Securing safer care staff: a model for the assessment, selection and training of staff to work in residential care

The recruitment of staff into residential child care presents an ongoing challenge for organisations. Methods of recruitment in the past have been criticised in a range of government reports. Skinner (1992) and others have highlighted the need for better preparation and training of residential worke...

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Main Authors: John Watson, Janice Gould, Gerry Sullivan, Jayne Cockerill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CELCIS 2006-03-01
Series:Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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description The recruitment of staff into residential child care presents an ongoing challenge for organisations. Methods of recruitment in the past have been criticised in a range of government reports. Skinner (1992) and others have highlighted the need for better preparation and training of residential workers. At a national level, the Care Standards and the establishment of registration for residential staff have prompted a re-examination of selection and training practices.
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Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
child care
residential child care
secure residential care
title Securing safer care staff: a model for the assessment, selection and training of staff to work in residential care
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title_short Securing safer care staff: a model for the assessment, selection and training of staff to work in residential care
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