“What does psychological research tell us about ‘egocentrism’ in young children?” “Egocentrism is the tendency of children to cognize their environment only in terms of their own point of view” (Castillo‚ R.J‚ 1954). This technical meaning for the term was given by Jean Piaget who suggests that it is a state of mind where the child attempts to understand the world from their own point of view and fails to realise that other people’s points of view are different from theirs. Egocentrism is the unawareness
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with children‚ young people and adults. Explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people. We communicate with people every day‚ but sometimes we do not adjust our communication style to the audience or situation at hand. This can lead to confusion‚ hurt feelings‚ or misunderstandings. Learn how to adapt the way you communicate to different situations by considering the many factors that influence the effectiveness of your communication. When communicating with children and
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R Psychosocial Issues in the Health Care of Children and Young people. A case study discussing the application and analysis of theories applicable to the psychological care of and child and their family. A case study discussing the application and analysis of theories applicable to the psychological care of and child and their family. I’m going to discuss a case study of a child named Jake. The name has been changed to comply with NMC confidentiality (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2012)
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P2 – Factors that affect development. There are five main factors that affect a person’s development‚ they are: Genetics factors. Environmental factors. Socio-Economical factors. Life style factors. Biological factors. Genetic factors Each cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ half from your mother‚ and half from your father. The chromosomes contain the genes you inherit from your parents. For example‚ for the gene that determines eye colour you may inherit a brown gene and a blue gene
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Unit 027 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety Outcome 1 Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety 1. Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services Factors to take into account include: Every child is an individual –children of different ages‚ abilities and needs require planning for differently and activities differentiating
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Safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) P5 The UK Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ To be able to safeguard children effectively
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“Child and Young Person Development” Support Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ level 2 Karolina Piera Loughton 24th November 2014 Child and Young Person Development “Child development is not a matter of a single topic‚ but progresses somewhat differently for different aspects of the individual”. (Wikipedia‚ Child development) Children and young people’s development is not just a single issue. It encompasses the whole range of interactions between adults and children and between
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Positive environments for children and young people Positive environment A positive environment is one that supports all aspects of the child’s development; staff members/carers can provide the children different ways to extend their developments. By doing activities and guiding the children through their learning‚ this creates a positive environment for them. Example: Reading and writing activities will help the child or young person’s cognitive and intellectual development. Singing and
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in work with children & young people This unit focuses on the importance of promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of work with children and young people. You will explore how prejudice and discrimination impacts on individuals and groups in a school setting and ways that you can support policies and procedures to break down barriers. By the end of this unit you will: understand the importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people understand the
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Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion in work with children and young people Question 1 Case Study 1 1 Who is being discriminated against? The whole family is being discriminated against. 2 What kind of discrimination is taking place? Racial discrimination. 3 How might the child experiencing the discrimination feel? Dominic might be feeling excluded‚ lonely‚ confused and have low self esteem as he could feel that the children he sees attending the school have a higher status in society as
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