Child Development (AO1)

A level Coursework Case Study Jayden lives in a nuclear family, with his mother, father and two younger siblings. He is 8 years old and is now in year 3 of his junior school. He was born on the 11th December 1998 in Hillingdon Hospital, and his due date was the 29th December. This indicates that he was 2 weeks and 4 days premature. During the birth of Jayden, his mother was going to have a normal labour. However, Jayden became very distressed and his heartbeat was dropping rapidly. Therefore, the mother had to have an emergency caesarean. When he was born, he had jaundice. This meant that Jayden's skin was very yellow, which could have affected his liver. However once he was born, they put him under a light for two to three hours and injected him with Vitamin K to solve the problem. His birth weight was 5lb 4oz, which was very small compared to the average birth weight between 6 to 9lb. He also had a head circumference of 33cm, which was below average of 35cm. Lastly; Jayden's length was 45cm, which was also below the average length of 48 to 50cm. Gradually over the first few weeks of Jayden's birth, his height started increasing; at 3 weeks his height was 49cm and at 5 weeks it increased to 52cm. He was breast fed for the first 2-3 months of his birth, which may have helped his growth and development. As a baby, Jayden would whine and cry a lot, he was also quite slow

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Factors affecting nutritional health in 4 groups in society

Merit Explain factors affecting the nutritional health and well being of different groups of individuals. Choose at least four of the population groups and explain different factors affecting their intake and food choices and the effect this has on their well-being. Developed world The developed world are countries with a high standard of living, with high technology and economies, these include countries like the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Factors that influence what food people chose in the developed world include age, gender, lifestyle, family and cultural background, education and where they live. People's food preferences tend to change when they are exposed to new people, places and situations - otherwise they stick to the food and patterns that they know. Depending where a person lived, there could be a large choice of food or very little. A large choice of food could be if someone lived in a town, close by a supermarket, a small choice of food could be someone that lived in a farm or out in the country. Food is imported in developed countries, from all round the world - so there is lots of exotic food that only grows in hot climates. Therefore people in developed countries have lots of choice of food, because people do not have to grow the food to feed themselves, they go to the supermarket and choose it, during all seasons. With this

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Unit 10 caring for children and young people

Unit 10 Caring for children & young people P1-There are many different reasons why children and young people may need to be looked after which are unforeseen, unexpected and planned situations. Common reasons could involve family related issues including: family breakdown, bereavement, loss of parent, illness or incapacity of a parent such as: hospitalisation, substance misuse or mental health needs, which means there is no one else to provide care. A Child or young person are suspected or actually being maltreated. Children and young person related: health issues, behavioural problems, disability, learning difficulties or rejection by parent as a result of a new partner or because of the child or young person’s behaviour. The child or young person could be suspected or actually being abused: physically, sexually and/or verbally. A child or young person could be abandoned by a parent and have no one to provide care for them. The parent, child or young person may have committed a crime. If a child or young person truants school they could be placed into the foster care system. . Family breakdown- This is when families are destructed by separation or divorce of the parents. This can cause children to be distraught and confused by their parents decisions to separate or divorce. There can be many reasons that cause family breakdowns but whatever the reasons when a family

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P4-Explain how national initiatives promote anti discriminatory practice

P4-Explain how national initiatives promote anti discriminatory practice National initiatives can be seen as a campaign that is implemented nationally to make individuals aware of a certain issue. National initiatives usually have the support of government and other organisations that support them to make a change. Here is an example of a national initiative Show Racism the Red Card- This national initiative is to tackle racism with football players. Here are some examples on how they are trying to tackle racism They also focus on exploring stereotypes, defining racism and learning about how to deal with racism. Show Racism the Red Card carries out teacher training so that schools and staff are fully informed about racism and can be able to deal with all the issues involving racism. Show Racism the Red Card use resources to teach people about racism for example schools get DVD packs before a visit to allow children to prepare and highlight particular subjects they wish to be covered. Other resources they use are children are given T- shirts and also take part in fitness and football sessions and

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Factors affecting health and the role of two health professionals.

F912 Health Promotion A01 In this section I will be looking at health and well-being and how different factors affect health. A - What is health and well-being? Health: The old definition of health from the World Health Organisation (WHO) was that it was a ‘state of physical, mental and social well-being and not just necessarily the absence of illness’. However they got criticised for this definition so have updated the definition to “The extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to realise aspirations and satisfy needs, and on the other hand to change or cope with the environment. Health is therefore seen as a resource of everyday life, not the objective of living it is a positive concept emphasising social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities” I think that this definition is a bit too over complicated however it does include the key elements that I believe to be health. (Fisher, A. et al. 2012. Applied AS Health and Social Care 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford university press) Well-being: Wellbeing is often simply defined as feeling good and functioning well. This includes having a fair share of material resources, influence and control, a sense of meaning, belonging and connection with people and place and the capability to manage problems and change. There are different perspectives on health and well-being that can

