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CACHE Level 2 Child Care and Education © Hodder Education 2008 Family structures the nuclear family the reconstituted family the extended family the adoptive family the foster family the nomadic family the communal familyTRANSCRIPT
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n What you need to know
Unit 11 is divided into three sections:• Section 1: The range of support available for
children and families• Section 2: How to build positive relationships
with children and their families• Section 3: The role of the adult when supporting
children and their families in a social care setting
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• the nuclear family• the reconstituted family• the extended family • the adoptive family • the foster family • the nomadic family • the communal family
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n Children in need: children and families living in poverty
• Overall, 1 in 3 children are living in poverty in the UK today.
• Poverty causes a poor quality of life. It brings stress and sometimes also despair.
• The national and local support that is available for children and families.
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n The Children Act 1989
This Act identifies the needs of children as paramount (that is, of the greatest importance) and attempts to support them in the family by giving ‘parental responsibility’ to one, or more, appropriate person(s).
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n The range of statutory, private and voluntary organisations that support
children and families
• The Sure Start Change for Children programme
• Provision of services• Children’s centres and extended schools• Support through multi-agency services
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• Gingerbread, which works on behalf of lone parents
• Contact A Family, which provides independent information, advice and support to parents of children with disabilities or special needs
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The range of challenges experienced by children and their families
How to build positive relationships with children and their families
Starting the relationship: making parents welcome in the setting
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n Working in partnership with children and their families
• Managing sensitive situations• Confidentiality• Settling-in policies• Good practice in settling-in procedures
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The role of the key person or worker
The value of involving parents in the work setting
Reasons why parents may not want to become involved
The role of the adult when supporting children and their families in a social care setting
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Statutory child care settings• Sure Start Children’s Centres• Residential children’s homes• Foster care
Private and voluntary child care settings• Private nurseries and schools• Workplace crèches• Childminding
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n Your personal role and responsibilities in a social care setting
If you work in a residential children’s home, you will be required to undertake a special induction programme within six weeks of starting work. (This applies to all children's home staff, including any agency, temporary, volunteer and student staff.)