P4-1
In this tutorial you will learn:
- The needs of young people who are sent in to residential care
- How to deal with challenging and disruptive behaviour at all times of the day and night
- About the four main parts of the service offered to young people at care homes
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Children’s Homes: National Minimum Standards’, produced by the Department for Education 2011
- ‘Advanced Early Years: For Foundation Degrees and Levels 4/5’, 2nd ed. By Iain Macleod-Brudenell and Janet Kay, published by Heinemann
- ‘From birth to eighteen years: children and the law’ by Siobhan Maclean, Iain Maclean and Mark Shiner, 7th ed. Published by Lichfield Kirwin Maclean Associates, 2013.
- Report from the Joint Inquiry into Children who Go Missing from Care, by the The APPG for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults and the APPG for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
- Government Guidelines into Looked After Children’s Entitlements
- Care leavers’ entitlements
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- The first video shows good practice in helping looked after children and young people to have a voice
- The second video shows good practice in building confidence and trust with care experienced young people
- The third video shows good practice in working with others to promote children and young people’s independence
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the link to visit a webpage from the NSPCC about about research into Looked After Children. Find and read any acticles about abuse or maltreatment.
- Click on the link to access the Department of Health’s statistics on children's homes in England, as at 31 March, 2000
- Now look at this Children’s Homes Data Pack from the Department for Education. What differences between the two sets of statistics can you see?
- Click on the link to access this Knowledge Review Summary (no.22) from the Social Care Institute of Excellence: ‘Working with challenging and disruptive situations in residential child care: Sharing effective practice’
- ‘Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care for NVQ/SVQ level 4’ by Joanne McGibbin and Alix Walton with Linda Mason, published by Heinemann 2008Chapter 4 Workforce planning and Development pages 45-74There is no requirement for you to purchase this book to complete this course. You may like to borrow it from your local library
- Click on the link to visit the website of the Who Cares Trust, an organisation which promotes and upholds the needs and rights of children in care
- Think And Challenge
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