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Communication in Health and Social Care. Within this piece of work I am going to explain the factors which can impact upon effective communication and interpersonal interaction

P1 - Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. P2 - Discuss theories of communication. M1 - Assess the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with reference to theories of communication. P1: Within this piece of work I am going to explain the factors which can impact upon effective communication and interpersonal interaction and discuss the importance of communication in a health and social care settings. I will outline different theories of communication and link these theories to communication and its effectiveness. Communication is a process that involves the exchange of information, thoughts, ideas and emotions. There are many ways of communicating and this can be done verbally and non-verbally. We have many reasons of communicating with each other, and these are to express ourselves as well as to pass on information and knowledge. Effective communication involves verbal and non-verbal interaction. Both of these communication methods can be expressed through skills such as: * Tone of voice * Pace of voice * Eye contact * Body language - Posture * Facial expression * The use of touch * Proximity * Clarifying - Repetition * Questioning. Volume and tone of voice: This involves the way our tone interprets what you say and what influence it has

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EDI Heath and Social Care Level 3 Essay.

Health and Social Care EDI Level 3: Diploma in Health and Social Care Riaz Khan ________________ Table of Contents Introduction Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Identify legislation relating to health and safety in health and social care work setting Describe different type of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in own work setting Explain procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur Explain own role in supporting others to follow practices that reduce the spread of infection Explain the main points of legislation that relates to moving and handling Explain principles for safe moving and handling Describe types of hazardous substances that may be found in the work setting Describe practices that prevent fires from starting and spreading Explain emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a fire in the work setting Promote Good Practice in Handling Information in Health and Social Care Setting Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care Describe features of manual and electronic information storage systems that help ensure security Promote Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Explain how

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Unit 5-The principles underpinning the role of the Practitioner working with children

Unit 5-The principles underpinning the role of the Practitioner working with children Section 1 E1 Practitioners have the responsibility to maintain a professional relationship with children, families, colleagues and other professionals in a range of settings. When working in early years setting you will be expected to work with other professionals that may be on the same site as yourself or from the community where they will be required to come into your setting. For example if a practitioner is working in a children's centre a speech therapist may work on the same site but is you work on a small rural nursery the therapist may visit your setting regularly when required. When working as an early year's practitioner there will be codes of practice that underpin your practice. These will state how you as a professional are expected to conduct yourself within your role. Codes of practice are not the law but are set out by the employer for all employees to comply with within the setting, and will be relevant to pieces of legislation. Your employer will guide you through the codes of practice set out and they will also be available in your staff handbook. Codes of practice should be referred to and reflected upon frequently as a matter of good practice and to improve your own learning and performance. For example working in childcare you will find codes of practice related

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Managing stress. Internal and External stress factors, Physiological and Psychological effects of stress and Current legislation governing workplace stress

Managing Stress Contents Page 3-9 Internal and External stress factors Noise Caring for a chronically ill family member Financial problems Unrealistic expectations or beliefs Perfectionism Low self esteem Page 10- 16 Physiological and Psychological effects of stress Depression Phobias Digestive Diseases Substance use/abuse Anxiety Interrupted sleep patterns Page 17 Current legislation governing workplace stress Page 18 References Noise - External stress factor Noise pollution is so much a part of our daily life that many of us have forgotten what peace and quiet sounds like. Wether it is in the workplace caused by machinery or constant traffic depending on your job. Maybe even at home where the sound of family talking, yelling, crying or playing loud music, the problem with noise is that it is usually unavoidable. Frequent exposure to noise pollution can cause the body to produce more adrenaline and cortisol due to stress. These hormones are those produced when the body shifts into fight or flight mode, and they can raise the body's heart rate as well as a person's blood pressure. The result over time can be negative, as the body triggers this reaction again and again, leading to the loss of blood vessels and later an increased risk of suffering heart complications. Conditions triggered as a result of the stress from noise pollution causes can include

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Equality, Divesity and rights

Page 2 Introduction Page 3 Tasks A Page 7 Tasks B Page 16 Tasks C Page 24 Bibliographies This assessment is about promoting the equality and diversity to service users in a care setting and there are 3 tasks to it. Task A P1, Use recognised terminology to explain the importance of promoting equality, recognising diversity and respecting rights in health and social care settings. P2, Explain the benefits of diversity to society. P3, Explain the potential effects of discriminatory practice on those who use health or social care services. Task B P4, Explain how legislation, codes of practice, charters and organisational policies are used to promote anti-discriminatory practices M1, Explain the influences of a recent or emerging national policy development on organisational policy with regard to anti-discriminatory practice D1, Evaluate how a recent or emerging policy development influences organisational and personal practice in relation to anti-discriminatory practice Task C P5, Explain how those working in health and social care settings can actively promote anti-discriminatory practice P6, Describe ways of reflecting on and challenging discriminatory issues in health and social care M2, Explain difficulties that may be encountered when implementing anti-discriminatory practice M3, Analyse how personal beliefs and value systems may influence own

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