What does the CWDC say practitioners should know about Safeguarding.

So first things first I thought I'd put the link up to the CWDC, The Common core of skills and knowledge so that everyone can read the Chapter on Safeguarding.

http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/assets/0000/9297/CWDC_CommonCore7.pdf

After reading the chapter on Safeguarding, the things that stood out to me about what practitioners should know were:
* Being able to recognise when a child isn't achieving their developmental potential.
* Noticing when the childs physical and mental health is being impaired.
*Being able to recognise when a child is displaying risky or harmful behaviour and recognising when a child is being neglected or abused.

Overall a practitioner needs to be able to make a judgement about how to safeguard a child and sometimes this can mean acting before the situation is made clear.

I think the idea that decisions being made before the situation is made clear is definately not something being done as many cases that have been made public, it is made clear that safeguarding the child was not done soon enough if done at all.

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Cooleys 'looking glass self'

Cooley describes that one’s self perception is dependent on the thoughts of others. He suggests that one formulates an idea of one’s self based upon information gathered from the reactions of and interactions with others.
So, essentially, we as people imagine someone else’s perception of us, and subsequently we are affected by the conclusions we have imagined; this is the creation of self via a “looking-glass.”

Below is a picture to show you Cooleys 'looking glass self'

I think this theory is really interesting and I completely agree with Cooley as if you are told something about yourself enough times then you start to believe it whether it's true or not. It's amazing how much words can get into your head.
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