‘summits’. Drawing on the analysis of the serious case review reports, it identifies some reasons why this might occur, including: a lack of understanding of child protection procedures, a lack of professional curiosity and ‘respectful scepticism’ about explanations for bruising, and second opinions not being sought from more experienced clinicians. It provides solutions suggested by summit participants and contains a set of self-assessment questions to support managers and practitioners to tackle similar issues in their own local area.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Briefing paper which looks at the issue of professionals not making a child protection referral to children’s social care after observing bruising in non-mobile babies. It is one of a series 14 briefings looking at difficult issues in inter-professional communication and decision-making in children’s safeguarding identified from 38 Serious Case Reviews, with added information gathered from three multi-agency ‘summits’. Drawing on the analysis of the serious case review reports, it identifies some reasons why this might occur, including: a lack of understanding of child protection procedures, a lack of professional curiosity and ‘respectful scepticism’ about explanations for bruising, and second opinions not being sought from more experienced clinicians. It provides solutions suggested by summit participants and contains a set of self-assessment questions to support managers and practitioners to tackle similar issues in their own local area.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
referral, childrens social care, injuries, general practitioners, interagency cooperation, serious case reviews, decision making, child protection;