Expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards: standards relevant to own role eg national occupational standards for Children’s Care, Learning and Development eg role to support child or young person with special educational needs, expectations to meet standards eg Help to keep children safe, Promote children’s development. Support the needs of children and young people with additional requirements, Reflect on, develop and maintain your practice 2.1. Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided. The importance of reflective practice in continually improving the quality of service provided: aim to continually review progress to improve or change approaches, strategies, actions; benefits to children, young people, setting and individual of improved performance eg enables learning to take place and practice to improve, enables all relevant factors to be taken into account, provides clarity; identification of learning needs of individual undertaking reflection; Experiential Learning Cycle (Kolb) 2.2 demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice How to reflect on practice: regular reflection; focused; use a structured approach; appropriate way of
This approach is also a very important part of the government framework of Every Child Matters which states that we should be working together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children in our care. The Early years foundation stage, states that different professionals working together will help to improve outcomes for children both in their learning and development. So by sharing records or observations of a child by a professional such as a speech or language therapist may contribute to further assessment. Inclusion is an important
• Codes of Practice are: Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers; General Social Care Council; Standards of conduct; Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics: Health Professionals Council • National Occupational Standards: Health and Social Care; Children's Care Learning and Development 1.2 Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills. Reflecting on activities from work and also other places is a great way to develop the things that you know, and also discover what you don’t know, allowing you to set your mind on ways to develop your knowledge and fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Learning to properly reflect on what has happened is in the past is one of the most valuable personal skills, and it’s a way that an individual can develop themselves without the need for textbooks and training, merely learning not to repeat mistakes you’ve made, and recognizing actions as mistakes in the first place goes a long way to making a person more efficient at their job role. It’s important to access the skills you have, and also the skills you lack to know where improvement is needed, and knowing exactly what you want to learn is useful in reducing the time necessary in producing a new skill. Along with having knowledge and skills,
Standard 1:Understand the principles and values essential for fostering children and young people 1.Principles and Values 1a) What principles and values do you think are important in caring for children? Principles • The welfare of the child is paramount. • Foster carers contribute to children’s care, learning, development and safeguarding. This is reflected in every aspect of practice and service provision. • Foster carers support parents and families who are partners in the care, learning, development and safeguarding of their children, recognising they are the child or young person’s first, and in most situations, their most enduring carers and educators.
E1 Collate evidence which describes the role of the practitioner in working Gather and present information about how the practit ioner works in promoting towards a healthy lifestyle and environment for children a healthy lifestyle and environment. E2 Provide information about legislation which supports the rights of children Present information about relevant legislation th at underpins the rights of to a healthy lifestyle children to have life, development, health, health care, education and so on. Give the full title and date of each law, eg information about The Human Rights Act 1998, Smoking, Health and Social Care Act 200. E3 Provide information about a range of factors which may affect children's Gather and present information about the range of fa ctors (which may be health and well-being at differing times in their lives positive and negative) that can affect children's health and well being. These may include social, psychological and physical factors such as: holistic view of health and well being, age/stage of children, parental health and lifestyle, environment, illness, disability, diet and exercise, rest and sleep.
Unit 4222-203 Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people’s settings (SHC 23) Level: Credit value: UAN: 2 2 R/601/5471 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion which are fundamental to such roles. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand the importance of equality and inclusion 2.
These services and activities are geared towards facilitating, enhancing and maintain the child’s developmental ability to function as a productive member of society. The commitment of a foster parent is to the child’s welfare system, the community, and the fostering profession. Statement of Core Values Mission The mission of Train up a Child Association is to provide foster parent the support needed to maintain a safe well-being and stability for the youth, children, and infants in their care. Company Vision The vision of Train up a Child Association is to provide parents with the ability to excel the welfare of the foster children and their families, maintain respect of the rights of each party, and make an acceptable effort to assure that their services are used appropriately. Responsibility of the Foster Child and their Family Foster parents acknowledge their responsibilities in providing a nurturing and safe environment, in which is conducive to the development of all foster children to his or her highest potential.
Name …………………………………………………………………. Unit SHC: 22 Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit Title: Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit sector reference: SHC 022 Level: 2 Credit value: 3 Guided learning hours: 23 Unit accreditation number: L/601/5470 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of personal development and reflective practice which are fundamental to such roles, and ways to implement these. Answer the following questions units either one of the method of producing evidence e.g. : reflective account, question and answer, case study and other evidence.
Task 1 Knowing about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for the safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. 1.1. Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safe. The current legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are:- * Health & Safety at work act 1974 (a) RIDDOR (b) COSHH * Children’s act 1989 * Data Protection act 1998 * Education act 2002 * Every Child Matters 2004 * Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 * E-Safety 2008 1.2 Describe the role of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding then welfare of children and young people are:- Children’s Charities: NSPCC, Barnados, Childe Line which are there to support children and allow the child to talk with confidence knowing help and support is at hand.
TDA 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Units: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. 1.1 – Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedure for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Children’s Act: This established these desirable outcomes for children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being The Children Act 2004 states that the interests of children and young people are paramount in all considerations of welfare and safeguarding and that safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility. This can only be delivered and sustained when key people and bodies work together to design and deliver more integrated services around the needs of children and young people.