The Principles Underpinning the Role of the Practitioner Working with Children

(E2)

Issues which contribute to maintaining professional relationships with children and adults

When talking with parents you need to be careful in what way you approach them and what you say. Practitioners should always respect parents views and consider their wishes as they know the child best. For a parent to respect you, you have the responsibility to build up a trusting relationship. The benefits of working with parents is to communicate better with the child, to find out information and listen to advice on the child work around how the child likes to learn e.g. if the child loves football bring the curriculum around the specific theme the child is interested in.  
To maintain professional relationships the setting must ensure the policies and procedures are followed correctly for the safety of children and staff. The benefits of these are for confidentiality to protect children and their families from sensitive information spreading into the wrong hands and from people getting hurt. Policies and procedures also protect the children in the setting by having a sign in procedure so anyone can see who has been in the setting and why.

(E3)

What is the value of a multi professional approach when working with children and parents?

Multi professional approach is when teams of professionals work together to meet needs of children. The teams of professionals make partnerships with outside agencies and services such as speech therapists, educational psychologists and many more, by this approach the needs of children and their families will be met.

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References and Bibliography

Tassoni.P, Beith.K, Bulman.K, Eldridge.H, Cache Level 3 Child Care and Education 4th Edition, 2007, Heinemann, P.218, P.98, P.154, P.218, P.219, P.118, P.236, P.237

Tassoni.P, Certitficate Child Care and Education Second Edition, 2000, Heinemann, P.2, P.3