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

Watson, John and Gould, Janice and Sullivan, Gerry and Cockerill, Jayne (2006) Securing safer care staff : a model for the assessment, selection and training of staff to work in residential care. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 5 (1). ISSN 1478-1840

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Abstract

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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