Early Years Education Practitioners

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For this essay, I will be outlining what behavioural disorders are, what the role of an Early Years Education practitioner is, two behavioural disorders and the importance of knowing these disorder are to a practitioner. So firstly, child behavioural disorders can be difficult to define because of the different ways they can be presented and due to the uniqueness of each child. However, in 1992, the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition (N.M.H.S.E.C.) submited a possible definition. It was outlined as follows: “The term emotional or behavioral disorder means a disability characterized by behavioral or emotional responses in school programs so different from appropriate age, culture, or ethnic norm that the responses adversely …show more content…

This continuous development and learning is an important part in the role of an Early Years Education practitioner. Practitioners should be continuously expanding on their knowledge of children’s health (physical and mental) and well-being so to support each child in their learning and development (CECDE [no date]). It is also important for practitioners to interact, care and build relationships with the children in the setting. By carrying out these tasks it has been proven to strengthen and improve each child’s development. As stated by Nóirín Hayes (2007) in her paper, “the quality of children’s interactions with adults and the environment plays an important part in the quality of their learning at all ages.” Along with the above, it is also important for practitioners to be enthusiastic about their work and committed to create a relaxed, educational, safe and pleasant environment for the children (Warwickshire County Council [No …show more content…

Fortunately, most children who acquire help do recover in a short space of time. However, not all children will recover as quickly, and not all recoveries will last. Due to having depression at a young age, it is believed that children will have missed out on important social and relationship skills, and developing self-belief. And so, as a result, a child may relapse when older when put into stressful or unfamiliar situations (Seligman, & Rosenhan,

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