Practice Learning - Children and Families

Communicating effectively with children/young people using IT systems - the student could be asked to research and evaluate the growing electronic material that can be used with children as part of their life story work. After reviewing the material the student can select the most appropriate resource and use the CD rom with the child.
(The student could also be asked to share their findings with the team).

IT systems can be used by students to involve and engage children and young people in a variety of ways.  For example, a student might support a young person to fill an electronic application form for resources.
(This approach might also be used to enable children and young people to provide their views and wishes to decision making forums.)

Another example would be to use electronic resources as a means of opening up other issues with the young person.  For example, to discuss the level of offending which in a face to face situation they may be unwilling to do.

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