How and why practitioners may be affected when meeting the care needs of children?and is there any support ava

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How and why practitioners may be affected when meeting the care needs of children?and is there any support available?

Answer 1

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Practitioners may feel:

-Grief when child they have cared for a long time leaves.

-Grief if child in care dies or is badly injured!

-Depression/anxiety if they do not get on with a child, if child is not progressing etc

-Sense of failure-see above!

-Anxiety-meeting with parents esp if you have to tell them bad news!

-Anxiety/grief-referring a child to social care services.

Support:

-Lead Practitioner

-Local Education Authority

-Support advisors

-other colleagues

Positives:

-Happy/joy when child achieves, has good news etc.

-Overwhelmed: when child hugs you or buys you a gift-even more when they make it!