Pages 197+ of this level 3 CYPW handbook
Task 3
3.1 – An explanation of the potential impact of
disability, special requirements (additional needs) and attitudes on positive outcomes for children and young people on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people.
If a child or young person experienced the following what outcomes - positive and negative might be possible ..
- Speech and language impairments
- Physical impairements
- Emotional, social, behavioural impairements
- Sensory impairements
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- Asperger's Syndrome
- Down's Syndrome
- Dyspraxia
- Global learning delay
3.2 – An explanation of the importance and of positive attitudes towards disability and specific requirements.
Damaging attitudes:
To ignore - tease - pamper - understimate ability - demean
Could induce children and young people's sense of =
humiliation - sadness - isolation - frustration - anger - underachievement
3.3 – An explanation of the social and medical models of disability and the impact of each on practice.
Medical - disability is an illness, the person is at fault, they need to be fixed, treated or cured to become normal. This focuses on what a child cannot do in opposition to what they can.
Social - disability is caused by the people and environment around the disabled person. This view places expectations and responsibilities onto society to provide a supportive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13166
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15265
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12582
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12558
3.4 – An explanation of the different types of support that are available for disable children and young people and those with specific requirements.
People you may meet
SLT - Healthcare - Education professionals - Portage - Parent support groups - Voluntary and charity organisations - Social care professionals
Task 4 - in your setting please consider how you..
4.2 – Compare, giving examples, of ways in which services for children, young people and their carers take account of and promote equality, diversity and inclusion to promote positive outcomes.
4.1 – Explain the meaning of
equality (the quality of being the same in value or status) diversity (quality of being different) and
inclusion ( the idea that all people must be respected and treated equally) in the context of positive outcomes for children and young people.
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Reading:
CYP 3.7 unit pdf - Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people
Every Child Matters -
summary containing information on the five positive outcomes
Child poverty action group -
MP Frank Field's Poverty report 2010 -
UNCRC and the right to personal choice
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Avoiding plagiarism
Level 3 handbook support for students in their professional research