In Loco Parentis

Originally published in 1994, In Loco Parentis provides a basic framework for training staff in boarding and residential education and care establishments for children and young people. It addresses the needs of all involved with providing care in such contexts, whether academic, pastoral or domestic, though its main focus is on the training of teachers and care professionals. Its topicality arose from the growing realisation that the boarding environment creates specific training needs which had - for the most part - been met informally, if at all, in the past. The Holbrook Group comprised practitioners involved in research and training across the entire field of boarding and residential education and care.

Contributors. Foreword by Barbara Kahan. Abbreviations. 1. What is Boarding? Daniel Robinson 2. Children Act Peter Stone SSI 3. Management Tony Halliwell 4. Discipline and Control Ewan Anderson 5. Relationships Martin Callow 6. Meeting Children's Needs Brian Fitzgerald, ex-HMI 7. The Need for Self-awareness When Caring for Children Suzanne Hutchinson 8. Communication and Counselling Skills Anthony Bagshawe 9. Child Protection Peter Stone SSI 10. Special Issues: Sex, AIDS and Drugs Norman M. Cooke 11. The Residential Environment Ewan Anderson and Christopher King 12. A Suggested Training Mode Frank Barea and Ewan Anderson. References. Index.