An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare: Lessons from the frontline on how...

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Jane Dalgleish

An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare

Name: An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare
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ISBN: 9781803884974

Lessons from the frontline on how you'll laugh, love and cry ... all before lunchtime

Jane Dalgleish

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English

Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
16 February 2026

Adoption & fostering; Health systems & services

Residential childcare is not just a job - something you clock in and out of and leave

behind at the door. It's a vocation - a deeply human, emotional and demanding role

that asks those who choose it to show up, every single day, and give of themselves

for the sake of vulnerable young people who may never have known stability, trust

or unconditional care. Making that commitment is hard for anyone, but it is harder

still without a guide. An Essential Guide for Every Residential Childcare Worker aims

to be that guide. Written by an expert with more than twenty-five years' experience

in a range of frontline roles, it is a practical, jargon-free handbook that interweaves

policy and core concepts with practical examples of daily practice. Paying tribute to

the resilience and dedication of residential childcare workers, and emphasizing their

profound role in shaping young lives, it explores the skills, principles and practices

that create safe, nurturing environments for children who have experienced trauma.

By: Jane Dalgleish
Imprint: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9781803884974
ISBN 10: 1803884975
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 16 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JANE DALGLEISH is an experienced Senior Residential Practitioner, having worked in residential childcare for Glasgow City Council for more than twenty-five years. She has recently left the sector to draw on her experience as a writer and trainer. Jane's experience ranges from team leader to house manager in a range of settings that include children's houses, field social work, secure accommodation care and residential schools. She has experience supporting young people through complex trauma, behavioural challenges, and transitions. Having joined the profession as ""just a mum"" without formal qualifications, she now holds a Master's degree in Advanced Residential Child Care, with a focus on play.