Explain How To Establish Respectful, Professional Relationships With Children, Young People And Adults
TDA 2.3: Communication & Professional Relationships with Children, Young People & Adults
Introduction
During this essay I will be discussing how to interact with and respond to children and young people. How to interact and respond to adults. How to communicate with children, young people and adults. Finally I will be discussing current legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection.
Know How to Interact With and Respond to Children & Young People
1.1
To establish respectful, professional relationships with children and young people, firstly we must establish ground rules and expectations of them. We must show that we are actively listening to them so they feel that their opinion is valued, if we fail to do this then they may be reluctant to partake in class discussions or turn to you if they need help. There will also be a lack of mutual respect.
1.2
We must understand that young children are still developing their communication and language skills. We must come down to their eye level when talking to them so they don’t feel intimidated. We should use simple and short instructions due to short attention span that they …show more content…
This law enforces the act of sharing information more often with professionals. This law came into place after the death of Victoria Climbie, which could have been prevented by the sharing of information between health and social workers. Secondly, the data protection act 1998, which forbids the handing out of delicate information to second or third hand parties. Schools handle confidential information about each child; this information must only be used for the purpose in which it was gathered. If the information needs to be passed on you must have parental
Introduction
During this essay I will be discussing how to interact with and respond to children and young people. How to interact and respond to adults. How to communicate with children, young people and adults. Finally I will be discussing current legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection.
Know How to Interact With and Respond to Children & Young People
1.1
To establish respectful, professional relationships with children and young people, firstly we must establish ground rules and expectations of them. We must show that we are actively listening to them so they feel that their opinion is valued, if we fail to do this then they may be reluctant to partake in class discussions or turn to you if they need help. There will also be a lack of mutual respect.
1.2
We must understand that young children are still developing their communication and language skills. We must come down to their eye level when talking to them so they don’t feel intimidated. We should use simple and short instructions due to short attention span that they …show more content…
This law enforces the act of sharing information more often with professionals. This law came into place after the death of Victoria Climbie, which could have been prevented by the sharing of information between health and social workers. Secondly, the data protection act 1998, which forbids the handing out of delicate information to second or third hand parties. Schools handle confidential information about each child; this information must only be used for the purpose in which it was gathered. If the information needs to be passed on you must have parental