Unit 030 3.1

Unit 030.Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People.

Outcome 1.1. Describe the social, economic and cultural factors that impact on the lives of children and young people.

As an early practitioner I will be involved in providing an environment appropriate for the children I work with. I immediately think of the room I work in or outdoor environment that the children play in, but the environment also involves the people who care for the child, the circumstances they live in and how these factors influence the child.
It is important that I understand how all aspects of a child’s environment can affect their lives, helping me to develop ways of working with each child to meet a range of needs.
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Explain the role of children and young people’s personal choices and experiences on their outcomes and life chances.

To ensure that children have the best outcomes there is evidence to show that they need to share in determining their future and should be given a voice to make choices and contribute their experiences. In order that children’s services reflect the needs of the children’s in my care, they need to participate in these services.
The voice of children and young people was first championed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was introduced in 1989.
The Every Child Matters framework ensures that policies and services are designed around children’s needs and that by engaging young children they can make a positive contribution to their communities and futures. A framework called Hear by Right gives ideas to adults, young people and children as to how they can be involved in the services provided for them. Hear by Right has standards used by both statutory and voluntary sector groups, aiming to improve practice, actively involving children and young people as a way of developing each organisation’s…show more content…
The medical model is a traditional view of disability, that it is something to be cured, even though many conditions have no cure. The problem is seen as the disabled person and their impairment and the solution is seen as adapting the disabled person to fit the nondisabled world, often through medical intervention.
When medical label are placed on the disabled person for example, referring to people with epilepsy as epileptics, the individual is seen merely as their impairment. Such labels can prevent us from developing a picture of the whole person, including their gender, ethnicity and culture and social background.
The social model of disability is a more constructive approach to disability. It focuses our thoughts on addressing the issue, what do we need to do to enable this person to achi9eve their potential and have a fulfilling life?
The social model puts the emphasis on the way in which society needs to change, in contrast to the medical model which expects disabled people to change to fit into society. The strength of the social model is that it identifies problems which can be resolved if the environment is adapted and the right resources are made available; whereas the medical model dwells on problems which are often