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Author Dewis, Pam.

Title Medical conditions : a guide for the early years / Pam Dewis
Published London ; New York : Continuum, [2007]
©2007

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 W'PONDS  371.9 Dew/Mca  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series SEN in the early years series
SEN in the early years series.
Contents Access to early years education and care for children with medical conditions -- Medical conditions -- Learning outcomes -- Needs arising form medical conditions -- Short-term illness or injury -- Medical conditions with associated SEN and/or disability -- Medical conditions with associated disability -- Needs continuum -- Admission to early years settings -- Full-time inclusibve educational provision for children with medical conditions -- Formal education outside of school -- Supporting inclusion in pre-school settings -- Growing up with a medical condition -- Learning outcomes -- Long-term medical conditions -- Medical conditions and child development -- Impact according to developmental stage -- Infancy (0-12 months) -- Toddler-hood (12-36 months) -- Pre-school age children (aged 3-5 years) -- School age children -- Stressors -- Medical conditions with associated SEN -- Learning outcomes -- Specific difficulties -- Recognising SEN in children with medical conditions -- Responding to the sen of children with medical conditions -- Assessments for children over two but under compulsory school age -- Assessments for children attending full time compulsory education in school -- Assessments for children under two -- Support systems -- Discussion/reflection exercise -- What should parents do if they suspect that their child has SEN? -- Other sources of support for parents of children with sen -- Appealing la decisions -- Legislation and policy -- Learning outcomes -- Children act 1989 -- SEN and the education act -- Disability legislation -- Health and safety legislation -- Other relevant legislation -- Every child matters -- The national service framework for children, young people and maternity services (nsf) -- Managing medicines -- Access to education for children and young people with medical needs (dfes and dh, 2001b) -- The SEN code of practice (dfes, 2001b) -- Policy relevant specifically to children with disabilities -- Supporting children with medical conditions and their families -- Learning outcomes -- Multi-agency partnerships -- Multi-disciplinary partnership working -- Working in partnership with parents and children -- Clear policies and procedures -- Individual health care plans (ihcps) -- Generic policies and procedures -- The need for confident, knowledgeable and suitably trained practitioners -- Self-assessment exercise -- Another useful resource
Summary "The SEN Code of Practice" highlights that some young children have a medical condition. Although most of them won't have a SEN, it is still important that practitioners are aware of the implications of certain conditions and of the best ways they can offer support. Well written and engaging, this book will prove invaluable reading for everyone involved in early years' care and education
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-136)
Subject Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
Sick children -- Education -- United States.
Special education -- United States.
Chronic Disease.
Disabled Children -- education.
Child.
Education, Special -- methods.
Genre/Form Case Reports.
LC no. 2006038529
ISBN 9780826484758 paperback
0826484751 paperback