Hiya
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This knowledge point is one that would seem to be harder to answer the older the audience is !
But without respecting individuality there wouldn't be much chance to amicably resolve differences, work together or learn and communicate with each other.
Valuing individuality is one way to indicate you accept and respect that person and their choices.
Having the opportunity to explore alternative thoughts, lifestyles, religions and abilities is the first door to respecting them... even in dissagreement.
Sharing, turn taking and the feeling of 'injustice are probably the biggest hurdles our youngest children experience first - one example possibly being 'why is he/she allowed to do or wear that when I'm not' .. the toughest bit is being able to give appropriate answers that promote respect and individuality. Passing on the value of that is potentially in the way the answers are delivered and valued by those involved
This is a good page on wild2learn -
Wild2learn aims
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- Facilitating the emotional growth and development of young people in our care by providing support and appropriate challenges through our experienced staff team.
- Provision of comprehensive care plans and individual daily timetables incorporating education and leisure activities.
- Assisting the development of personal and social skills through a range of stimulating and educational activities.
- Having in place reasonable boundaries, which are consistently reinforced. This will provide a framework to enable young people to take responsibility for the control of their own behaviour.
- Ensuring that the young people in our care have access to all possible educational opportunities.
- Supporting and motivating staff to provide high standards of care, through supervision and training.
- Respecting individuality and embracing difference. We will challenge discriminatory and oppressive behaviour, practices and attitudes.
- Each young person is assigned a keyworker who is responsible for co-ordinating administration, writing L.A.C. reports and completing individual care plans.
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source: Archive.org
Another area that may highlight good points is an Equality / Inclusion Policy
Acas guide to drawing up an equality policy
Supporting respect of individuality is ongoing and making the time to look at things matter of factly is how together and individually you'll discover what, why, when and how !!
To encourage it you could provide resources, chances to talk and introduce new personal concepts and ideas.
This is probably wayy off track now
but when it comes to mediating this link has some good ideas for helping to understand respect ..
Resolving disputes and conflicts ~
from Child&Family Canada.com
Hope this helps .. let us know what else you find out
