Caregivers Collaboration and Child Protection Discussion

chapter 5 please respond to briana with 190 words please include citations and references

Topic 1: Parents/Caregivers collaboration

How can parents and caregivers collaborate for optimal socialization and development outcomes?

Sometimes there can be a rift in differences between the goals of the parents and the nonparental caregivers. As mentioned by Berns, the socialization goals between the parents and the nonparental caregivers can be seen in the ways they communicate with a child (2016). The interactions between the adult and the child will help the child be more independent or interdependent depending on the socialization setting and person. Parents and nonparental caregivers could collaborate for optimal socialization and development outcomes by integrating a “transition time”. Meaning that both the parents and the nonparental caregivers can watch and observe in the child care setting and give feedback to one another about the common socialization and developmental goals they would like to see (Berns, 2016).

Topic 3: Caregivers and Child protection

What is the caregiver’s legal responsibility in suspected cases of child maltreatment?

Child maltreatment is something that has unfortunately been a part of our societies. In modern day society a caregiver and authoritative figures who have been educated in child development are required to report suspected child maltreatment so that there can be some sort of intervention to protect the child if need be. According to Berns, they are legally required to report suspected child maltreatment due to the child protection laws that have been set in place, such as the Keep Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (2016). To be an advocate for a child of suspected maltreatment is important and can be life changing. One way that an adult can be an advocate for child maltreatment is to become familiar and educated with the signs and symptoms of a child that may be mistreated (Berns, 2016). A second way an adult can help is to file a suspected child maltreatment to your local child and family services office so that there can be a proper investigation with the correct workers who are trained to deal with these kinds of situations (Berns, 2016). Lastly,it is important for adults to simply speak up for a child because many times a child is too scared to do so. Oftentimes if parents are mistreating a child it stems from learned behavior and that is how they were raised therefore they continue the cycle “unless the cycle can be broken, maltreatment becomes self-perpetuating” (Berns, 2016, p. 162). There are a variety of safe ways to be an advocate for children who are in tough situations that can be easily implemented.

References

Berns, Roberta. (2016). Child, Family, School, Community/Socialization and Support, 10th edition). Thomson/Wadsworth publishing.