3.9.1 Evaluation of risk in the analysis If a child or young person is considered to be at risk of significant harm, the concern and other relevant information must be shared with the local Family Team that provides care and protection services, following the current Highland Child Protection Policy guidance. In all circumstances, practitioners must take account of not only immediate safety, but also consider the impact of risk on other aspects of the development. The child’s implications for other children in the family must be considered alongside the child who is the immediate subject of concern. Practitioners must consider the potential long term risks if early concerns are not addressed. For example, a child may have hearing difficulties or a history of at school. Failure to address either of these issues is likely to result in significant impact on the development. child’s In the analysis of information, including risk evaluation, the framework known as the resilience matrix provides a way of making sense of the impact on the child. The Resilience/Vulnerability Matrix is developed from The World: Child’s Assessing Children in Need, Training and Development Pack (Department of Health, NSPCC and University of Sheffield 2000). The Resilience Matrix, bringing together the two dimensions of vulnerability and resilience, and adversity and protective environment, provides a tool to help analyse the strengths and pressures in the world. child’s The two dimensions interact. Strengthening or undermining factors boost or compromise the resilience and protection. child’s The concept of resilience is fundamental to wellbeing. A resilience-based children’s approach builds on the strengths in the whole world, drawing on what the child’s family, community and universal services can offer, while identifying and minimising the impacts of undermining or dangerous aspects of the life. child’s Taking stock of the information gathered about the development, experience child’s of caregiving, and wider environment professional and family partners should – consider and summarise the available information in the following domains that either promote or inhibit the safety and other wellbeing needs: child’s Resilience promoters: characteristics of the child and their relationships that positively support development, even under difficult circumstances Protective elements: factors in the environment acting as a buffer to the effects of adverse experiences
3.9.1 Evaluation of risk in the analysis If a child or young person is considered to be at risk of significant harm, the concern and other relevant information must be shared with the local Family Team that provides care and protection services, following the current Highland Child Protection Policy guidance. In all circumstances, practitioners must take account of not only immediate safety, but also consider the impact of risk on other aspects of the child’s development. The implications for other children in the family must be considered alongside the child who is the immediate subject of concern. Practitioners must consider the potential long term risks if early concerns are not addressed. For example, a child may have hearing difficulties or a history of at school. Failure to address either of these issues is likely to result in significant impact on the child’s development. In the analysis of information, including risk evaluation, the framework known as the resilience matrix provides a way of making sense of the impact on the child. The Resilience/Vulnerability Matrix is developed from The Child’s World: Assessing Children in Need, Training and Development Pack (Department of Health, NSPCC and University of Sheffield 2000). The Resilience Matrix, bringing together the two dimensions of vulnerability and resilience, and adversity and protective environment, provides a tool to help analyse the strengths and pressures in the child’s world. The two dimensions interact. Strengthening or undermining factors boost or compromise the child’s resilience and protection. The concept of resilience is fundamental to children’s wellbeing. A resilience-based approach builds on the strengths in the child’s whole world, drawing on what the family, community and universal services can offer, while identifying and minimising the impacts of undermining or dangerous aspects of the child’s life. Taking stock of the information gathered about the child’s development, experience of caregiving, and wider environment – professional and family partners should consider and summarise the available information in the following domains that either promote or inhibit the child’s safety and other wellbeing needs: Resilience promoters: characteristics of the child and their relationships that positively support development, even under difficult circumstances Protective elements: factors in the environment acting as a buffer to the effects of adverse experiences
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