Contents

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

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Children's Homes

1.1

Referrals, Placements and Leaving Care

1.2

Meetings and Reviews

1.3

Behaviour Management and Incidents

1.4

Education, Recreation and Activities

1.5

Health and Wellbeing

1.6

Family and Friends

1.7

Monitoring Quality

1.8

Privacy and Personal Care

1.9

Safeguarding and Protecting

1.10

Miscellaneous