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child-centred
services
The
'child-centred' approach to working with children and young
people is recommended as best practice in current Government
policy.
Standard
3 of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children, Young
People and Maternity Services gives practical examples of how
child-centred services respond to those in their care.
These
are services which:
- consider
the 'whole child', not simply the problem or illness being
treated
- treat
children as children and young people as young people
- are
concerned with the overall experience for the child and family
- work
with children, young people and parents as partners, to plan
and shape services and to develop the workforce
- integrate
and co-ordinate services around the identified needs of the
child and family
- support
children and young people to move into the most age-appropriate
service at the right time
- follow
best practice in obtaining consent and responding to confidentiality
- ensure
the child is seen and communicated with using their preferred
communication method and language
NSF
for Children, Young People & Maternity Services 2004:87
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