Appendix 2: Candidate guidance for meeting the learning outcomes All learning outcomes will be assessed via the candidate portfolio: Learning outcomes Assessment criteria Learner guidance The learner will: The learner can: Write your responses in your candidate portfolio 1. Create a safe for 1.1 Find a safe and explain Think about: an individual to talk any limits to the listening The type of help you can provide in your role as listener; activity The limits of your support; What helps a person to feel safe (and reflect on what you need to feel safe)? 2. Help an individual to 2.1 Help an individual feel Reflect on how you can help someone feel welcome and talk about their welcomed and able to talk comfortable. concerns Use attending skills, open questions and responding skills 2.2 to what the individual to encourage an individual to express their concerns and is saying, showing an feel heard and understood. understanding of their worries and feelings 3. Understand the 3. 1 Demonstrate a Identify how you are similar to and different from your importance of being approach peers, family and friends. non-judgemental Identify and challenge personal prejudices and stereotypes. Reflect on how it feels to be accepted and valued. 4. Listen attentively 4.1 Use attending skills to let Reflect on what the following mean (how confident the individual know they do you feel using them in skills practice?): have been heard Non-verbal communication, minimal encouragers, open posture, paraphrasing, reflecting, open questions, empathy. Identify personal blocks to listening. 5. Understand the 5.1 Write about how the Notice how you feel after listening to a peer in the group. importance of listening activity affected Be aware of feelings that are difficult and challenging to them listen to. 5.2 Describe why they might Identify a source of personal support if you did need help need support after listening following a listening activity. to someone
Appendix 2: Candidate guidance for meeting the learning outcomes All learning outcomes will be assessed via the candidate portfolio: Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: Learner guidance Write your responses in your candidate portfolio 1. Create a safe for an individual to talk 1.1 Find a safe and explain any limits to the listening activity Think about: The type of help you can provide in your role as listener; The limits of your support; What helps a person to feel safe (and reflect on what you need to feel safe)? 2. Help an individual to talk about their concerns 2.1 Help an individual feel welcomed and able to talk 2.2 to what the individual is saying, showing an understanding of their worries and feelings Reflect on how you can help someone feel welcome and comfortable. Use attending skills, open questions and responding skills to encourage an individual to express their concerns and feel heard and understood. 3. Understand the importance of being non-judgemental 3. 1 Demonstrate a approach Identify how you are similar to and different from your peers, family and friends. Identify and challenge personal prejudices and stereotypes. Reflect on how it feels to be accepted and valued. 4. Listen attentively 4.1 Use attending skills to let the individual know they have been heard Reflect on what the following mean (how confident do you feel using them in skills practice?): Non-verbal communication, minimal encouragers, open posture, paraphrasing, reflecting, open questions, empathy. Identify personal blocks to listening. 5. Understand the importance of 5.1 Write about how the listening activity affected them 5.2 Describe why they might need support after listening to someone Notice how you feel after listening to a peer in the group. Be aware of feelings that are difficult and challenging to listen to. Identify a source of personal support if you did need help following a listening activity.
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