When we can distill clear operating principles to reach the Mission Statement which we set ourselves, we gain a portable guide with which we can test our every action on line.
Normalisation
The Child and Youth Care worker will be committed to ensuring the
child/youth is exposed to learning activities which promote his or
her developmental needs from the perspective of normal, healthy
development – socially, mentally, physically and emotionally.
Child advocacy
The Child and Youth Care worker will respect and uphold the physical
and social and emotional rights of the child/youth from a legal,
moral and cultural perspective.
Privacy
The Child and Youth Care worker will respect the need of the child,
youth or family for privacy and personal space.
Individualisation
The Child and Youth Care worker will respect the uniqueness of each
child within his/her care, and will provide appropriate management
and treatment approaches according to individual client needs.
Systems integration
The Child and Youth Care worker will recognise and provide for the
needs of the child/youth within the larger context of his/her family
and community, and will consider treatment within the larger
environment of other social services, agencies and professionals.
Empowerment
The Child and Youth Care worker will promote the resourcefulness of
each client/family by providing them with opportunities to build and
use their own support networks, and act on their own choices and
sense of responsibility.
Quality intervention
The Child and Youth Care worker will provide quality of service
through effective case and management, and appropriate intervention
strategies.
Continuity of care
The Child and Youth Care worker will ensure that the changing
social, emotional, physical cognitive and cultural needs of the
child/youth/family are maintained throughout the treatment phases,
and will ensure that additional support resources are available
after termination.
Accountability
The Child and Youth Care worker will at all times consider
him/herself as a professional, and his/her conduct will reflect the
ethical principles as defined by the profession.
Professionalisation
The Child and Youth Care worker will place importance on his/her
continued personal and professional growth, and on the enhancement
and expansion of the child care field as a developing profession.