RCC 3.7: Support group living in residential childcareUnit reference L/506/7588 Unit level 3
RCC 3.7: Support group living in residential childcareUnit reference L/506/7588 Unit level 3
Credit value 3 Guided Learning 22
Unit aim This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to support group living in residential childcare.
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1. Understand theories that underpin work with children and young people in group living.
1.1. Summarise theories about groups as they relate to group living with children and young people. 1.2. Summarise theories about how the physical environment can support well-being in a group setting. 2. Be able to support children and young people to live together as a group. 2.1. Apply theories of group dynamics to support children or young people in their day to day experience of group living. 2.2. Facilitate agreements with and between children or young people on arrangements for living together as a group. 2.3. Support children or young people to resolve conflict and disagreements. 2.4. Explain why it can be beneficial to work with some conflicts and disagreements rather than seek to resolve them. 2.5. Work with children or young people to maintain the physical environment in ways that support well-being. 3. Be able to plan with children and young people activities for sharing a living space. 3.1. Plan with children or young people daily living activities that meet their needs, preferences and aspirations. 3.2. Explain how planning daily living activities as a group links to individual plans for children and young people. 3.3. Ensure that children or young people are central to decisions about daily activities involved in sharing a living space. 4. Be able to support children and young people to develop relationships through daily living activities. 4.1. Develop positive relationships with children and young people through jointly undertaking day to day activities. 4.2. Encourage socially aware behaviour through modelling and reinforcement during shared activities. 4.3. Support children and young people to maintain positive relationships with others through shared activities. 5. Be able to support continuous improvement in group living arrangements. 5.1. Reflect on the impact of own practice and behaviour on children and young peoples experience of group living. 5.2. Work with children and young people to evaluate activities and agreements for group living. 5.3. Propose improvements to group living arrangements and practices using reflections and evaluations.
