Explain How To Promote Communication In Health And Social Care
Promote Communication in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings
Communication is one of the most essential parts of working in the early years sector, and there are several ways to communicate. It helps build bonds with children as well as work colleagues, which will then gain trust.
When a young child starts Havercroft House, they may be shy, unconfident and not want to separate from their parents/carers, so we welcome them and make them feel as comfortable as possible. Some children come and settle in straight away, but every child is individual.
We start by saying ‘hello’ and ‘how are you today’, this shows the child that we are friendly and want to build a relationship with them. It may take a while to gain the child trust, as they are used the being with the parent/carers all the time. We will introduce the …show more content…
There are several children at Havercroft House who speak no English, so they will communicate with myself, other children and members of staff by using hand/body gestures. For example if they need the toilet, they’ll point towards the toilet, or if they’re unhappy, or hurt by another child, they will try to explain in their language and use hand gestures. All the children who speak no English understand ‘No’ and ‘Yes’ but sometimes its difficult to communicate with a child who speaks no English so we communicate with their parents/carers and get them talk to their child. We offer extra support for families who speak no English with leaflets and books for the children to look at and help them develop their English skills.
All types of communication at Havercroft House creates a positive work setting so we use various types on a daily basis.
When promoting effective communication we consider how hard and frustrating it can be for the families who speak no English, so we communicate the best we can and use a friendly
Communication is one of the most essential parts of working in the early years sector, and there are several ways to communicate. It helps build bonds with children as well as work colleagues, which will then gain trust.
When a young child starts Havercroft House, they may be shy, unconfident and not want to separate from their parents/carers, so we welcome them and make them feel as comfortable as possible. Some children come and settle in straight away, but every child is individual.
We start by saying ‘hello’ and ‘how are you today’, this shows the child that we are friendly and want to build a relationship with them. It may take a while to gain the child trust, as they are used the being with the parent/carers all the time. We will introduce the …show more content…
There are several children at Havercroft House who speak no English, so they will communicate with myself, other children and members of staff by using hand/body gestures. For example if they need the toilet, they’ll point towards the toilet, or if they’re unhappy, or hurt by another child, they will try to explain in their language and use hand gestures. All the children who speak no English understand ‘No’ and ‘Yes’ but sometimes its difficult to communicate with a child who speaks no English so we communicate with their parents/carers and get them talk to their child. We offer extra support for families who speak no English with leaflets and books for the children to look at and help them develop their English skills.
All types of communication at Havercroft House creates a positive work setting so we use various types on a daily basis.
When promoting effective communication we consider how hard and frustrating it can be for the families who speak no English, so we communicate the best we can and use a friendly