Reading List

The resources below support this course on acceptance-based stress management for staff in children's homes. They combine workplace stress guidance, NHS self-help material and official children's homes references so staff can link personal stress management with safe, reflective practice.

Children's Homes Practice Context

• Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the Quality Standards: Statutory guidance for England covering the Quality Standards, leadership, protection, positive relationships, staff support and the day-to-day purpose of children's homes.
• Ofsted SCCIF: children's homes: Inspection guidance for children's homes in England, linking wellbeing, supervision, safeguarding and outcomes for children.
• NICE guideline NG212: looked-after children and young people: Guidance on supporting looked-after children and young people, including relationships, participation, emotional wellbeing and joined-up support.

Workplace Stress and Workforce Wellbeing

• HSE: work-related stress: Guidance for employers and workers on stress risk factors, prevention and management at work.
• NHS: stress: Plain-language information on recognising stress, practical coping steps and when to seek help.
• NHS Every Mind Matters: NHS wellbeing advice and self-help resources for use outside formal therapy.
• SSSC: workforce wellbeing: Wellbeing resources for social service staff in Scotland.
• Social Care Wales: health and well-being resources: Wellbeing material for social care workers and employers in Wales.
• nidirect: workplace stress: Northern Ireland public guidance on workplace stress, its causes and support routes.

Technique-Specific Reading

• NHS: stress: Information on stress signs, coping steps and when to seek additional support.
• NHS self-help guides, tools and activities: Self-help resources that can support acceptance, control awareness and recovery planning.
• NHS Every Mind Matters: Practical wellbeing advice for realistic self-management outside formal therapy.

Four-Nations References

• Wales: National Minimum Standards for children's homes: Standards for children's homes in Wales, useful when adapting practice examples to Welsh services.
• Northern Ireland: children's homes standards: RQIA standards for children's homes in Northern Ireland.