Asessment
This guide is to give you an indication of how to complete the first assessment task. To help you with starting this first assignment I have made a presentation called The Nest action agenda available in MyMedia. I have also made available my notes of the presentation in the
Assessment Resources folder. The pdf gives you access to the key ARACY readings and resources through the hyperlinks by using control+click. In the presentation I used the example of ‘Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of young Australians’. I will continue to use this priority direction as the example in this assessment 1 guide.
Your assignment task is to:
1. Select one priority direction from the list.
For example: One of the six priority directions of the Nest action agenda is ‘Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of young Australians’ (pg 14).
2. Introduce the priority direction highlighting the significance for Australian children and youth
You could: Discuss what is social and emotional wellbeing and what are the benefits or outcomes of emotional and social wellbeing for children and youth. For example the early year’s research provides evidence that infant bonding and positive early life social experiences can strengthen healthy brain development providing the potential for greater educational achievement and the capacity to form successful relationships (National
Scientific Council on the Developing Child 2004, Children’s Emotional Development Is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains: Working Paper No. 2. http://www.developingchild.net).
3. Identify the current status of child and youth health and wellbeing in Australia
(birth to 24 years) in your selected priority direction and present the problem currently faced in Australia.
Identify Australian statistics from various resources that indicate the outcomes related social and emotional wellbeing for Australian children. You may use ARACY evidence such as
Report Card: The wellbeing of
Assessment Resources folder. The pdf gives you access to the key ARACY readings and resources through the hyperlinks by using control+click. In the presentation I used the example of ‘Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of young Australians’. I will continue to use this priority direction as the example in this assessment 1 guide.
Your assignment task is to:
1. Select one priority direction from the list.
For example: One of the six priority directions of the Nest action agenda is ‘Improving the social and emotional wellbeing of young Australians’ (pg 14).
2. Introduce the priority direction highlighting the significance for Australian children and youth
You could: Discuss what is social and emotional wellbeing and what are the benefits or outcomes of emotional and social wellbeing for children and youth. For example the early year’s research provides evidence that infant bonding and positive early life social experiences can strengthen healthy brain development providing the potential for greater educational achievement and the capacity to form successful relationships (National
Scientific Council on the Developing Child 2004, Children’s Emotional Development Is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains: Working Paper No. 2. http://www.developingchild.net).
3. Identify the current status of child and youth health and wellbeing in Australia
(birth to 24 years) in your selected priority direction and present the problem currently faced in Australia.
Identify Australian statistics from various resources that indicate the outcomes related social and emotional wellbeing for Australian children. You may use ARACY evidence such as
Report Card: The wellbeing of