Optional Units - Cache

CYPOP 17: Understand the needs of children and young people who are vulnerable and experiencingpoverty and disadvantageAdditional information about the unit:Relationship to occupational standards –provided with the QCF unitDCSF Narrowing the Gap Guidance 2008Guidance for developing assessment arrangements for the unit:Guidance for developing unit assessmentarrangements – provided with the QCF unitFactors. There are many factors impacting on childrenand young peoples life chances. The following areexamples:• poverty• social and community pressures• health status• abuse and neglect• violent and/or offending family or personalbackgrounds• race, gender, sexual orientation• asylum seeking or victims of trafficking.Meaning of vulnerable vhild (young person):A child (young person) (and their family) who needssome additional support in order to reach the bestoutcomes, because of their social, economic, physical,emotional or family circumstances.Additional unit assessment requirements -provided with the QCF unitUnit assessment guidance – provided bythe sectorUnits need to be assessed in line with the SfCDAssessment Strategy.Units need to be assessed in line with the Skills forDevelopment and Care QCF Assessment Principles.© CACHE 2013 Version 5.0 84