HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (LEVEL 2)

UNIT 5: HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (LEVEL 2) Learning outcomes By completing this unit candidates will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the factors that affect the health of children and young people and the principles of care that apply when caring for them.. They will describe how professionals provide support to sick children and young people and where this support is carried out. Candidates will demonstrate understanding of common childhood illnesses and the care requirements of these illnesses. They will demonstrate ability to carry out practical measuring, monitoring and recording of children and young people s physical health and will recognise the importance of keeping accurate records of the results. They will demonstrate practical skills in providing care for a sick children and young people. Assessment objectives 1 Recognise factors that affect the health of children and young people 2 Describe the principles of caring for sick children and young people Knowledge, understanding and skills Factors affecting health: congenital environmental social lifestyle choices link between physical and psychological well-being Needs of sick children and young people: physical intellectual emotional social Safety issues: environmental medical social contact 3 Describe the roles of settings and professionals who provide support for children and young people when they are ill Settings: health centres/gp practices hospitals antenatal clinics postnatal clinics Roles of professional care workers: GP practice nurse health visitor paediatrician (continued overleaf) OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care 1

Assessment objectives Knowledge, understanding and skills 3 Cont. Describe the roles of settings and professionals who provide support for children and young people when they are ill 4 Identify key signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses and understand the care needs required Ways in which support is provided: screening medication advice personal support impact of care processes Hospitalisation of children: emotional reaction preparing for visits pre-admission activities the stay in hospital convalescence Signs, symptoms and care required for a high temperature (hyperthermia) Signs, symptoms and care required for common childhood infectious diseases: mumps Rubella measles (viral) whooping cough Signs, symptoms and care required for infections of the respiratory system: common cold tonsillitis Signs, symptoms and care required for infections of the gastrointestinal tract: gastroenteritis Signs, symptoms and care required for: immunisation/vaccination febrile convulsions Consider differences in children s response to pain 2 OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care

Assessment objectives 5 Demonstrate correct health measuring, monitoring and recording techniques Knowledge, understanding and skills Measuring, monitoring and recording physical health: temperature pulse height weight Recording: graphs height and weight charts body mass index (BMI) accuracy security and confidentiality 6 Describe physical and intellectual activities suitable for children and young people Physical: exercise nourishment play Intellectual: storytelling musical puzzles Consider: safety comfort suitability 7 Provide care for a child or young person with a common childhood illness, evaluating the success of the care provided Draw up a plan in preparation for looking after a sick child: aim and objectives child s preferences and choices timescales resources safety Care for a child or young person: intellectual stimulation physical care snack provide active support ensure safety Evaluate in terms of: achievement of aim achievement of objectives own performance outcomes achieved use of resources OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care 3

Assessment This unit is centre-assessed and externally moderated. In order to achieve this unit candidates must produce a portfolio of evidence showing that they can meet all of the assessment objectives. Portfolios of work must be produced independently. They will need to be made available, together with witness statements and any other supporting documentation, to the OCR Visiting Moderator when required. Centres must confirm to OCR that the evidence produced by candidates is authentic. An OCR Centre Authentication Form is provided in the Centre Handbook and includes a declaration for assessors to sign. It is a requirement of the QCA Common Criteria for all Qualifications that proof of authentication is received. Guidance on assessment and evidence requirements Centres should generate their own assignments to cover the assessment objectives. OCR suggests that the following tasks would create sufficient evidence to meet the assessment objectives for this unit. Produce a guide that could be used by parents and volunteers to show how to care for a sick children and young people. Provide practical care for a sick child or young person. Investigate and describe three factors that affect the health of children and young people. Describe the principles of caring for sick children and young people. Investigate the different settings that provide support for sick children and young people. Find out the roles of different professional care workers, showing ways in which they provide support for ill children and young people. Investigate how children can be prepared for and supported through being a patient in a hospital and the effects of children and young people who are hospitalised. Identify two signs and symptoms of five common childhood illnesses, describing the care that would be required. Take two physical measurements of one child or young person and record these accurately. Describe two physical and two intellectual activities suitable for sick children and young people. Plan and provide care for one child or young person who is ill/unwell, to include intellectual stimulation, meeting their physical needs and providing a snack for the child or young person. Evaluate the success of the care and support provided. Candidates may provide their responses in writing and/or through the use of assessor written records. Note that video evidence is not acceptable if it contains images of children and young people, whether or not parental permission has been obtained, since the security of such images cannot be guaranteed. Evidence produced must concern children between 0-16 years. 4 OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care

