Residential care
Alternative labels
Institutional care
People with disabilities institutional care
Description
Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home. [wikipedia]
Report
Caseworkers’ communication with children and young people in out-of-home care and their caregivers
This research report examines the factors that influence effective communication practices between caseworkers and children as reported by children and if that influences children’s socio-emotional functioning over time.
Report
Educational outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care in NSW
This research report aims to understand the pathways and experiences of children who entered out-of-home care in NSW and to examine educational outcomes.
Report
Influence of placement stability on developmental outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care
This research report examines the influence of placement stability and a range of other factors on developmental outcomes over time for children in NSW.
Discussion paper
Restrictive practices: issues paper
This issues paper looks at the use and impact of restrictive practices on people with disability. The Commission wants to know about the effects of restrictive practice on people with disability.
Research Summary
What risk factors are associated with being placed in out-of-home care?
This Evidence to Action Note presents summary results from two state-wide surveys conducted in 2018 by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) (formerly Family and Community Services or FACS).