Safeguarding Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of current provisions for safeguarding children and young people with Autism‚ whilst paying attention to proposed and current legislation and reports/ policy initiatives from a UK and Welsh perspectives. The rationale for this paper is because the writer has a nine year old autistic child. All children’s welfare is underpinned by legislation‚ leaving parents and adults
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Unit 10 caring for children and young people assignment 2 of 2‚ report There are 3 types of maltreatment: abuse‚ neglect‚ bullying and harassment. Abuse can be physical‚ emotional (intellectual) and sexual. Signs of physical abuse are: * Unexplained injuries that sound untrue or doesn’t fit in with the injury * Injuries on a non-mobile baby or head injuries on a child who is less than one year old * Nervous behaviour‚ jumpy‚ watchful and cautious‚ scared of psychical contact – shrinking
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MU 3.2: Contribute to the support of child and young person development Explain how to give adult support for each of this transition Bereavement If the child has had a death in the family. For instance‚ a child that they miss their parents or families and they want to be with parents and don’t like to stay at the nursery‚ just talk to them and to do some activities that can help to children to forget there parents for a certain while‚ encourage them to play with other children‚ tell them
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Group Living for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection:
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Unit 1 Question 2 1 Describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development. As we have seen in the previous question‚ stages of development provide a framework of expectation or usual occurrence of reaching each stage by a certain age. More commonly we are calling child development a sequence‚ this sequence also takes into account external influences and factors and is individual to each child. The previous charts show a framework which is generally
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When bullying is suspected or alleged the child who is being bullied‚ the one doing the bullying and their families all need to be supported in different ways. When a child or young person is being bullied they may be very upset and reluctant to tell anyone about it (i.e. out of fear of making the situation worst). That is why they should be listened to and reassured that telling someone was the right thing to do‚ that the incident is going to be fully investigated and the bullying will not be allowed
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welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act created a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. This
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Learning Outcome 2 : Understand how to communicate 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
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In the article‚ ‘Language Development and Education’ by Paula Menyuk‚ it focuses on the role and effects of language development‚ the article claims that language development changes due to maturation and language education. It is a theoretical study which explores the work of other scientists and philosophers. It also clarifies the implications some children with special needs have to experience both‚ orally and written. Menyuk has written about the debate between Chomsky and Piaget in regards to
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Emotional distress • Smiles at a face (social smiling) • Can respond positively to touch • Laughs • Begins to realize he/she is a separate person from others • Can be comforted by a familiar adult • Recognizes parents • Distinguishes familiar people 6mnths – 1yr • Responds to simple commands • Responds to own name • Says first real word • Sits without support • Crawls • Controls legs/feet • Can stand • Throws objects • Mimics simple actions • Emotional attachment to parents • Separation
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