Qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Unit: Unit 01: Understand children and young people’s mental health in context
Learning outcome: 2 Know the legislation and guidance that applies to children and young people’s mental health
Assessment criteria: 2.3. Give examples of how legislation and guidance can be used to support children and young people with mental health concerns
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- Counselling and therapy = counselling and therapy can be suitable for children and young people with mental health concerns because counsellors and therapists are specially trained to work with children with mental health disorders and are fully aware of the legislation around this. They are able to support children through these problems and come up with solutions that may make the child feel more comfortable about their situation and work on ways around dealing with these problems.
- EHC plans = This a a plan specially suited to individuals aged up to 25 with special needs that offers them extra support. This can often occur in schools where some individuals receive SEN support.
- Early Help Assessments = EHA’s aim to identify children and young people’s needs and provide them with support to help cope with these extra needs.
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