Level 5 Special Needs Assisting Assessment Brief: Practical Skills Demonstration with Child Support Case Study Given Alanna

Skills Demonstration – 60% – Learner Instructions:

This skills demonstration assessment addresses the following learning outcomes: 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10

Guideline word count: 1,500 words. Word counts are guidelines only – you are not rewarded or penalised for the number of words you use; it is the quality of your work that matters.

Title: Special Needs Assisting – Practical Tasks

You are required to complete a task which demonstrates your skills when working with children with special needs. Identify a child that you work/worked with in a school/centre and complete the following:

• Brief introduction to the child you have chosen.
• Give the child a first name and age.
• Outline briefly the child’s condition/reason for assistance.

Where the learner has no experience to draw on, the following case study may be used.

Case Study Given: Alanna – This can be seen on your Assessment Brief

Briefly outline the activity that you will assist the child to complete (10 Marks)

• Introduction to the child (5 Marks)
• Condition/reason for assistance requirement (5 Marks)

Rationale for this activity (15 Marks)

• Aim and Rationale of the Activity explained (5 Marks)
• Appropriate assistance given and steps outlined (5 Marks)
• Effective communication used with evidence of appropriate social skills (5 Marks)

Evaluate the activity and the benefit to the child (15 Marks)

• Discuss the pros and cons of the activity (5 Marks)
• Discuss benefit to the child (5 Marks)
• Changes you would make to further benefit the child (5 Marks)

Detail the steps you would use to assist the child in the following:

Feeding (10 Marks)

• Appropriate level of assistance given (3 Marks)
• Empathy, patience, and kindness demonstrated (2 Marks)
• Independence prompted as appropriate (3 Marks)
• Effective communication demonstrated (2 Marks)

Toileting (10 Marks)

• Toileting assisted appropriately [3 Marks]
• Empathy and understanding demonstrated (2 Marks)
• Independence promoted as appropriate (3 Marks)
• Effective communication demonstrated (2 Marks)

While completing this skills demonstration, please take every opportunity to demonstrate the following:

Personal skills:

• Understanding of the role of the Special Needs Assistant
• Empathy, Patience
• Kindness.

Interpersonal skills:

• Effective communication,
• Active listening,
• Teamwork,
• Non-verbal communication.

Remember:

Maintain confidentiality, do not use names of people or places, use pseudonyms.

Review learning outcomes and marking criteria and refer to them regularly to ensure they are being met.