An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare: Lessons from the frontline on how you'll laugh, love and cry ... all before lunchtime - Couverture souple

Dalgleish, Jane

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ISBN 10 : 1803884975 ISBN 13 : 9781803884974

Editeur : Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

This book offers a unique insight for people at all levels connected to residential childcare. In particular it is especially useful for students and new entrants to the field. A worthwhile read and a publication I would recommend to anyone who wants to enhance their knowledge. Joe Gibb, Lecturer Health and Social Care, Glasgow Clyde College

An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential ChildcareLessons from the frontline on how you’ll laugh, love and cry … all before lunchtime is an inspiring everyday companion for residential childcare workers, written by a veteran practitioner who shares insider secrets for navigating the demands, opportunities, frustrations and epiphanies of a career that has the power to change young lives.

The book provides a practical, jargon-free handbook that interweaves policy and core concepts with practical examples of daily practice. It explores the skills, principles and practices that create safe, nurturing environments for children who have experienced trauma.

Residential childcare is not just a job – something you clock in and out of and leave behind at the door. It’s a vocation – a deeply human, emotional and demanding role that asks those who choose it to show up, every single day, and give of themselves for the sake of vulnerable young people who may never have known stability, trust or unconditional care. Making that commitment is hard for anyone, but it is harder still without a guide. An Essential Guide for Every Residential Childcare Worker aims to be that guide. It is ideal for both new and experienced residential childcare workers, support staff and care home managers.

The book gives a unique and inspiring account of walking beside vulnerable young people through pain, laughter and growth, drawing on years of experience from a frontline worker - Jane Dalgleish who worked in residential childcare for more than twenty-five years.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Dalgleish is an experienced Senior Residential Practitioner, having worked in residential childcare for various local authorities for more than twenty-five years. She has recently left the sector to draw on her experience as a writer, trainer and Practice Educator.

Jane’s experience ranges from team leader to house manager in a range of settings that include children’s houses, field social work, secure accommodation care and residential schools. She has experience supporting young people through complex trauma, behavioural challenges, and transitions. Jane joined the profession as a mum without formal qualifications but now holds a post graduate diploma in Residential Childcare, with a focus on play.

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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Relationships
2. The Power of One
3. How to Cultivate Positive Culture
4. Belonging
5. The Journey
6. Cultivating Safety
7. Trauma Informed Care & Therapeutic Practice
8. What We See, What They Feel
9. Safe enough to Learn and Transition
10. Dreams
End Note
Final Letter

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803884975
• ISBN 13: 9781803884974
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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