CHCECE045 — Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children

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What an assessment for CHCECE045 must cover

85 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 49 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Develop guidelines that support positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children.

1.1Collaborate with colleagues about expectations for positive and respectful interactions and behaviour.
1.2Collaborate with children to develop expectations for positive and respectful interactions and behaviour.
1.3Identify strategies that support children in managing their own pro-social skills and regulation, and are considerate of individual children’s needs, cultures and backgrounds.

2 Observe and monitor interactions and behaviour in children.

2.1Assess the impact of the physical and social environment and curriculum on children’s behaviour.
2.2Observe children and provide clear and consistent support to encourage positive interactions and behaviour.
2.3Model consistent approaches and provide support to colleagues through coaching and mentoring.
2.4Assist children to resolve conflicts appropriate to their age and stage of development.
2.5Collaborate with children to develop alternative responses and behaviours.

3 Identify challenging behaviours.

3.1Recognise factors that may cause challenges for children’s ability to interact positively and engage in the curriculum.
3.2Recognise effects of own life experiences and ideologies on perspectives about children’s behaviour.
3.3Observe and document patterns of challenging behaviour according to service policies and procedures.
3.4Identify and reflect on the variables and influences that can impact an individual child’s behaviour and how this may inform responses.
3.5Identify and respond to the needs of other children who may be affected by the behaviour.

4 Plan support for children.

4.1Analyse information regarding identified behaviour and use a collaborative approach to planning.
4.2Identify long-term and short-term objectives that are consistent with child’s cultural practices, abilities, age and developmental stage.
4.3Identify situations where advice or liaison with other professionals or authorities is needed and take action according to service policies and procedures.
4.4Develop and document the plan according to service policies and procedures and in consultation with the child’s family.

5 Implement and evaluate support plan.

5.1Collaborate with all those involved to implement the support plan.
5.2Support colleagues to implement the plan effectively and consistently through coaching and mentoring.
5.3Review child’s progress regularly using critical reflection, and modify plan where necessary in consultation with colleagues, family members and others caring for the child.
5.4Critically reflect on own pedagogy to inform future practice.

Performance evidence

observe the social interactions of children on at least three occasions and identify:
emerging pro-social skills
strategies used by the educator to support the development of pro-social skills
complete the following for two different children who require assistance with self-regulation and pro-social skills:
review any pre-existing information regarding the child’s interactions and behaviour
review physical and social environment within and outside the service and identify impacts on child’s behaviour
observe and monitor the interactions and responses of the child to identify challenging behaviour
participate in two collaborative discussions about the child’s interactions and behaviour with colleagues
document own reflections on the gathered information
develop, implement and evaluate a support plan for the child in collaboration with colleagues.

Knowledge evidence

requirements of the National Quality Standard applicable to this unit including:
collaborative partnerships with families and communities
relationships with children
Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics
principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
philosophy, policies and procedures of the service
current and emerging theory and research about developing children’s cooperative behaviour:
contrasting beliefs
differing perspectives on child behaviour
supportive interventions
how own values impact perspectives on behaviour and how to use critical reflection to identify and respond to this
different domains of self-regulation and applications to assist those who deregulate in particular domains
stages of child development, specifically age-appropriate expectations of children’s behaviour
family beliefs about behaviour in different cultures and social groups
how to engage and collaborate with children
relationship-based guidance strategies that help children learn about behaviour, and how these are developed and implemented
features of environments (both physical and social) and the curriculum that nurture positive relationships and a sense of belonging
frameworks for observing children to understand individual needs
processes for identifying and recording challenging behaviours
situations where challenging behaviours may indicate a need for mandatory reporting
potential contributing factors to behaviours:
actions of others
child’s need for agency
child’s history
consistency (lack of)
culture
curriculum, practices or environments of the service
group dynamics
illness
needs not being met
no sense of belonging
partnerships with families
personality
recent and current events
sensory input – body and environment
size of group
stage of development
temperament and attachment
plans for supporting positive interactions and behaviour (at both a group and individual level) and:
how they are developed
who should be involved
what they should include:
looking beyond the child’s immediate behaviour and thinking about meeting genuine relationship needs
how to develop children’s self-regulation, positive self-concept and self esteem
ways to re-frame children’s behaviour
practices to support the building of resilience
how they are presented
how they are implemented, monitored and evaluated
ways to communicate with families about behaviour.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret educational program information and curriculum documentation; interpret service policies and procedures.
Writing skills to:: record information and observations according to service procedures; produce accurate, informative documents and reports.
Oral communication skills to:: ask open and closed questions and actively listen to seek information and confirm understanding; interact and engage with children and families to build rapport; provide accurate detail of observations to colleagues and other relevant persons.
Initiative and enterprise skills to:: determine and use appropriate template for reporting, according to service policies and procedures; use appropriate support strategies when opportunities arise.
Technology skills to:: document support plans using digital media.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCECE045 need to cover?

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