1:Understand child and young person development 1 Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years. 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth -19 years: Children’s development is continuous. They can develop at different time because they have different life experiences and that means that they develop at different rate and ways. Development does not mean only the physical growth of the children but also include
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Over the past seven years I have come to learn many different things about myself and about children due to babysitting. I first started babysitting when I was a about eleven years of age. I started off by watching my younger brothers when my parents went out at night. That affected my biological rhythm (274). My body was used to going to sleep around nine o’clock since I was still young‚ but I had to force myself to stay up so I could watch over my brothers while they slept. I sometimes found myself
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Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection‚ it has a much broader range. Safeguarding a child or young person is ensuring that they have the opportunity to achieve their true potential and have the right to be protected from abuse (physical‚ emotional or sexual)‚ neglect or exploitation from anyone including professionals working with them. This is a much more holistic approach and is centred around the child’s needs‚ it is designed to prevent harm rather than just react once
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their placement. The second part of the visit consists of a direct observation‚ in which the learner must demonstrate a range of communication methods‚ adapting the style to meet the needs of the child/children with whom they are working. The learner will need to read a story to a small group of children. Learner name: Becky Ferris Assessor name: Kath Dineen Date: 15th January 2013 Professional discussion: topics to discuss Comments Learners need to explain confidentiality and
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the UK affecting the safeguarding of children and young people There are legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within the UK that are in place to help safeguard children and young people in the community. Some of these are; The Children Act 1989 This is an act to amend previous laws relating to children: To provide for local authority services for children in need and others: To make provision for those who foster‚ childmind and for day-care for young children and adoption. Also‚ for
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1.All those 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
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organisation that deals with children must have a safeguarding policy in place which should be reviewed and updated regularly. As a teaching assistant it is vital that I know what the policy at my school contains so I am aware of what to do if I ever have any cause for concern. The term “child protection is increasingly being replaced by that of “safeguarding” Child protection is specifically about abuse but it comes under an umbrella term called safeguarding. Safeguarding are all the things that we
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nutritional needs of babies and young children. 1.4 Explain organisational or regulatory procedures that protect babies‚ young children and practitioners when providing personal care and why these are necessary. Organisational Policies and procedures provide the setting with a set of expectations that employers and employees must follow in order to maintain protection and safety for all parties. There are a wide range of policies and procedures that protect babies‚ young children and practitioners
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occurrence of child abuse has been a concern for many years and the term ‘safeguarding’ is a procedure which is now used to protect children. The four factors of abuse was identified as‚ physical‚ neglect‚ sexual and emotional. This essay will explore safeguarding‚ concentrating on the sociological model of abuse‚ drawing closely on the views of Bowbly (1978) and Maslow (1975). It will examine the history of safeguarding through analysing previous cases. As well as identifying how influential they
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that affects the safety and wellbeing of a child or young person. For example: a manager has a good relationship with a family whose child attends the nursery. Several members of staff have reported the abuse of neglect to the manager concerning the child. The manager brushes the issue off and replies “I’ve known the family for years; they would never neglect the child”. The neglect continues and the child has become isolated from the children as their clothing has a strange smell. The practioner
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