I recently spent some time in Australia and contributed to three child care conferences with a particular focus on residential care. It was striking to discover that many agencies wanted to explore what constituted ‘therapeutic’ residential care.
This was a particular focus for the people in Victoria State (which includes Melbourne). There the Government has provided funds for the development of training for residential workers who, in the main, are not … read more
The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) has … read more
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a social … read more
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