1.1 Explain The Importance Of A Child-Centred Approach In Research

While a young person is coming out, it is important that they receive a centred approach, it is important because it provides a more holistic approach. If they receive a holistic approach, then they will have their individual needs met, and so can then have their additional needs to be included as well. This is supported by Article 4 of the UNCRC, which states that "the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration", as this will result in them being cared for in a fulfilling way. If they are the centre of care, then they will be able to give their own opinions and interests on how to deal with their transition, to create a more personal care plan. As they are at the centre of care, it is important that we follow their right
As there are so many rights children and young people have, it is important that, as practitioners, we know and understand these rights. This is backed up with Article 42 of the UNCRC, which states that "States Parties undertake to make the principles and provisions ... widely known, by appropriate and active means, to adults and children alike". It is important that we respect all of the rights they might have, this will also then help them to respect and understand their own rights, and rights of others. We need to ensure that their rights are promoted, as it will show that we are respecting their rights, and treating them with dignity. They have rights from the UNCRC, and also rights from policies and laws, for example they have the right to personal information being kept confidential under the Data Protection Act 1998. Young people also have the right to have their own identity, and so we have to respect this right and also encourage young people in developing their
The students I worked with didn’t act differently if a girl acted "girly" or "manly", which could be linked to it being socially acceptable for girls to wear boys clothing, but not the other way round. However, its not all good in all girls schools, I have witnessed a student threaten to spread rumours of another student being lesbian, so evidently there are still areas for improvement for diversity and equality. Whereas, in an all boys school, I have experiences that the students are treated a lot worse and are teased, whether they are or not LGBT+, I saw that they were more commonly using phrases such as "oh you're so gay". Boys who were seen as "camp" or "girly" were immediately labelled as gay, or if they were not "tough" or "manly". However, I did also see that some boys were treated as