TY - JOUR
T1 - Securing safer care staff
T2 - a model for the assessment, selection and training of staff to work in residential care
AU - Watson, John
AU - Gould, Janice
AU - Sullivan, Gerry
AU - Cockerill, Jayne
PY - 2006/3/31
Y1 - 2006/3/31
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - child care
KW - residential child care
KW - secure residential care
UR - https://www.celcis.org/knowledge-bank/sircc-journal/all-issues
M3 - Article
SN - 1478-1840
VL - 5
JO - Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
JF - Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
IS - 1
ER -