working with children have a professional responsibility to safeguard and protect children. Child Protection is a highly emotive subject‚ evoking strong feelings in most people. In order to provide the most effective support and help for vulnerable children and their families‚ all staff managing services and involved in working directly with children need to be able to acknowledge their feelings and examine their different values and beliefs. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of harm or abused
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WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE By: Xharie Ramadani Table of Contents How to communicate with children and young people. 4 Give chance to talk. 4 Make eye contact and use active listening. 4 Use body language and facial expressions. 4 Respond and observe on what they are saying repeat language 5 How to check that the children and young people understand what is communicated. 5 Explain how to establish rapport and respectful‚ trusting relationships with children and young adults
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Explain the importance of resilience in children and young people Resilience is a mixture of nature and nurture. Attributes that some children are born with‚ such as good intellectual ability and a placid‚ cheerful temperament‚ are associated with resilience. Children who are born prematurely and/or with disabilities‚ who cry and cannot be comforted‚ who cannot sleep or who will not accept being held are more vulnerable to adversity and may be less likely to be resilient. There are‚ however‚ many
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We must safeguard children and young people as they are unable to protect themselves alone and are far more vulnerable to things such as abuse and neglect than adults are. It is our duty of care to protect children and young people from physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ verbal abuse and neglect. We must be able to identify early on the signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect before the child is to get in any serious danger. A child’s sudden change in behaviour could be a huge sign of
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assignment T7: Work to support children and young people in change and transition. D Criteria For this extended assignment I have decided to look at children transitioning from day nursery to school. Transitioning from one place to another can be scary for small children so it is important that we support the children through the transition. Moving from nursery to school can be quite scary for children because they are two different settings. A nursery is a much smaller setting that has a few
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Contribute to Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is an essential piece of legislation to have within a work setting. Employers are legally obliged to follow all regulations of the HSWA in order consistently maintain a safe setting‚ and ensure all employees and service users are protected. The HSWA states that employees must
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Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 We use communication to express out thoughts and ideas eg. To share emotions such as frustration or happiness‚ to notify other if we need help or are in danger. 1.2 Having an effective communication system in place helps to keep the class running smoothly‚ besides communication and interaction with the children‚ having an effective dialogue with regards to an individuals welfare and progress between colleagues is important and helps
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Why are ethics so important in research with or about children and young people? “Although the origins of the children’s rights movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century‚ it is only in the last 20 years that there has been a growing recognition of the importance of listening to children’s views and wishes.” Charles Magna Fombad (2005) International Journal of Law‚ Policy and the Family v19‚ page 102 In this assignment I am going to consider the importance of ethical considerations in
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Assessment task – CYP 3.3 understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Task 1 What is safeguarding? The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully.’ http://www
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Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People Outcome 1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practise relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity Equality Act 2010 in Schools The Equality Act 2010 is the law which bans unfair treatment and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society. The Act brings together and replaces the previous anti-discrimination laws‚ such as the Disability Discrimination‚ Race
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