However, we can aim to offer each unique child equality of opportunity suited to their individual needs and requirements. We as staff need to understand the needs and requirements of each individual child. For each child to have equal opportunities, settings they learn and play in must ensure that they and their families are fully included in the setting, taking into account the diversity of the children and families who come to the setting. Inclusion is the process of making this happens. Working towards inclusion involves striving to remove barriers to children and their families.
The basic way of treating someone with respect is to ensure that their interest and welfare is at the forefront of all dealings and interactions with them. I have had a chance of working with children and young people with their families as a trainee teacher. I ensured that I understood what children wanted by asking their opinions and also giving them choices whenever possible. In communicating with the children and their families, I ensured I used their preferred names and gave them opportunities to raise issues of concern and ask questions. I gave the families a chance to give input on the child’s development plans and how well they felt the child’s welfare could be improved.
NSPCC role and responsibilities is to also work with other organisations such as social services, police, family protection, education and health services. Health Visitors’ roles and responsibilities are to recognise if a child is being abused or neglected. A health visitors’ role and is also to support babies and children under the age of 5. General Practitioners (GP’s) roles and responsibilities are to maintain the skills in recognising if a child is being abused or neglected, they need to follow all the correct procedures if abuse or neglect is suspected. All GP’s should have regular training and update their training when necessary.
Develop procedures for effective working relationships with other professionals. An effective working relationship with professionals by * Communicating regularly * Having time together to discuss information and share ideas. * Having regular review meetings 3.3. It is important to understand common objectives, and work together to get the best outcome for those objectives. It is important to take advice and information from other professionals as it is in the best interest of the child, it is important you provide professionals with the information they need regarding a child.
CU2938 – 2.1 The duty that a setting has to safeguard its children, staff, parents carers & support its community & regulators in their inspection processes is paramount, this means that recommendations within serious case reviews offer the opportunity to examine current practice, what's happening and how it happens, within the setting and externally with other organisations/agencies/service providers. Through this, practitioners can pass on information via their meeting agendas or promotion of their open door policy for raising concerns about practice or other, that anyone feels has the potential to contribute to or cause children's vulnerability. It helps everyone look at information and sharing it, storing it, transporting it,
Panels are usually made up of different agencies and these panels determine the access that is available between settings. These panels aim to support the early identification of children’s needs, monitor children’s progress, ensure a child’s needs are identified and assessed quickly and referred to the appropriate setting. They also coordinate provision through the development of partnership with parents, settings and different agencies and support inclusion in mainstream early years settings. It’s important to identify the need for additional support as early as possible. Without it the children will not get the help they need at the right time and this could have an affect on the child’s well being.
Professionals working in a multi-agency team must work in a holistic way with children and their families with other agencies and other professionals. When working in a team they have many common issues. They all follow a common aim or goal. Each member of the group needs to know what the aims are and everyone should be involved in making decisions. Member of the group help to support and motivate one another.
Unit 7 Assignment Work in partnership in Health and Social Care of Children and Young People’s settings. Question 1 1.1 The features of effective partnership working begin with the knowing that it is everyone’s responsibility for partnership working in order for it to be successful. The benefits of working in partnership are enormous allowing families to share information about their children’s development or learning and supporting those children with particular needs to receive support. Colleagues, professionals and others must be active in working alongside, sharing expertise, knowledge and a common purpose to improve the lives of individuals in their care. Respecting each other’s skills and contributions enables everyone working together share their expertise, recognise and utilise the strengths of all involved.
For the purposes of this assignment a child is a person under the age of 18 years as defined in the Children (NI) Order 1995. Throughout this assignment the term he, him should also mean she, her etc. The policies, procedures and practices to safeguard children should be based on the following principles: • The child’s welfare must always be paramount and this overrides all other considerations: • Children have the right to be heard, listened to and their concerns to be taken seriously. Taking in to consideration their age and understanding they should be consulted and involved in decisions that may affect their lives; • Parents/ Carers have the right to be respected and they should be consulted in matters which concern their families. • Individuals and agencies should work together so that the best interests of the child are met; • Actions taken to protect children, including investigation, should not cause the child unnecessary distress; The Legislative context which children are protected includes: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Integrated working focuses on enabling and encouraging professionals to work together effectively to deliver frontline services. Schools are aware that some children’s families can have complex needs which may impact adversely on children’s health, well-being and learning. Schools are developing their role in responding to the wider needs of