Life Span and Development
The task is a non-participant observation of videos of children playing OR verbal accounts from young people, selected from those available on the internet or published texts. There are banks of child observation clips linked to universities, usually of children in childcare settings (for instance, this one, of 177 clips to select from ranging from 4-7 minutes.
The assignment should summarise your observations and include the following:
The child and the setting: a description of the child and the setting for each of the clips/extracts, or reflect on what is unknown about context
The childs development: Select one or two of the areas of development listed in the Observing Children Pro Forma that are particularly relevant to the child/children/young person in a particular clip/extract and draw on your knowledge of milestones, the research literature, and social work theory. If it is not stated, offer your estimation of the childs age and say on what you base this.
The assignment should summarise your observations and include the following:
The child and the setting: a description of the child and the setting for each of the clips/extracts, or reflect on what is unknown about context
The childs development: Select one or two of the areas of development listed in the Observing Children Pro Forma that are particularly relevant to the child/children/young person in a particular clip/extract and draw on your knowledge of milestones, the research literature, and social work theory. If it is not stated, offer your estimation of the childs age and say on what you base this.
