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CYPOP 17: Understand the needs of children and young people who are vulnerable and experiencingpoverty and disadvantageLearning outcomesThe learner will:Assessment criteriaThe learner can:Evidencerecorde.g. pagenumber &methodAssessorjudgementachievedInitial and date2. Understand how povertyand disadvantage affectchildren and youngpeople’s development.2.1. Analyse how poverty anddisadvantage may affectchildren and young people’s:• physical development• social and emotionaldevelopment• communicationdevelopment• intellectual development• learning.3. Understand the importanceof early intervention forchildren and young peoplewho are disadvantaged andvulnerable.3.1. Explain what is meant by bothdisadvantage and vulnerability.3.2. Explain the importance of earlyintervention for disadvantagedand/or vulnerable children andyoung people.3.3. Evaluate the impact of earlyintervention.4. Understand the importanceof support and partnershipin improving outcomes forchildren and young peoplewho are experiencingpoverty and disadvantage.4.1 Research the policy andguidance impacting on supportservices at national level, andevaluate how this operates atlocal level.4.2. Explain how carers can beengaged in the strategicplanning of services.4.3. Analyse how practitioners canencourage carers to supportchildren and young people’slearning and development.4.4. Explain how the interface withadult services is structured sothat the needs of children andyoung people whose carersare users of services are takeninto account.© CACHE 2013 Version 5.0 82