4. Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people 4. 1. How own working practice can affect children and young people’s development If not practicing properly then the children will not be learning properly. By doing observations and assessments will be able to plan for the individual child and their needs by adapting activities for them. Also children need to be challenged if the work they are given is too easy they will become bored.
4. How institutions, agencies and services can affect children and young people’s development The Senco in an educational setting give support to children and families with special needs this person/s is also responsible for identification of special needs. This might include people like teaching assistants or advisors to provide support and train staff. Youth justice this is based on children with behavioural problems these people will work with them and social worker to help them.
Social workers are there to help vulnerable children and young people and their families this might include children on the child protection register or disabled difficulties. They provide teachers and practitioners with aimed support programmes for that child once they have identified the child’s needs. A specialist nurse provides support for the family and child especially if that child suffers from medical conditions that need specialist care and also health visitors come under this title for measuring and assessing a child’s development.
A psychiatrist is a doctor who is trained in mental health problems. This person works alongside other professionals to help diagnose or support children and young people with mental health problems. Physiotherapist, this professional help children with their movement especially those who have little or no movement. They are trained to get the maximum movement and skill level.
