Support Positive Practice with Children and Young People with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Unit ID:
CCY390
Unit Code:
PT23CY142
Level:
Three
Credit Value:
4
Sector:
1.3
LDCS:
PT21
GLH:
28
Last registration date:
31/08/2020
Lower age restriction:
16
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Purpose and Aim

The unit aims to ensure that practitioners work with children and young people at the centre of their practice and base their work on the strengths of the children and young people rather than their difficulties

Learning Outcomes

The learner will

Assessment Criteria

The learner can
1. Understand the concept of positive practice when working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
1.1Explain how to recognise and build on the strengths of a child or young person by giving different examples of positive strategies
1.2Compare the differences between strategies based on children and young people’s strengths and abilities and those based around children’s difficulties
1.3Provide examples of how current research evidence supports positive practice
2. Know how to work alongside speech, language and communication specialists to use appropriate strategies and targets to support children and young people
2.1Identify and describe the different strategies and targets that can support children and young people’s speech, language and communication needs
2.2Explain the process of how supportive strategies are selected and implemented to support children and young people’s speech, language and communication needs
2.3Explain own role in the process of how targets are set, monitored and evaluated along with specialist
2.4Compare different examples of how strategies and targets have been used to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
3. Be able to place children and young people at the centre of professional practice when working with children and young with speech, language and communication needs
3.1Review and identify the particular issues and implications of work setting for children and young people’s speech, language and communication
3.2Demonstrate ways to adapt and modify own communication, resources and tasks to support children and young people’s speech, language and communication
3.3Demonstrate effective ways to find out the views of children and young people and take them into account in planning and delivering practice
4. Understand how to work with others to support the social, emotional and cognitive needs of children and young people
4.1Explain how speech, language and communication needs can affect social, emotional and cognitive development in children and young people
4.2Explain how social, emotional and cognitive needs can affect children and young people’s speech, language and communication
4.3Review and report on the roles of other professionals in supporting children and young people and explain how to access additional support

Assessment Methods:

There are no prescribed assessment methods for this unit. Assessments used should be fit for purpose for the unit and learners, and generate evidence of achievement for all the assessment criteria.

Assessment Information:

There is no specific assessment information to be used with this unit.

If not specifically stated in the assessment information, a plural statement in any assessment criterion means a minimum of two.

Other Mappings:

Mapping to National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Knowledge and Skills Framework(KSF) for the NHS

NOS ref: There are links to some of the competencies from CCLD Units 302, 306, 308, 312

Assessor Requirements:

Units need to be assessed in line with the Skills for Care and Development QCF Assessment Principles Learning Outcome 3 must be assessed in relation to a real work situation

Additional information:
Positive strategies may include:

• Adapting adult language
• Adapting the environment to support communication
• Modelling and expanding the child or young persons language
• Demonstrating specific communication behaviours
• Facilitating communication between children and young people
• Providing time and supported opportunities to communicate
• Supporting and developing confidence and self-esteem

Resources and tasks may include:
• Everyday activities within the work setting
• Specific resources or activities within, for example a curriculum
• Daily routines within the setting
• Published resources; written information