Unit 002 – Principles and values of health and social care (children)
These digital and print-based resources provide an important foundation for learners to gain knowledge and understanding of how legislation, national policies, guidelines and frameworks support health and social care provision for children and young people
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Unit 002 Principles and values of health and social care (children and young people)
Legislation, national policies and Code of Conduct and Practice
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Key elements of a rights based approach
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How legislation and national policies underpin a rights based approach
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How legislation impacts on a rights based approach in practice
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Advocacy and how it can support a rights based approach
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Supporting children and young people and their families or carers to make complaints or express concerns
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The importance of 'child centred approaches'
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The terms 'co-production' and 'voice, choice and control'
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The importance of knowing a child or young person’s preferences and background
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Ways of working to establish the preferences and background of children and young people
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Behaving towards people with dignity and respect
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Ways of working that support child centred approaches
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Active participation
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The importance of supporting children and young people's engagement in activities and experiences
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How child centred approaches are used to support active participation and inclusion
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Establishing consent with a child or young person
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Parental responsibility
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The purpose of personal plans
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Equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination
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Ways in which child centred approaches promote equality diversity and inclusion
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How the cultural, religious and linguistic background of children and young people can be valued
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Challenging discrimination or practice that does not support equality, diversity and inclusion
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Positive risk taking and the importance of being able to take positive risks on the well-being of children and young people
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Rights of children and young people to make choices and take risks
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How balancing rights, risks and responsibilities contributes to child centred approaches
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Considerations needed when supporting children and young people to take positive risks
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Relationship centred working
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The importance of developing a positive relationship with children and young people and their families and carers
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Professional boundaries and how to balance these with relationship centred working
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Types of unacceptable practices that may occur within relationships
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The importance of 'effective communication' for the well-being of children and young people
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Key features of effective communication
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Skills that are needed to communicate effectively
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How to find out a child's communication and language needs, wishes and preferences
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How the stage of development of a child or young person will impact upon their communication skills
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Potential barriers to effective communication and ways to address these
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Changes that occur in the course of an individual’s life as a result of significant life events or transitions
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Factors that make changes either positive or negative
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Supporting young people to develop skills, confidence and knowledge that will prepare them for adult life
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The impact of own attitude and behaviour on children and young people
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These resources are intended as a starting point for your teaching and learning and are in no way indicative of what will be covered in an exam. These should be blended with other content to provide students with a fully rounded learning experience.