Residential and Boarding Education and Care for Young People : A Model for Good Management and Practice

Based on the latest research and reflecting the national drive towards evidence-based standards, this book offers a model which can be readily applied to training, assessment of standards, inspections, and research and development.

This innovative book identifies the key elements of good management and practice common to all residential child care settings - whether hospital unit, boarding school, children''s home, special school or custodial care establishment - and important variations between the different settings. Using a model developed under the auspices of the Rowntree Foundation, it provides managers with a coherent framework for understanding the different facets of their role and the outcomes they are aiming to achieve. Major components of the model are:
· the environment
· the legal framework
· developmental issues
· time-related issues.

In each case the salient factors for practice and management are identified and discussed. Good Practice Education and Residential Care of Children offers a model which can be readily applied to training, assessment of standards, inspections, and research and development. Based on the latest research and reflecting the national drive towards evidence-based standards, it will be an invaluable support to managers in training and practice.