The role of a Special Needs Assistant : Is it one of skill or caring?

Question

The role of a Special Needs Assistant : Is it one of skill or caring?

Answer 1

both

Answer 2

A special needs assistant should understand fully the condition of the child they are with. They should also know what triggers the child will react to and how to calm them down if something should upset them. A special needs assistant should also fully understand the child's medical needs and history. The special needs assistant should be caring towards the child so that they feel secure with them but also there should be mutual respect and that should include the child's parents. If you get it right it is a very rewarding job.

Answer 3

in what area?

it is very much a mix of care and knowledge rather than skill - dependant on the support needed you just have to use your judgment to support the person as they need it.

Answer 4

both and empathy

Answer 5

I would say that a special needs assistant needs to have both skills and a caring nature in order to give the best possible experiences to a child or adult.

Answer 6

I am a special needs assistant and I find the most important

tool is having the knowledge of the specific needs you are working with. Secondly you need tons of patience and a definite understanding . Caring goes with the job, if you are

not capable of caring then you are definitely not the person for the job and shouldn't work in this area. I work in mainstream but acquired all the necessary skills by doing voluntary work in two special needs schools. Working as a special needs assistant is hard work and takes a lot of my time setting up and planning activities in school and in my own time but I reap the rewards when I hear my little student speak a single word he's autistic and mute... it makes all my efforts worthwhile.

Answer 7

Both! You need to be caring & you need knowledge to know exactly what kind of care (emotional & physical as well as advocacy for the person) is needed

Answer 8

It's both you have to care about something get the skill you need to do it successfully

Answer 9

yes, of the skills is caring.

Answer 10

it is a mixture of both with added patience.it is a hard but rewarding job that the assistants or the teachers get little recognition for.

Answer 11

a bit of both. especially the latter.

Answer 12

a person with both skill and craft to assist people of Spl. Needs