Knowledge and Legislation and organisational policy and procedures understanding You need to know and understand: the principles of the Children's Act 1989 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 how to obtain information from individuals and other agencies in line with protocol how to pass information obtained during an assessment to another agency in line with local protocols Theories and practice how to involve an individual in the assessment of their needs You need to know and understand: how to assess an individual's understanding of services available and readiness to engage in a treatment programme how to assess the required degree of urgency when referring individuals to services how to deal with challenging, abusive, aggressive or chaotic behaviour how to assess individuals who are intoxicated who can provide support when there are any problems with the assessment how to achieve consistency in assessments with workers in your organisation the importance of adhering to locally agreed criteria and documentation when carrying out assessments how to involve adults with parental responsibility in the assessment and referral of children and young people how to take account of a child or young person's age and maturity when involving them in assessment Information handling the importance of keeping full and accurate records, and how to do so You need to know and the principle of confidentiality, what information may be given to whom understand: how to present information in a manner, and pace appropriate to the individual the importance of monitoring the situation regarding an individual's misuse of substances, and how to do so Risk assessment You need to know and how to assess the risk to individuals and to others from their understand: substance misuse and/or co-existent problems the importance of regularly reviewing risk assessments the range of different substances and their effects
Knowledge and understanding You need to know and understand: Legislation and organisational policy and procedures the principles of the Children's Act 1989 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 how to obtain information from individuals and other agencies in line with protocol how to pass information obtained during an assessment to another agency in line with local protocols You need to know and understand: Theories and practice how to involve an individual in the assessment of their needs how to assess an individual's understanding of services available and readiness to engage in a treatment programme how to assess the required degree of urgency when referring individuals to services how to deal with challenging, abusive, aggressive or chaotic behaviour how to assess individuals who are intoxicated who can provide support when there are any problems with the assessment how to achieve consistency in assessments with workers in your organisation the importance of adhering to locally agreed criteria and documentation when carrying out assessments how to involve adults with parental responsibility in the assessment and referral of children and young people how to take account of a child or young person's age and maturity when involving them in assessment You need to know and understand: Information handling the importance of keeping full and accurate records, and how to do so the principle of confidentiality, what information may be given to whom how to present information in a manner, and pace appropriate to the individual the importance of monitoring the situation regarding an individual's misuse of substances, and how to do so You need to know and understand: Risk assessment how to assess the risk to individuals and to others from their substance misuse and/or co-existent problems the importance of regularly reviewing risk assessments the range of different substances and their effects
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