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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| | |The following assignment will illustrate the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to | | |participation and equality of access and also the importance and benefits of valuing and promoting cultural diversity | | |in work with children and young people. | | |
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TDA 2.3 Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults Introduction This unit provides the knowledge that forms the basis of effective communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults. Learners will find out how to adapt their communication to suit the age or developmental stage of the person they are interacting with. The unit also covers the legislation‚ policies and procedures concerned with confidentiality‚ data protection
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516 1.1) The policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people all stem from the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. From this horrific act of evil the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 was born (see evidence ‘6’ – 520 1.3). Another public enquiry was set up to address the failure of the law after the death of Victoria Climbié. Within this enquiry‚ Lord Laming called for changes to be made in child protection policies. From this there was
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Unit 087 Work with Children and Young People in a Residential Care Setting Outcome 1 Understand the legal‚ policy‚ rights and theoretical framework for residential care for children and young people Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1. Outline current theoretical approaches to residential provision for children and young people 2. Explain the relevant legal and rights framework that underpins work with children and young people in residential care 3. Explain the influence of current policies
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examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people. Different kinds of influences within each area Example of how the influence could affect children and young people Background Parent and child stable relationship‚ love‚ affection‚ family values‚ quality time It could affect their future relationships with partners and also their own children but if they do receive its showing them how a parent / child relationships should and can be because they went through
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Unit 3 – Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Safeguarding is much more than just protecting children from abuse‚ it also includes; keeping children safe from accidents‚ crime and bullying‚ f0rced marriages‚ missing children and actively promoting their welfare in a healthy and safe environment. National and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures affect day-to-day work with children and young people because it is important that people working with them recognise
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inappropriate to the child’s age or physical condition. Many physically abusive parents and caregivers insist that their actions are simply forms of discipline—ways to make children learn to behave. But there is a big difference between using physical punishment to discipline and physical abuse. The point of disciplining children is to teach them right from wrong‚ not to make them live in fear. Mental/emotional abuse – someone severely and persistently ill treats you which can harm your confidence
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025.1 Safeguarding children in Wales the Children Act 1989 legislates for England and Wales. The current guidance for Wales is Safe guarding children: working together under the Children Act 2004 (Welsh Assembly Government‚ 2006). The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act 2001 created the first Children’s Commissioner post in the UK. The principal aim of this position is to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children. In June 2010‚ the Welsh Assembly Government laid down the Proposed
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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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