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  1. Standard 1: Family Centred Approaches
    4 Sections
  2. Standard 2: Family Support, Education and Referrals
    7 Sections
  3. Standard 3: Encourage Family Connection through Child-Led Play
    5 Sections
  4. Standard 4: Cultural Competency and Cultural Safety
    6 Sections
  5. Standard 5: Professional and Ethical Conduct
    6 Sections
  6. Standard 6: Early Learning and Play-Based Programming
    4 Sections
  7. Standard 7: Evaluation & Quality Improvement
    5 Sections
  8. Standard 8: Design, Function, Safety and Hygiene of Physical Environment
    8 Sections
  9. Standard 9: Partnerships and Collaboration
    6 Sections
  10. Standard 10: Governance
    5 Sections
  11. Standard 11: Planning, Administration and Information Management
    6 Sections
  12. Standard 12: Finance and Risk Management
    6 Sections
  13. Standard 13: Human Resources
    6 Sections

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    Standards of Practice Standard 1: Family Centred Approaches 1.2 Positive Approaches & Interactions
    Lesson 1, Section 2
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    1.2 Positive Approaches & Interactions

    John McLeod May 11, 2020
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    Description

    FRP staff use positive approaches and interactions to guide group and individual behaviour.

    Benchmark Quality Indicators

    • FRP has participant guidelines that promote positive approaches and interactions posted in the facility.
    • Staff ensure confidentiality and encourage group agreements.
    • Staff recognize that listening to a frustrated parent is often more important than giving advice.
    • Staff has a clear understanding of how to provide support while maintaining a professional relationship with parents.
    • Staff welcomes each new arrival whenever possible.
    • Agency has positive discipline guidelines for parents posted on a large sign in the facility. Examples of content:
      • corporal punishment;
      • interventions that involve withholding nutrition or hydration, or that inflict physical or psychological pain;
      • isolation;
      • ignoring the child;
      • group punishment for individual behaviour;
      • labelling a child ‘good’ or ‘bad’;
      • the use of demeaning, shaming or degrading language or activities;
      • punitive overuse of time outs.

    Innovation and Promising Practices

    • FRP has a Discipline Policy.
    • FRP has a participant agreement outlining respectful interactions with families.
    • FRP goes over group etiquette regularly and/or posts guidelines in the facility.
    • FRP has a clear descriptive outline on recognizing professional levels of support, how to maintain professional relationships, and a policy on how to  document unique strengths and needs of each family.