This is a circular from the Department of Health in England from December 2009, concerning the design and delivery of a new national strategy for adults with autism.
You can find current circulars here.
This excellent resource for challenging situations in residential care was developed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence in the UK. It’s a best-practice guide to dealing with disruptive situations, based on a research review and a practice review by researchers from Queens University Belfast, University of Bristol and the National Children’s Bureau. Among other findings, challenging situations and their triggers are discussed, as well as responses to these situations. Practice implications are also identified. This is an incredibly detailed report and is well worth a read for anyone in the residential care sector.
This report, issued by the Department of Children, Schools and Families, summarises information supplied by 150 local authorities in England. It covers all children and young people in England who had been looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 30 September 2008. Employment status, education, achievements, cautions and convictions and health status are among the factors reported.
In November 2009, the HIQA published this National Children in Care Inspection Report (2008). It describes how inspections are carried out and provides an overview of findings from the inspection of services for children in care throughout 2008. It highlights key issues emerging from inspection findings noting a wide range of work from professionals and foster carers, identifies deficits in services and aims to ensure continuous improvements in the quality and outcomes of services provided to children in care.
Ofsted produced this report based on the responses of 1,160 children and young people living in boarding schools, children’s homes, foster homes and in other situations. It aims to identify what they consider important in their lives; bullying, education, having a say in their care, leaving care, etc.
Protecting Children – Supporting Foster Carers: Dealing with an Allegation was developed by the Department of Children, School and Families. It aims to provide foster carers and their families with information about what happens if an allegation of abuse or neglect is made against them, or about other situations where there is serious concern about their practice or standards of care.
A Note in Your Pocket was developed by the Department of Children in Britain. These brief guides (one for children and one for parents) are aimed at helping people get the best for themselves and their family from a care situation.
