* To develop local leadership broadly representative of the communities that is being served. * To conduct an annual community survey to assess needs and develop an action plan with a clear set of goals and objectives. * To improve the climate for the positive development of young people by achieving such improvements as increases in educational achievement levels and vocational skills. * To develop young people's leadership skills by involving them in youth-initiated community improvement activities or in cooperative projects with adults. * To set measurable goals and show progress in improving undesirable
Unit 4222-345 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people (CYP M3.3) 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation. The legislation, guidelines and policies that affect safeguarding children have come about due to the Children’s Act (1989). This act was updated in 2004 to include the principle of integrated children’s services and to also incorporate the five main principles of Every Child Matters. I will list the main legislations, guidelines and also my workplace’s policies and procedures: Children’s Act (2004) - The Act was created with a certain set of goals. Its primary purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities and/or other entities to better regulate official intervention in the interests of children.
In Uncommon Youth Ministry: Your Onramp to Launching an Extraordinary Youth Ministry, Jim Burns seeks to provide a resource for youth ministers who want their ministry to reach its maximum potential. Burns had originally written Youth Builder for this same purpose, but then updated it into Uncommon Youth Ministry to serve the newest generation of youth workers. Burns highlights how, recently, youth ministry is becoming more and more prominent in the lives of teenagers. Now, when kids go through crises, they consult their parents first, and then their youth workers, whereas previously youth workers would be far down the list. This is because of the development of youth ministries into real and relational programs rather than just a “glorified babysitter.” In defining the difference between past youth groups and current relational youth ministries, Burns illustrates how youth workers are finally meeting the relational needs that teens require than simply providing a program for them to attend.
Introduction: This essay will outline Child Protection as area of practice and the common issues for affected children as well as families and carers. Social workers have a personal commitment to engage in ethical practice which in turn will lead to ethical behaviour (reference). Ethical principles and values are set in place for child protection practitioners to assist with making critical judgment and decisions for each case. The AASW Code of ethics, principle and character based ethics as well as values specifically related to child protection will be outlined and further discussed. Human rights and social justice frameworks plays a big part in the motivation for the action social workers take which can be justified by these frameworks.
1.1 | Summarise the core values and principles of youth work and how it may differ from other youth related services? | a) Bullet point - How do youth workers support young people? * Provide social, emotional and political education. * Act as positive role models so they can inspire young people. * Empower young people to take action on issues that affect them and to make changes in their own lives.
Code of ethics critique NAEYC Code of Ethics The NAEYC code of ethics is mainly a collection of ideals and principles on how to address the children and their families in child care facilities. At the beginning of the statement of Commitment it has a preamble which states the purpose of the document which is to offer guidelines for responsible behaviors in resolving ethical dilemmas that happen in early childcare centers. Then it goes on to the core values and its conceptual framework. The first section however, it pertains to the responsibility to children and how facilities should be committed to the development of children without harming them. The Next section talks about the facilities responsibility to the families and how the
Court Appointed Special Advocates Lindsey Thompson PHI445 Personal and Organizational Ethics Instructor’s Name Monday September 12, 2011 Court Appointed Special Advocates is known by the acronym CASA. This is a volunteer organization that I have been recently involved with. Simply put, we are advocates for children in the court system through no fault of their own. We serve as a voice for the children and as eyes and ears for judges who cannot see or hear everything involved with a child outside of the court room. This paper will first consider my own values, mission statement, and code of ethics.
I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” This quote would suggest that if you involve your students where they do what you are trying to teach them then they are more likely to understand and learn. 4. There are a variety of different organisations that can be used as a reference point for meeting the potential needs of the learner, these include Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance (HABC). The government also introduced Skills for Life in 2001 which is a strategy to improve adult literacy and numeracy skills.
Part 1. 1. What questions should Grace and Dave have asked during the placement interviews to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of this field placement? They should have asked what there role would be in helping the youth in the community. Who else was involved with the youth?
The team should identify methods for involving young people in the planning process. The age, experience and needs of the young people as well as the purpose of the residential will inform this decision. The team should also produce a set of procedures for young people in the event of them getting lost or arrested whilst on the residential The next step when at the residential setting is firstly to gather the group together so the young people are aware of the purpose, aims, and objectives of the residential and explain that the group should be involved as much as possible in the planning and decision making process of setting up their contract, explaining to the group that the contract they are about to set up is their working agreement for the duration of the residential, and discuss with them what they think and would like to be included in their contract. The importance and benefits of a contract is it installs guidelines that meets all requirements which the young adult can revisit anytime they need reminding of what is in their contract. It gives the young person their own