Credits

1. Copyright

All material in this learning object, including text, graphics, photographs, video and audio is copyright of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), unless otherwise stated. The use of this learning resource for any commercial purposes is not authorised unless permission is first obtained from SCIE.

2. Authors

The authors of this e-learning resource are:

Jonathan Stanley
Manager, National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC)

Jonathan has worked in maintained, non-maintained and independent sectors managing residential and associated integrated provision (education, care, health) for national resources addressing the learning, emotional, and social needs of young people. He has provided training and consultancy on a wide range of subject areas to audiences, both specialised and mainstream seeking to bring the learning from one area for use in another.

Jonathan is the Manager of NCERCC, a major collaborative initiative to improve standards of practice and outcomes for children and young people in residential child care in England.

NCERCC is a principal point of reference and facilitates dialogue across the whole residential sector of England. NCERCC works collaboratively with key stakeholders: providers, practitioners, commissioners, researchers, regulators, children and young people are involved it its work.

NCERCC provides up-to-date information on significant policy, research and practice developments, opportunities to exchange and promote good practice, the means to highlight issues critical to the well-being and life chances of children in residential child care and access to practical tools and materials for service and practice improvement.

Mary Sainsbury
Practice development manager at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Mary is a registered social worker who is a practice development manager at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). At SCIE, Mary has commissioned work on foster care, a SCIE guide on assessing the mental health needs of older people, and working with challenging situations in residential childcare. Mary has many years experience in social care, with people who have mental health problems and children and families.

3. Technical development

The e-learning resources were programmed and designed by Cogapp.