Describe how having a child in residential childcare can impact on a family’s life. RCC 3.22: Work With the Families of Children and Young People in Residential Childcare To fully meet the criteria, use work-based practice

1.1. Describe how having a child in residential childcare can impact on a family’s life. RCC 3.22: Work With the Families of Children and Young People in Residential Childcare

To fully meet the criteria, use work-based practice examples to support your answers.

 Don’t forget to reference all researched information.

Outcome 1. Understand the impact on families when a child or young person is in residential childcare. 1.1. Describe how having a child in residential childcare can impact on a family’s life.

1.2. Explain how and why impacts can change over time.

1.3. Describe the impact of inter-generational issues that can exist in families where a child or young person is in residential childcare.

Outcome 2. Understand principles of working with families. 2.1. Explain the principles of partnership working with families in your own work setting.

2.2. Explain how principles of partnership working with families meet the organisation’s aims and objectives.

2.3. Describe attitudes and approaches that support positive relationships with families.

2.4. Explain the importance of regarding families as partners with expertise in the care of their child.

2.5. Describe situations with families where it may be necessary to advocate for the rights of the child.

2.6. Explain the importance of having agreed roles and responsibilities for liaising with families.

Outcome 3. Be able to support families to maintain their relationship with their child. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, – Write a reflective account to cover the following areas:

How have you built relationships with the families of children and young people How have you supported the family members to understand the benefits of maintaining involvement with their child while in residential childcare Encouraged the family to maintain contact and sustain their relationship with their child. (Please provide supporting evidence, family communication records between staff and the family members)

3.4, 3.5 Write a reflective account of how you have supported family members to engage with their child in ways that support their child’s well-being and resilience. Note how you monitor the involvement of family members in supporting their child’s wellbeing and resilience.

(Please provide supporting evidence, contact logs and keyworker sessions with the young person regarding family contact)

Outcome 4. Be able to work in partnership with families. 4.1, Write a reflective account of how work with families on specific activities (reviews, assessments, day-to-day living and agreed contact time) in line with agreed role.

4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Write a reflective account covering the following areas:

How have you informed families in line with the agreed role about changes, challenges and successes encountered in working with their child? Encourage families to share their own information about changes, challenges and successes encountered with their child Adapt working practice with the child or young person in light of shared information using agreed processes. When you have supplied families with additional support and information they require. (Please provide supporting product evidence, such as contact records with family members)

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