Clifford House Procedures Manual

Contents

1. Children's Homes
2. Health and Safety
3. Human Resources
4. Guidance
5. Regulations/Standards
6. Appendices

1. Children's Homes

1.1	Referrals, Placements and Leaving Care
1.1.1	Referral, Matching and Placements
1.1.2	Transfer between Resource and Discharges
1.1.3	Leaving Care
1.2	Meetings and Reviews
1.2.1	Emergency Reviews
1.2.2	Placement Plan Reviews/Placement Meetings
1.2.3	Looked After Reviews
1.2.4	Resident's Meetings in Children's Homes
1.3	Behaviour Management and Incidents
1.3.1	Absent Young People
1.3.2	Behaviour Management
1.3.3	Barricading
1.3.4	Contacting the Police
1.3.5	Countering Bullying	(Updated)
1.3.6	Powys Local Safeguarding Children Board: Anti Bullying Strategy	(New)
1.3.7	Dealing with Aggression
1.3.8	Notifiable Events
1.3.9	Incidents Management and Reviews
1.3.10	Searching and Confiscating
1.4	Education, Recreation and Activities
1.4.1	Education
1.4.2	Activities and Transporting Children
1.4.3	Holidays and Schools Trips
1.4.4	Pocket Money and Allowances
1.5	Health and Wellbeing
1.5.1	Drugs and Substance Misuse
1.5.2	General Practitioners, Dentists, Opticians and Hospital Appointments
1.5.3	Health Care Assessments and Health Care Plans
1.5.4	HIV/AIDS/Blood and Bodily Fluids
1.5.5	Medication
1.5.6	Self Harming	(Updated)
1.5.7	Breaking Barriers: Meeting the Challenges: Better Support for Children and Young People with Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Needs (An Action Plan for Wales)	(New)
1.5.8	Sexual Health
1.5.9	Accidents
1.6	Family and Friends
1.6.1	Contact with Parents and Siblings
1.6.2	Overnight Stays and Contact with Relatives, Friends and Visitors
1.7	Monitoring Quality
1.7.1	Access to Records
1.7.2	Monitoring Quality
1.7.3	Review of Quality of Care
1.7.4	Social Worker Visits
1.8	Privacy and Personal Care
1.8.1	Children's Bedrooms
1.8.2	Spiritual Development
1.8.3	Correspondence, Communication and Social Networking
1.8.4	Personal Appearance
1.8.5	Relationships and Intimate Care
1.9	Safeguarding and Protecting
1.9.1	Advocacy and Independent Visitors
1.9.2	Child Protection Referrals
1.9.3	Allegations against Staff
1.9.4	Confidential Reporting (Whistleblowing)
1.9.5	Representations and Complaints
1.10	Miscellaneous
1.10.1	Handover
1.10.2	Sleeping in/Nighttime Security
1.10.3	Therapeutic Techniques
1.10.4	Working Alone
1.10.5	Staff Supervision
1.10.6	Company Car Policy

2. Health and Safety

2.1	Health and Safety Policy
2.2	Accidents
2.3	Blood and Bodily Fluids
2.4	Building, Electricity, Gas Supplies and Appliances
2.5	COSHH: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
2.6	Fire Safety
2.7	Kitchen and Catering
2.8	Maintenance and Repairs
2.9	Manual Handling
2.10	Office Health and Safety
2.11	Portable Electrical Equipment
2.12	RIDDOR: Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
2.13	Safe Practice
2.14	Security of the Resource
2.15	Alcohol, Drugs and Smoking
2.16	Disabled Persons
2.17	First Aid
2.18	Safety Representatives, Roles and Safety Committees
2.19	Housekeeping
2.20	Swine Flu
2.21	Emergency Procedures
2.22	Gardening Work Instructions

3. Human Resources

In due course we intend to add all Clifford House's Human Resource (HR) Procedures. At Present (December 2009), you can only access Recruitment and Selection and Harassment, Bullying at Work and Grievances. For advice about other HR procedures, please contact Melanie Burke.

3.1	Recruitment and Selection
3.2	Harassment, Bullying at Work and Grievances

4. Guidance

4.1	Absenting Children
4.2	Guidance for the Role of Appropriate Adult in Relation to Young People Detained
4.3	Care Plans
4.4	Caring for Children who have been Sexually Abused
4.5	Children from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds
4.6	Codes of Practice
4.7	Computers and Internet Access
4.8	Consents
4.9	Countering Bullying	(Updated)
4.10	HIV/AIDS
4.11	Incidents
4.12	Integrated Children's System
4.13	Linkworker Guidance
4.14	Significant Harm and Recognising Abuse Guidance
4.15	Staff Supervision
4.16	Company Car Guidance

5. Regulations/Standards

5.1	Children's Homes Regulations and Standards (England) 2001
5.2	Children's Homes Regulations and Standards (Wales) 2002
5.3	Toward a Stable Life and Brighter Future (Regulations and Guidance issued by the Welsh Assembly June 2007)
5.4	Every Child Matters
5.5	Working Together Under the Children Act 2004
5.6	All Wales Child Protection Procedures

6. Appendices

6.1	Policies, Values and Principles
6.2	Foster Service Statement of Purpose
6.3	Organisational Structure
6.4	Quick Guide
6.5	Local Contacts
6.6	Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010

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