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Defining the Residential Task

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2024

Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work, University of Queensland
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Abstract

It is important to seek an accurate working definition of the residential care worker's major tasks. This involves making some arbitrary divisions between aspects of caring functions. Some of these divisions relate to aspects such as physical care functions, creating a total living situation, relating to families, and using resources of specialists. These aspects are presented diagrammatically and discussed. It is concluded that a definition of residential care functions is one key in the future development of residential care services.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 32 - 34
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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References

1. Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, Training for Residential Work, Discussion Document, U.K. 1973.Google Scholar
2. Polsky, H. & Claster, D. The Dynamics of Residential Treatment, North Carolina Uni. Press & Oxford Uni. Press, 1968.Google Scholar
3. Ibid, pp 11.Google Scholar