ced to take into account any wider statutory frameworks affecting groups of care leavers with more specific needs - e.g. disabled young people or unaccompanied asylum seekers. Knowledge Interpersonal skills Human growth and development Sound understanding of human growth and development: • Understanding of normal growth and maturation; • Basic understanding of how normal development can be disrupted. Understanding of how adverse family • Experiences impact on children and Demonstrable skills in communicating with young people, their parents, other adults and professionals. With an understanding of when it may be necessary to access specialist assistance with communication. (It will be the professional’s responsibility to ensure that they can communicate with the young person). 89 Knowledge Interpersonal skills young people; • Common developmental problems. Understanding of the dimensions of children’s needs38 with an awareness of developmental, familial, social and environmental factors that impact on young people’s well-being and capacity to make the best use of educational opportunities. Basic ability to distinguish emotional and cognitive limitations and recognise when these may amount to significant mental ill- health. Capacity to relate to care leavers to encourage their resilience. Ability to produce concise, literate assessments using the accepted agency frameworks, which specify evidence based interventions and related outcomes. Legal Awareness Basic understanding of the law relating to young people with the potential to develop their understanding of the legal framework and its practical implications. • Understanding the framework of the 1989 Act o How children become looked after; o The meaning and implications of parental responsibility; o Knowing the relevan