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Safe and healthy: health and safety good practice guide for carers and workers providing home and community based short breaks to disabled children and young people
- Author:
- SHARED CARE NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Short Breaks Network
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
A practical book providing information and advice to short-break carers on keeping the disabled children in their care safe and healthy. Short chapters contents cover: risk assessments, home safety, fire safety, safety outside the home, safety in the care, personal care and hygiene, illnesses, accidents and care for children with pre-existing medical conditions, and pets. The contents will help to support carers in achieving the Children's Workforce Development standards for short-break carers. Also relevant for professionals supporting disabled children and young people including sitters, play scheme workers, befrienders and domiciliary care workers.