A journal launched this week provides new support for children with multiple needs and their families.
The new Early Support Development Journal for Children and Young People with Multiple Needs is a unique resource developed by John Oates and Silvana Mengoni of the OU’s Child and Youth Studies Group in the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology with a team of specialist advisers and consultants. It is for children and young people with multiple and often complex needs who can benefit from individualised developmental support. It is based on the concept of a series of ‘Can Do’ cards which help parents and practitioners to observe, record and celebrate children’s and young people’s abilities, and to develop and strengthen these abilities.
Commenting on the new journal, John Oates said: "We have developed this Journal to support keyworking for children and young people, and their families, as part of the Early Support way of working which is being rolled out nationally. It is very much in line with the recommendations of the government Green Paper ‘Support and aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability’ and we hope it will prove to be a valued resource."
The journal was launched at the Early Support national conference in London on 15 May.