Community of Practice Workshop

The 10 essential elements of Intensive Therapeutic Care NSW – Practice guide

This guide has been developed to describe the 10 Essential Elements that form the basis for Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) service provision in NSW.

Client mix and client matching in therapeutic care – Practice guide

A practice guide to support effective decision-making processes around client mix and placement matching.

Creating a balance between empowerment and limit setting in therapeutic care – Practice guide

A practice guide to support staff navigate the critical balance between empowering children and young people and setting limits

What makes a good therapeutic residential care worker? Practice guide

A practice guide to consider what makes a good Therapeutic Residential Care Worker to support recruitment, selection and ongoing capacity-building efforts.

Creating positive social climates and home-like environments in therapeutic care – Practice guide

This guide explores how to create therapeutic care contexts based on considerations about the notion of ‘home’, key features of the physical environment and the core aspects of the social climate which are critical to establishing a home-like environment and a sense of normality for young people in care.