Candidates should carry out activities and behave in a way that would be acceptable in the workplace. Ideally, tasks should be carried out in a real work situation. However, simulated work environments will be acceptable. An ideal situation where candidates would be able to demonstrate practical caring for a sick child or young person would be if they could baby sit for a family. The child or young person would not have to have a serious illness, for example, a cold or cough would be acceptable. If the child or young person did not have an illness candidates could explain how they would adapt the care provided in order to provide support. The parents could be present during the session and could contribute to a witness statement that could be used as part of the evidence. A small group visit to a crèche, nursery or reception class where very young children are cared for would be an alternative way of obtaining evidence that would contribute to Assessment Objective 7. Another way of coping with the practical caring would be to invite a group of parents and toddlers to the centre and to provide crèche facilities for a session. Issues around health and safety for candidates participating outside and within the centre environment should be acknowledged. Intellectual support could be provided for a child or young person through reading a story, helping with a jigsaw, helping the child or young person to count, for example. Talking with different professionals about the needs of children and young people would be an approach that could be used to obtain evidence. This evidence could be supported through secondary research. Candidates may wish to take the British Red Cross babysitters certificate as part of this unit. The evidence from the Certificate would cover part, but not all of the evidence required. Signposting to Key Skills The unit contains opportunities for developing the Key Skill, and possibly for generating portfolio evidence, if teaching and learning is focused on that aim. Key Skill reference Key Skill reference Key Skill reference C2.1a N2.1 ICT2.1 C2.1b N2.2a ICT2.2 C2.2 N2.2b ICT2.3 C2.3 N2.2c N2.2d N2.3 Mapping to National Occupational Standards NOS/ NWC HSC24 HSC211 HSC225 Unit Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and wellbeing of individuals Support individuals to take part in developmental activities Support individuals to undertake and monitor their own health care Knowledge specification 2 OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care 5

HCS_I4 MH28 SS26 CCLD 201 CCLD 202 CCLD 203 CCLD 205 CCLD 206 Measure and record physical characteristics and condition of patient Promote the benefits of activities to improve physical health and well-being Prepare food and drink for clients Contribute to positive relationships Help to keep children safe Support Children s Development Prepare and maintain environments to meet children s needs Support children s play and learning Resources The following are suggestions of resources that could be useful when delivering the unit. They are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive, and candidates should be encouraged to gather information from a variety of sources. Books Bruce, T & Meggitt, C (2005) Fisher, A. et al (2005) Fisher, A. et al (2005) Clarke, L. et al (2004) Coffey, J. (1998) Sheridan,M. & Cockrill, &H. & Sharma, A. (2007) Nolan, Y (2005) Tassoni, P (2007) Tassoni, P (2007) Minett, P. (2005) Child Care and Education Hodder & Stoughton OCR National Level 2 Health and Social Care: Student Book Heinemann OCR National Level 2 Health and Social Care Assessment and Delivery Resource File and CD-ROM. Heinemann OCR National Certificate in Health and Social Care: Level 2 Nelson Thornes Health care For Children Hodder and Stoughton Birth TO Five: Children s Developmental Progress (3 rd Edition) Early Years Care and Education: Student Handbook S/NVQ Level 3 Heinemann Child Development 6-16 Years Heinnemann CACHE Level 2 in Child Care & Education: Student Book Heineman Child Care and Development Hodder Arnold 6 OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care

Organisations When collecting evidence for children and young people the information given by the following organisations would be relevant: The Children s Workforce Development Council www.cwdcouncil.org.uk Every Child Matters www.ecm.gov.uk Learners also need to be aware of: The Children Act 2004 Common Assessment Framework 2006 Websites Skills for Health. URL:http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Skills for Health (SfH) is the UK Sector Skills Council (SSC) for health. Children s Workforce Development Council. URL:http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) aims to improve the lives of children and young people. It does this by ensuring that the people working with children have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice. NHS. URL:http://www.nhs.uk This site connects you to local NHS services in England and provides national information about the NHS. National Children s Bureau. URL:http://www.ncb.org.uk/ NCB is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for organisations working with children and young people in England and Northern Ireland. Website contains a number of sites, eg Children s Play Council, Children s Play Information Service, Early Childhood Unit and Healthy Care. Parenting: www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/tv_andradio/child_of_ourtime/ Parenting: www.bbc.co.uk/parenting Care and Health: www.careandhealth.com Department for Health: www.doh.gov.uk OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care 7

