International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth

 
The ICF-CY (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth) is the first universal classification system of child health

 

ICF-CY provides a common framework and language to document functioning at the body, person, and society levels for children up to seve

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Team Around the Child (TAC): The small collaborative team in early childhood intervention for children and families who require ongoing multiple interventions

Peter Limbrick

...a thorough account of the TAC approach....It describes...problems for children and families...when there are ongoing multiple interventions. TAC is offered as an antidote to them and is defined as a small collaborative team of just a few people (including the parent) that can co-ordinate all interventions and collaborate closely on the child's...programmes

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ZEN in the TAC approach

ZEN in the TAC approach

We can use the word ‘Zen’ in two ways. There is the Zen of the Japanese tea ceremony which can be practised by people in all walks of life. Then there is the Zen of the monk in deep meditation on the absolute.

          This essay uses Zen in the first o

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The Helping Relationship: Understanding Partnerships

Hilton Davis

In this article Professor Hilton Davis describes his Family Partnership Model. In this Model, the relationship between parents and those helping them is a partnership defined in terms of mutual participation and involvement, being parent-led, involving the expertise of both partners, with agreed aims and process, mutual respect and trust, open communication and negotiation...

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