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April 2011: The Standards no longer apply, Tri.x have published a web enabled version of the new Children�s Homes and Fostering Standards, please follow this link:

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Appendices

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3. Glossary for Children�s Homes

 


This glossary is intended to be of general assistance to the reader in interpreting the standards. The definitions provided do not affect any meaning that a term may have under any relevant legislation.


A

Absconding

Abuse

Advocate

Agency Staff

Ancillary Staff

Area Child Protection Committee


B

Bodily Functions

Bullying


C

Care Plan

Child Protection

Child Protection Enquiry

Child Protection Plan

Children’s Home

Contract Staff

CRB

Criminal Records Bureau


F

Fire Drill

First Aider


H

High Risk Activities

Household Medication


I

Intimate Care


J

Job Description


K

Key Worker


L

Leaving Care Plan


M

Measure of Control


N

Neglect

Non-Prescription Medication

Nurse


P

Personal Care

Personal Development Plan

Personal Education Plan

Placement

Placement Plan

Placing Authority

Policy

Positive Reinforcement

Procedure


R

Registered Person

Representations

Residential Special School

Restitution

Restraint

Risk Assessment


S

Sanctions

Significant Harm

Sleeping In

Staff

Statement of Purpose

Statutory Review

Stock (of medication)

Substantial Unsupervised Access (to children)


T

Therapeutic technique


U

Unit

Usable Floor Space


V

Volunteers


W

Waking (night duty)

Welfare

“Whistleblower”