Grading AO Pass Merit Distinction 1 Candidates show a basic understanding of three factors that affect the health of children. 2 Candidates describe the broad principles of caring for a sick child to include an overview of the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of sick children. Safety issues are considered at a basic level. 3 Candidates briefly describe the different types of settings that provide support for sick children and show the different ways that professional care workers provide support. They understand, at a basic level, how sick children can be prepared and supported and the effects on children who are hospitalised. 4 Two signs and symptoms are given for five common childhood illnesses given in Assessment Objective 4. Care needs for each illness are described at a basic level. 5 When measuring and monitoring the physical health of children, two measures are taken. Candidates are accurate in the methods used and carry out the practical tasks at a basic level with some prompting. The measurements are accurately recorded. Candidates show a sound level of understanding of three factors that affect the health of children. Candidates describe the broad principles of caring for a sick child to include an overview of the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of sick children. Safety issues are considered in detail. Candidates describe a range of settings that provide support for sick children and show a range of ways in which that professional care workers provide support. They show a sound level of understanding of how sick children can be prepared and supported and the effects on children who are hospitalised. Two signs and symptoms will be given for five common childhood illnesses given in Assessment Objective 4. Care needs for each illness are described, showing a sound level of understanding. When measuring and monitoring the physical health of children, two measures are taken. Candidates are accurate in the methods used and carry out the practical tasks with competence and without prompting. The measurements are accurately recorded. Candidates show a high level of understanding of three factors that affect the health of children. Candidates describe in detail the broad principles of caring for a sick child to include an overview of the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of sick children. A comprehensive account is given of safety issues. Candidates describe a wide range of settings that provide support for sick children and show a wide range of ways in which professional care workers provide support. Evidence is drawn from a range of sources. They understand, at a high level, how sick children can be prepared and supported. The effects on children who are hospitalised are fully discussed. Two signs and symptoms are given for five common childhood illnesses given in Assessment Objective 4. Care needs for each illness are explained, showing a high level of understanding. When measuring and monitoring the physical health of children, two measures are taken. Candidates are accurate in the methods used and carry out the practical tasks with confidence and competence. The measurements are accurately recorded. Achievement of Assessment Objective 5 must be supported by an observation sheet/witness statement or other appropriate evidence. OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care 8

AO Pass Merit Distinction 6 Candidates describe, at a basic level, two physical and two intellectual activities that are suitable for a sick child. They state, at a basic level, why the activities are suitable, considering, safety, comfort and suitability. 7 Candidates draw up a basic plan of the tasks they will carry out while caring for a sick child over a short period of time (30 minutes). The plan covers all the points specified in Assessment Objective 7 and shows how the caring will be undertaken, giving brief reasons for the actions taken. The practical tasks of providing intellectual stimulation, physical care and providing a snack for the child are carried out at a basic level with some prompting. The evaluation includes all the requirements of Assessment Objective 7, showing ability to reflect, analyse and forward plan at a basic level. Candidates describe two physical and two intellectual activities that are suitable for a sick child. They show a sound level of understanding when describing why the activities are suitable, considering, in detail, safety, comfort and suitability. Candidates draw up a detailed plan of the tasks they will carry out while caring for a sick child over a short period of time (30 minutes). The plan covers all the points specified in Assessment Objective 7 and shows how the caring will be undertaken, giving detailed reasons for the actions taken. The practical tasks of providing intellectual stimulation, physical care and providing a snack for the child are carried out with competence and without prompting. The evaluation includes all the requirements of Assessment Objective 7 and shows the candidates ability to reflect, analyse and forward plan in detail. Candidates describe, in detail, two physical and two intellectual activities that are suitable for a sick child. They show a high level of understanding when describing why the activities are suitable, including a comprehensive account of safety, comfort and suitability. The evidence shows breadth and depth of understanding. Candidates draw up a comprehensive plan of the tasks they will carry out while caring for a sick child over a short period of time (30 minutes). The plan covers all the points specified in Assessment Objective 7 and shows how the caring will be undertaken, giving detailed reasons for the actions taken. The practical tasks of providing intellectual stimulation, physical care and providing a snack for the child are carried out with confidence and competence and without prompting. The evaluation includes all the requirements of Assessment Objective 7 and shows the candidates ability to reflect, analyse and forward plan, making judgements and linking theory to practice. Achievement of Assessment Objective 7 must be supported by an observation sheet/witness statement or other appropriate evidence. 9 OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care