An introduction to residential child care: managing challenging behaviour

Part of e-Learning courses

This e-learning resource explores how children communicate through their behaviour and covers techniques for managing challenging behaviour. It aims to improve understanding of: the notion of behaviour as communication; how to manage challenging behaviour in a planned way; key issues with regards conflict resolution, diverting and de-escalating challenging situations and restraint; tools and techniques for conflict resolution, diverting and de-escalating challenging situations and restraint; and the key stage of debriefing.

Learning together to safeguard children: developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews

Learning together to safeguard children presents a 'systems' model of organisational learning that can be used across agencies involved in safeguarding and child protection work.

Learning together to safeguard children: developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews

This guide summarises SCIE Report 19: Learning together to safeguard children: developing a multi-agency systems approach for case reviews. In it the key concepts of the model are explained before the process of putting them into practice is described

Working with challenging and disruptive situations in residential child care: sharing effective practice

Homes providing a strong nurturing culture give children the care they need at certain times in their lives. Residential care which meets the personal, social, health and educational needs of children are much more likely to be safe places for children.