Domain - Care of Children and Young Persons

Domain - Care of Children and Young Persons

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Describe attachment for a child or young person in care

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28525 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can describe, for a child or young person in a care setting: . attachment and its importance; . factors that influence a child or young person''s ability to form attachments; and . how a therapeutic approach will enhance attachment with a child or young person.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Maintain relationships with whānau/family of a child or young person in care

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28551 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. People credited with this unit standard can describe and implement strategies for establishing and maintaining a working relationship with a whanau/family of a child or young person in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of laws and responsibilities relevant to children and young people in care

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Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20351.

28552 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can demonstrate knowledge of laws and responsibilities relevant to children and young people in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Support the personal safety of a child or young person in care

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Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20355.

28554 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can, for children and young people in care: . describe a safe environment; and . support personal safety for a child or young person.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate carer safety in a care setting

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Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20356.

28555 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people, or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can, for a care setting: . describe carer safety; and . maintain own safety as a carer.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Apply knowledge of culture-related issues for a child or young person in care

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31408 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can: . describe own cultural identity and its influence on own work practices in care services; . describe other cultural identities and their impact on own work practices in care services; and . demonstrate and apply cultural knowledge when engaging with a child or young person in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of values and diversity on practice in a care setting

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31409 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can: . explain own values and/or beliefs and their origins; . describe how own values and beliefs impact on care and/or parenting practice when supporting a child or young person in care; and . describe the potential impact of diversity on own care and/or parenting practice when supporting a child or young person in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe impacts of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand and effects on tangata whenua for a care context

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31410 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can describe the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand and effects on tangata whenua for a care context.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe age-related brain development and the impact of trauma on a child or young person in care

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31411 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people, or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can: . describe brain development; . describe the impact of trauma on brain development; . describe the key features of age-related brain development; . explain the difference between chronological and developmental ages and the potential impact of trauma on developmental age; and . describe trauma and the possible impact of trauma on feelings and specific behaviour of a child or young person in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Provide child-centred, trauma-informed care for a child or young person in care

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31412 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people, or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can, for a child or young person: . describe child-centred, trauma-informed care; and . provide child-centred trauma-informed care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe self-care strategies, support, and teamwork to enhance carer wellbeing

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31414 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people, or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can: . describe self-care strategies to reduce potentially harmful impacts of being a carer on own wellbeing; . explain the responsibilities and support offered by own organisation for a carer; . identify community support services when caring for a child or young person; and . describe how working as part of a team, with professionals and/or support organisations, will enhance carer wellbeing.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

Describe a carer's role in preparing a child or young person in care for life events

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31415 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is intended for people whose activities bring them into contact with children or young people, or who work with children or young people in care. A person credited with this standard can describe: . personal life skills required for age-related life events; . the carer''s role in developing personal life skills and independence in a child or young person in care; and . resilience and the carer''s role in developing resilience in a child or young person in care.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 24 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education and Social Services Workforce Development Council

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