Provide support to children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse

1.1 explain own role and responsibilities to children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse. 1.2 explain the role and responsibilities of others to children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse. 1.3 explain the importance of establishing trusting relationships with children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse. 2.1 support a child or young person to gain understanding about: . who information of harm or abuse will be shared with . the reasons for sharing information of harm or abuse. 2.2 support a child or young person to disclose, at their own pace, harm or abuse they have experienced. 2.3 explain why it is important to respond calmly to disclosures of harm or abuse. 2.4 communicate with a child or young person according to their level of development and understanding when they are disclosing harm or abuse. 2.5 explain how to avoid actions or statements that could adversely affect the use of evidence in future investigation. 2.6 keep records about disclosures of harm or abuse that are detailed, accurate, timed, dated and signed. 2.7 access support in situations that are outside your expertise, experience, role, and responsibility. 3.1 access information about how to support a child or young person who has experienced harm or abuse. 3.2 work with a child or young person, agreed key people and others to understand implications form harm and abuse. 3.3 work with agreed key people and others to support a child or young person to deal with distress, fear and anxieties that may have been caused by harm or abuse. 3.4 work with agreed key people and others to support a child or young person to develop positive coping strategies. 3.5 seek support where a child or young person's behaviour gives cause for concern. 3.6 use supervision to reflect on own support to a child or young person and any feelings about harm or abuse. 3.7 explain when additional support might be needed for dealing with own thoughts and feelings about harm or abuse. 4.1 access information about limitations of involvement with a child or young person placed upon key people. 4.2 work with others to ensure that limitations placed upon key people of their involvement with a child or young person are adhered to. 4.3 support a child or young person to understand the reasons for limitations placed on key people for involvement in their lives. 4.4 support a child or young person to gain understanding about why it is necessary to set and maintain safe, consistent and understandable boundaries for themselves and key people.

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