Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role These include knowledge of: Theories of children's emotional and psychological development which may include: Attachment Psychosocial development Temperament and personality Relationship between brain development and social and emotional development Family systems A broad range of theoretical perspectives on human and learning development which may include but is not limited to: Bronfenbrenner, Ericson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Gardner Interaction between aspects of social development, physical development and psychological development and cognitive development Importance of language that is selected and used Different beliefs about social development due to culture, community, family beliefs Organisation standards, policies and procedures Children's emotional development Importance of culture in the development of self Contextual factors which influence the child's emotional and psychological development Events or crises which can challenge the child's emotional and psychological development, including: fears self-esteem and self concept Factors which enhance the development of self-esteem and self identity Awareness of the following national child health and well being core competencies as they apply to all who deliver care to children: core principles of child development and the key developmental tasks faced by children and their implications for practice cumulative effects of multiple risk and protective factors and the developmental implications of the balance between them environmental conditions and the experiences known to have positive effects on prenatal and early childhood environmental conditions and experiences known to have adverse effects on prenatal and early childhood development factors that support or undermine the capacity of families to rear children adequately features of a family's immediate social environment that are important for family functioning and children's development and well being continued ... |