SCENARIO:600 words minimum You are a Senior member of the team at your school/ childcare centre. A Junior member of staff has informed you that Justine (5 years old) has just made a disclosure that...

SCENARIO:600 words minimum

You are a Senior member of the team at your school/ childcare centre. A Junior member of staff has informed you that Justine (5 years old) has just made a disclosure that she is being sexually abused at home. It is your responsibility to explain to the Junior staff member:

A. How they should respond to the child

B. What their responsibilities are, in terms of:

i. Mandatory reporting

ii. Protecting the rights of the child and

iii. Maintaining confidentiality

C. What steps to follow next

Please use the points A, B and C (above), and 1 through to 6 (below) as the subheadings of your project.

1. Reporting and recording procedures


2. Duty of care


3. Nurturing and child-focused work practices


4. Information-gathering techniques


5. Working collaboratively with relevant agencies, e.g., school/ childcare centre, state child protection body, police and hospital/ doctor


6. Communicating with children/ young people