ASSIGNMENT 2 ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Good Practice Considerations For Interacting With A Child With Special Needs In An ECCE Setting in Relation to Social, Ethical and Legal Issues.
A flexible individualised support plan must be provided for in order to ensure the best possible outcome for the child. This is somewhat different to an IEP (individualised education plan) as this focuses more on the supports rather than the child 's learning and progression. The provision of specialised training for support workers, pre-school staff and parents will also ensure the best possible outcome for the child. It is very important to ensure a good circle of communication is evident between families, childcare workers, support workers and also professionals so that the child may be provided with the best possible resources in order to suit their needs and ensure that they can engage and be a part of their ECCE setting and be best prepared for moving forward into what we would hope to be a mainstream school. (Barnardos, nd)
It is very important to consider ethical actions when dealing with a child with additional needs, the child 's dignity must be respected and taken into consideration at all times. Confidentiality is one of the most significant traits which all workers within each sector should take into consideration but especially within a childcare setting. Any information relating to a child should not be disclosed with any other person who does not have dealings with that particular child. While ensuring the child is provided with a secure environment in which they feel safe, both physically and emotionally, it is important to ensure that all methods of security are of good nature. The child should always be aware of what is going to happen throughout their day, an ECCE worker should always make the child aware of what is going to happen next before uprooting the child from their current activity. When or if physical contact takes place, one should ensure that the type of touching is not considered to be
A flexible individualised support plan must be provided for in order to ensure the best possible outcome for the child. This is somewhat different to an IEP (individualised education plan) as this focuses more on the supports rather than the child 's learning and progression. The provision of specialised training for support workers, pre-school staff and parents will also ensure the best possible outcome for the child. It is very important to ensure a good circle of communication is evident between families, childcare workers, support workers and also professionals so that the child may be provided with the best possible resources in order to suit their needs and ensure that they can engage and be a part of their ECCE setting and be best prepared for moving forward into what we would hope to be a mainstream school. (Barnardos, nd)
It is very important to consider ethical actions when dealing with a child with additional needs, the child 's dignity must be respected and taken into consideration at all times. Confidentiality is one of the most significant traits which all workers within each sector should take into consideration but especially within a childcare setting. Any information relating to a child should not be disclosed with any other person who does not have dealings with that particular child. While ensuring the child is provided with a secure environment in which they feel safe, both physically and emotionally, it is important to ensure that all methods of security are of good nature. The child should always be aware of what is going to happen throughout their day, an ECCE worker should always make the child aware of what is going to happen next before uprooting the child from their current activity. When or if physical contact takes place, one should ensure that the type of touching is not considered to be
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