Common Core of Skills and Knowledge – Self Assessment:
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Effective communication and engagement with children, young people
and families:
Can you:
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1. Describe what is meant by person centred
approaches
2. Describe what is meant by equality, inclusion
and anti discriminatory practice
3. Explain the importance of effective
communication in your work
4. List the key skills, knowledge and characteristics
of an effective communicator
5. Identify the barriers to communication
6. Describe the importance of communicating with
parents and carers
7. Explain the importance of keeping accurate
records
Child and Young Person Development
Can you:
1. Describe the important developmental needs of
the children and young people you work with
2. Explain the importance of play to learning and
development
3. Describe different aspects of behaviour
4. Identify why children and young people might
behave in particular ways
5. Explain the importance of seeing a child or
young person as part of a number of different but
connected systems
6. Describe how you support children and young
people who are disabled or have learning
difficulties
7. Explain what the ‘social model of disability’
means in relation to your work
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and
Families
Can you:
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1. Understand Safeguarding children and young
people in relation to the national framework and
legislation
2. Identify possible signs and symptoms of abuse
3. Articulate categories of abuse
4. Explain what to do if Child Protection concerns
are identified
5. Easily understand your role and responsibility
6. Demonstrate appropriate methods of talking and
listening to children
7. Indicate the different thresholds for referral
Supporting Transitions
Can you:
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1. Identify and understand the range of transitions
that children and young people and their families
will experience throughout their development
2. Identify the range of support for children, young
people and their families and professionals
involved in transition processes
3. Easily relate to and identify current practice and
share ideas on how children and young people
respond to change
4. Clearly demonstrate that you know when and
how to intervene
Multi Agency and Integrated Working (Working Together) and
Information Sharing
Can you:
1. Demonstrate the benefits of working together
and its main aims
2. Demonstrate, easily, how information sharing,
the Common Assessment Framework and Lead
Professional apply to your work
3. Demonstrate the benefits of multi-agency
working
4. Articulate the factors which help effective multiagency working
5. Demonstrate the skills needed to manage
conflict between services
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