Organisations should provide information to children, young people and families to support their understanding of the assessment process. This might include plain-English statements about: the role of workers who undertake assessment confidentiality, duty of care and the organisation’s obligations under the CYFA the aim of and steps in the assessment process the impact of family violence on unborn children, infants, children and young people. need to be skilled to explain these verbally. Consider how your organisation meets the information needs of family members who do not read English. Capacity to meet children's immediate Organisations that provide crisis responses should make provision for meeting the immediate of mothers and infants, children and young people in crisis situations. This might include: a store of basic supplies for children (such as baby food, nappies, infant formula, clothes, towels) a list of local playgrounds and parks a collection of good quality and engaging toys and It is also helpful to have props to facilitate talking with children (for example, play dough, drawing materials and puppets). Child-inclusive facilities and spaces Spaces that are inclusive of infants, children and young people make life easier for children, parents and professionals. They also signal a genuine welcoming of children and a commitment to making them feel at the centre (rather than the periphery) of service delivery. Features of spaces include: a collection of good quality, appropriate toys and books, including for children of all abilities and different cultural and language backgrounds clean and good quality child-sized furniture and play equipment refreshments for children posters and other resources that reflect the diversity of the Victorian community private spaces for children and young people to retreat to a warm and private space for breastfeeding (and posters that support public breastfeeding) provision of a child toilet seat and/or potty an outdoor play area room for a pram or wheelchair a conscious attempt to create a space where children can be safe and play freely, for example by keeping items such pamphlets and water coolers out of children’s reach and providing safe options for climbing.
Organisations should provide information to children, young people and families to support their understanding of the assessment process. This might include plain-English statements about: the role of workers who undertake assessment confidentiality, duty of care and the organisation’s obligations under the CYFA the aim of and steps in the assessment process the impact of family violence on unborn children, infants, children and young people. need to be skilled to explain these verbally. Consider how your organisation meets the information needs of family members who do not read English. Capacity to meet children's immediate Organisations that provide crisis responses should make provision for meeting the immediate of mothers and infants, children and young people in crisis situations. This might include: a store of basic supplies for children (such as baby food, nappies, infant formula, clothes, towels) a list of local playgrounds and parks a collection of good quality and engaging toys and It is also helpful to have props to facilitate talking with children (for example, play dough, drawing materials and puppets). Child-inclusive facilities and spaces Spaces that are inclusive of infants, children and young people make life easier for children, parents and professionals. They also signal a genuine welcoming of children and a commitment to making them feel at the centre (rather than the periphery) of service delivery. Features of spaces include: a collection of good quality, appropriate toys and books, including for children of all abilities and different cultural and language backgrounds clean and good quality child-sized furniture and play equipment refreshments for children posters and other resources that reflect the diversity of the Victorian community private spaces for children and young people to retreat to a warm and private space for breastfeeding (and posters that support public breastfeeding) provision of a child toilet seat and/or potty an outdoor play area room for a pram or wheelchair a conscious attempt to create a space where children can be safe and play freely, for example by keeping items such pamphlets and water coolers out of children’s reach and providing safe options for climbing.
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