Understanding safeguarding of children and young people ( for those working in the adult sector ) 1:1 Some of the Policies and procedures along with practices include : The Children Act 1989 allocated duties to local authorities‚ courts‚ parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom‚ to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. Its focus is on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however‚ it also makes provisions for instances
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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Outcome 1 1. Discuss the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (1.1) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international human rights treaty which grants all children and young people an inclusive set of rights‚ including the right to express their views and have them taken into account in all matters affecting them‚ the right to play‚ rest
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focus on supporting families and carers. * Ensuring intervention takes place before children reach crisis point and protecting children from falling through the net. * Addressing the underlying problems identified in the report into the death of Victoria Climbe – weak accountability & poor integration. * Ensuring that the people working with children valued‚ rewarded & trained. Children have rights which arise from the basic moral requirement of respect for persons‚ which underpin
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The Concerns of Obesity in Children and Young People Introduction Fat adults are fat because they eat too much fatty food and do not get enough exercise. Fat children are healthy and cute. Fat teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health
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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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Pollyanna Steiner Unit 1: Learning Outcome 1 Roles‚ Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning Summary -The whole unit must be completed to achieve the 3 credits available -Keep all relevant materials as evidence -The following units can help inform on this Unit:- Unit 2- Understanding inclusive learning and teaching in lifelong learning -Unit 4 - Using inclusive learning and teaching approaches in lifelong learning -Research‚ background‚ and reading sources should all
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Working with Children & Young People with Autism The Austrian psychologist Dr Leo Kanner first used the term autism in 1943‚ but it wasn’t until 1996 that the phrase Autistic Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development
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Unit 024 Outcome 1 Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development Assessing children and young people’s needs has to be done sensitively and accurately. There are a number of factors to be considered. Confidentiality It is important that the details of any assessment carried out remains confidential unless there are serious concerns regarding the childs well being or safety. Then confidentiality will be breachd on a need to know basis and relevant
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Home based Childcare has many benefits not only for the Children being cared for but also for their families and also for the Childminder themselves‚ I feel that this is particularly important for under three ’s who need to have a lot of one to one attention to enable them to form close bonds with their carers. The main benefits for children are: • They are cared for in small groups and therefore all children will get a lot of personal attention. • The carer never changes like for example in
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