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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Communicating Effectively with Vulnerable Children and Young People
This online course explored communication with vulnerable children and young people through perspectives locating the child and young person at the heart of the interaction. Tools and techniques were shared, enabling practitioners and carers to expand their toolkit for facilitating communication.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Jane Reeves
Professor of Teaching, Learning and Innovation in Child Protection
The University of Kent
Vanisha Jassal
Lecturer in Child Protection
The University of Kent
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect upon and develop skills in communicating with vulnerable children and young people, raising the profile of this essential area of child welfare and wellbeing
- Explore a child-centred perspective to help facilitate more effective communication with the children and young people for whom we are responsible
- Explain that improving our communication with children and young people requires consideration of specific activities and skills which facilitates this communication – it is more than just talking with them
- Discuss some helpful approaches, tools and techniques which may be appropriate for the pre-verbal child through to adolescents
- Engage with and reflect upon material from award winning child protection simulations to reflect upon how we can improve our communication with vulnerable children and young people
Syllabus
- Reasons why a child or young person may become vulnerable
- Age-appropriate activities and techniques from the pre-verbal to adolescent stages
- Innovative ways of facilitating communication
- Challenges and barriers to effective communication with vulnerable children and young people
- Levels of vulnerability experienced by a child or young person, including areas of safeguarding
Issued on 9th January 2020
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