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Contents

Manual Version 7, August 2011


Contents

  1. Operational Procedures
  2. Administration and Management
  3. Staffing and Training
  4. Guidance
  5. Regulations and Standards
  6. Appendices


1. Operational Procedures

1.1

Policy, Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Continuum Group Policies, Values and Principles  

   

1.2

Referrals, Assessments, Placements and Discharges

  
1.2.1 Referrals and Placements New
1.2.2 Pre and Post Placement Procedure  

   

1.3

Reviews

  
1.3.1 Planning and Disruption Meetings Updated
1.3.2 Looked After Reviews Updated
1.3.3 Emergency Reviews New

   

1.4

Behaviour Management

  
1.4.1 Absent/Missing Children New
1.4.2 Sanctions  
1.4.3 Barricading  
1.4.4 The Police  
1.4.5 Countering Bullying  
1.4.6 Notifiable Events  
1.4.7 Incidents Reporting  
1.4.8 Searching and Confiscating  
1.4.9 Restrictive Physical Intervention New

   

1.5

Recreation and Activities

  
1.5.1 Local Visits, Trips and Activities and Transporting Children  
1.5.2 Young Person Allowances  
1.5.3 Holiday Procedure  

   

1.6

Health and Wellbeing

  
1.6.1 Drugs and Substance Misuse  
1.6.2 GPs, Dentists, Opticians, Hospitals  
1.6.3 Health Care Assessments and Health Care Plans Updated
1.6.4 HIV/AIDS  
1.6.5 Infestations  
1.6.6 Invasive Procedures  
1.6.7 Medication and First Aid  
1.6.8 Self Harming  
1.6.9 Sexual Health and Relationships  

   

1.7

Contacts, Visitors and Friends

  
1.7.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings Updated
1.7.2 Overnight Stays and Contact with Relatives and Friends  
1.7.3 Visitors Updated

   

1.8

Education

  
1.8.1 Education  

   

1.9

Leaving Care

  
1.9.1 Leaving Care  
1.9.2 Leaving the Home New

   

1.10

Monitoring Quality

  
1.10.1 Regulations Visits and Review Updated
1.10.2 Social Work Visits Updated

   

1.11

Privacy and Personal Care

  
1.11.1 Privacy, Personal Care, Intimate Care and Physical Relationships Updated
1.11.2 Correspondence, Communication and Social Networking  
1.11.3 Personal Appearance  
1.11.4 Religious Equality  
1.11.5 Caring for Children from Minority Ethnic Groups  

   

1.12

Safeguarding, Complaints and Advocacy

  
1.12.1 Advocacy and Independent Visitors Updated
1.12.2 Child/Adult Protection Updated
1.12.3 Confidential Reporting (Whistleblowing)  
1.12.4 The Continuum Group Complaints Procedure  
1.12.5 Access to Records  
1.12.6 Lone Working  
1.12.7 Conflict of Interest  
1.12.8 Allegations Against Staff Updated
1.12.9 Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked  
1.12.10 Unexpected Death of a Child Procedure  

   

1.13

Family Assessment Procedures

  
1.13.1 Family Assessments Procedures  

   

1.14

Domiciliary Care Procedures

  
1.14.1 Domiciliary Care Procedures  

   

1.15

Escort Services Procedures

  
1.15.1 Escort Services Procedures  


2. Administration and Management

2.1 Network and PC Acceptable Use Policy  
2.2 IT Procurement and Disposals  
2.3 Mobile Computer Devices  
2.4 Passwords  
2.5 Internet Usage  
2.6 Email Policy  
2.7 Remote Access Policy  
2.8 Company Mobile 'Phones  
2.9 Children's Use of PC, Internet, Email and Network  
2.10 Use of Company Telephones  
2.11 Children's Personal Computer Equipment  
2.12 Quality Audits  
2.13 On Call  
2.14 Financial Procedures  
2.15 Safer Practice With Technology Procedure  


3. Staffing and Training

3.1

Staffing

  
3.1.1 Staff Recruitment  
3.1.2 Staff Supervision  

   

3.2

Training

  
3.2.1 Continuum Group Training Strategy  
3.2.2 National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)  
3.2.3 Personal Development Contracts  
3.2.4 Staff Induction  
3.2.5 Training Costs  


4. Guidance

4.1 Guidance for the Role of Appropriate Adult in Relation to Young People Detained  
4.2 Assessments Guidance  
4.3 Behaviour Management Guidance  
4.4 Care and Placement Plans Guidance New
4.5 Caring for Children who have been Sexually Abused  
4.6 Consents  
4.7 HIV/AIDS  
4.8 Integrated Children's System  
4.9 Keyworker Guidance  
4.10 Regulation 33 Guidance  
4.11 Relationships and Intimate Care  
4.12 Resolving Complaints  
4.13 Safe Computers  
4.14 Recognising and Treating Abuse Guidance  
4.15 Toward a Stable Life and Brighter Future  
4.16 Safer Practice with Technology Guidance  


5. Regulations and Standards

5.1 All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2006  
5.2 Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006  
5.3 Children's Homes Regulations (Wales) 2002  
5.4 Children's Homes Standards (Wales) 2002  
5.5 Children's Homes Regulations and Standards (England) 2002  
5.6 Domiciliary Care Agencies (England) Regulations 2004  
5.7 Domiciliary Care Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2004  
5.8 Education of Young People in Public Care DfES 2000  
5.9 Fostering (Amendment) Regulations (Wales) 2004  
5.10 Fostering Regulations (Wales) 2003  
5.11 Fostering Regulations and Standards (England) 2002  
5.12 Framework for Restrictive Physical Intervention Policy and Practice (Wales) March 2005  
5.13 Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families 2000  
5.14 Guidance on the use of Restrictive Physical Interventions for staff working with Children and Adults who display extreme behaviour in association with Learning Disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorders July 2002  
5.15 Integrated Children's System (Introduction)  
5.16 Permissible Forms of Control in Children's Residential Care (DoH) 1993  
5.17 Residential Family Centres Regulations and Guidance 2002  
5.18 Residential Special Schools Regulations and Standards 2002  
5.19 Fostering Standards (Wales) 2000  
5.20 Organisation Chart  


6. Appendices

6.1 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
6.2 Local Keywords  
6.3 Quick Reference Guide  

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