Data protection and the disclosure of information

It is important to have good communicational skills when talking to a child / young person that you are trying to build a relationship with. Without good communication, people struggle to build up professional relationships, this is because they might have completely different opinions about things but not be able to tell eachother without causing problems.

Having good relationships with the children in a school environment is crucial as it can make being there more enjoyable for everyone, this is because people naturally want to make friends and feel accomplished when they do. But good relationships cant be built without communication, this is often because when you talk to people you bond with them over mutual likes and dislikes however without talking to eachother you might not realise that you have similar interests and therefore wont connect to eachother on thje same level.

– Explain the principles of relationship building with children, young people and adults.

Showing respect – showing respect is one of the most important parts of building relationships with people, respect can be shown in many different ways, wether it just be listening to what people are saying or not interrupting them. Showing respect to someone is crucial because you dont want to offend anyone as that will make it very difficult to build a relationship. Listening to others – listening to others is very easy and makes a big difference when it comes to building good relationshipd, this is because it shows the other people that you care about what they have to say rather than dismissing their opinions being considerate – being considerate can help to build a positive relationship with a person as it is polite to think about peoples emotions.

If someone is being rude and not thinking about what a person is feeling at a certain time, it can be very easy to offend them. humour – it is important to maintain a sense of humour because it makes people feel more comfortable when they are talking to you, especially children. By keeping the humour in a conversation that is serious, it makes people feel more at ease, it can calm them when theyre mad and it can cheer people up if theyre feeling sad.

– Explain how different social, professional and cultural contexts may affect relationships and the way people communicate.

the way that different social contexts can effect the way that people communicate is that people are much more likely to become friends with someone that they already know, this makes it easier because most people feel more comfortable around people that they have previously met whereas when you are talking to somwone completely new, it can sometimes be difficult to say how oure feeling.

Another example of different social contexts are if a child is talking to someone that is their age then they will share different things that what they would with an adult, this is because an adult is more likely to tell them that they are doing something that they deem as ‘wrong’ however someone of the same age is much more likely to join in with the activity as childern can quickly persuade other children to do things that they might not have decided to do on their own some of the different professional contexts that will effect peoples communication are jobs. People are much more likely to want to communicate with someone that they feel they can trust, such as teachers, this is because if it is a parent then they will feel as if the teacher could help them to do what is best for their children. Children also talk to teachers about things that they might not want to talk to their parents about, this is because they know that the teachers are there to keep them safe in the school environment but also to make sure that they will make sure that they are safe at home.

There are some cultural contexts that will effect peoples relationships with other people, these are things such as religion, sometimes peoples religion can effect the way people communicare because they dont talk about certain things that are linked with their religion in order to not offend anyone.

2.1 –Explain the skills needed to communicate with children and young people.

There are some tings that a person needs to be able to do in order to properly communicare with children, these are things such as;
body language: this can be used by keeping your arms by your sude to suggest that you are open. Eye contact, this will let them know that you are engaged in the conversation and facial reactions, this shows that you are listening to what they are sayin and that you care about it.
Humour: humour can be used to keep a conversation from going bad, humour is an instand stress relief and can cheer children up, it is a good way of making someone feel batter if there is an issue . humour also is a great way to keep positive throughout a conversation.

– Explain how to adapt communication with children and young people for:

The age of the child or young person if you are talking to a small child aged between 3 and 5, then you would use words that were not too complex and you would vary the tone of your voice to help convey your emotions and let them know how you are feeling. If however, you were talking to an older child maybe between the ages of 9 and 11 then you would use much more complex vocabulary and your voice wouldnt vary too much in tone as they would be able to read other aspects of how you are acting while talking to them to understand your emotions.
The context of the communication

If i were talking to a child about what they enjoy doing the most and what they think is fun then i would talk in a very spirited way to them so keep the conversation positive and to keep they telling me what they enjoy doing, the converstaion wouldnt be a serious discussion. However if a child had misbehaved, i would talk to them in a stern voice so that they knew that they had done something that wasnt approved of and i would use my body language to let them know that the conversation was about something serious.

Communication differences

If a child struggled communicating with other people, wether it be because of a language barrier or a diaibility, i would try find some sort of visual aid to help them communicate their point across and i would make suggestions too to see if i could access what they were trying to say if they were unable to get their point across.

2.3 – Explain the main differences between communicating with adults and communicating with children and young people.

When communicating with an adult, you tend to use more sophiscicated language, this is because they can understand what youre saying to them easily even if they dont know every single word, they can assume what it means using the context of the sentence. You also, with adults, use sarcasm when communicationg, this is often to add a bit of humour into the conversation or to point out a mistake.

When talking to a child, you wouldnt use sarcasm because they wouldnt always understand what you meant by it. Another thing you do with adults when communicating and not children is hint at things without just saying them as they are, adults are significantly better at reading ques when talking to people and will easily pick up on and implications, however they dont always get then just right when talking to a child you vary the tone of your voice much more than you do with an adult, this can help to convey your emotions such as excitement or sadness easily and in a way that the children would understand. Something else that you do with children and not with adults so much is use your hands to help them visualise what you are saying to them, they ofted dont take much notics of it but it still helps them if theyr struggling to understand you.

2.4 – Explain how to adapt communication to meet different communication needs of adults.

It is not difficult to cater to the needs of an adult when it comes to communication. for most adults, you dont need to say much to be able to communicate with them – sometimes you can just go straingt to the point with it and have no troubles. However, if the adult that youre commuicating with has a developmental disibility such as autism, it can be a little more difficult to communicate because often, people with autism tend struggle to understand things such as tone of voice and facial expressions. In this case, it can be helpful to use lots of visual aid such as pictures and objects as it is an easy way to get a point across.

2.5 – Explain how to manage disagreements with children, young people and adults.

If there is a disagreement between two children, the best way to resolve it would be to have them both stop arguing with eachother and take them to a quiet place. Once you were there you would ask them to one at a time tell you what had happened as their version of the incident one at a time, without interruption from the other person. You would then talk through why it happened and what you wouyld do next time to stop it from happening again, you would then ask them to apologise to eachother then send them their seperate ways to ensure that they could have a chance to calm down. If any other incidents happened between them then you would ask them to avoid eachother in the future.

3.1 – Summarise the main points of legislation and procedures covering confidentiality, data protection and the disclosure of information.

Confidentiality – the main p[ointa sbout confidentiality are that any personal information about a student must not be given out to anyone unless it has been authorised by they parents or if they are potentilally at risk. If any information is being given out so someone, with parental consent, then it must go out on a format that the parent and the person recieving the information has agreed on together. Any information that the school recieves about a child is about important things such as any medical conditions and any documents from previous schools.