CYPOP 9 Provide information and advice to children and young people

1. Understand the role of practitioners in providing information and advice to children and young people

• 1.1 Explain the importance of providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice to children and young people
• 1.2 Explain the role of practitioners in providing impartial information and advice to children and young people

2. Be able to establish and address the information and advice needs of children and young people

• 2.1 Encourage the participation of and engagement with children and young people to establish their information and advice needs
• 2.2 Select information from appropriate sources that will best meet the needs of the young person
• 2.3 Verify the accuracy and currency of information before presenting it to the young person
• 2.4 Explain approaches to managing situations when the child and young person’s choices are different to those of their carers

3. Be able to provide children and young people with appropriate information and advice to enable them to make informed choices

• 3.1 Explain why it is important to provide opportunities for children and young people to make informed choices
• 3.2 Evaluate with the young person the choices available to them
• 3.3 Demonstrate in own practice how to check that the young person has understood the range of options available to them
• 3.4 Record the interaction with the young person following all organisational procedures and legal requirements