Principles and Values of working with young children Principles 1. The welfare of the child is paramount. Within my role I have to support children and help them achieve their goals‚ from tying their shoe laces to providing skills to help young people to live in the community. I have to make sure all staff promotes a warm‚ caring‚ supportive‚ positive and tolerant atmosphere. This is to help work on raising the child’s self-esteem‚ self-confidence and self-worth. I have to be very creative in
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The informal carer and service user group this assignment will be focusing on is young carers supporting their disabled parent. More specifically‚ the young carers are based on the ages from five to eighteen; and the service user group are based on a single parent that has a disability. Young carers have many needs that need to be met; one of them being education. It has been reported that young carers miss around ten weeks of school a year; in order to help care for their service user (Bennett
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Contemporary Issues Young Carers and the psychosocial impact on their well-being: and the wider social impact of the role of young carers. To explore the complexities of young carers a definition must be offered. However‚ endeavours to find a clear definition of the term ‘Young Carer’ is difficult‚ due to the complexity and diversity surrounding the function. An encompassing definition of a young carer is ‘_ children and young persons under 18 who provide‚ or intend_ _ to provide‚ care
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Discuss the skills and attitudes required to work with children‚ young people and families In this essay I will be researching policies‚ frameworks and reports that have highlighted skills and attitudes required to work with children‚ young people and families. I will also look at government documents such as EPPE‚ Common Core Framework and Every Child Matters. From my research I will discuss my findings and go on to include some personal opinions and reflection of my experience within settings
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partnership working within the context of services for children and young people. 1.1 When people working with children and young people work together‚ it can be very positive for the children and young people concerned. The adults could be parents‚ carers‚ colleagues‚ professionals or multi-disciplinary teams. They need to communicate‚ exchange information‚ share their knowledge and experience and understand each other’s roles. whe If you work well as a team in your setting then you will enjoy
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Unit 18 Promote the Wellbeing and Resilience of Children and Young People Unit code SCMP2 Unit reference number: F/600/9780 1.1 The factors that influence the well being of children and young people are: • Attachment Attachments are formed in the very earliest months and years of life. These have a significant influence on emotional development as well as providing a template for the child as he or she grows into adulthood • Relationships. Good relationships are really important for children’s
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Identify the reasons for partnerships with carers Working with carers is an essential aspect of work with children and young people because: • Gives the children a sense of security • Helps families to feel comfortable with sharing the child’s care • Encourages the sharing of information • Promotes discussion of issues affecting the child • Encourages the family to become involved in the settings activities • Contributes to a positive atmosphere in the setting • Fosters opportunities
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that] benefit children and young people‚ and their ability to participate in and benefit from the setting. Positive relationship [are ones that] benefit children and young people‚ and their ability to participate in and benefit from the setting. [Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ L. Burnham & B. Baker‚ 2010] Building positive relationships with children and young people especially is a two-way process. To establish good relationships with children and young
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UNIT 6: WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG CHILDREN 1.3: FUNCTIONS OF EXTERNAL AGENCIES I have a responsibility to help the children in my care achieve the 5 outcomes of the UK Government Initiative Every Child Matters (ECM) – Be Healthy‚ Stay Safe‚ Enjoy & Achieve‚ Make a positive contribution and Achieve economic wellbeing. It is important that I contact and utilise other professionals to help achieve these outcomes. This is
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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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