Reading List

The resources below support this course on using mindfulness to assist focus, emotional regulation and recovery in children's homes. They combine workplace stress guidance, NHS self-help materials and children's homes standards so staff can link personal wellbeing 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, safeguarding, positive relationships, staff support and the purposes of children's homes.
• Ofsted SCCIF: children's homes: Inspection guidance for children's homes in England, useful for linking staff 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 coordinated 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 stress signs, practical coping steps and when to get help.
• NHS Every Mind Matters: NHS advice and self-help resources for managing mental wellbeing outside formal therapy.
• SSSC: workforce wellbeing: Wellbeing resources for social service staff in Scotland.
• Social Care Wales: health and well-being resources: Wellbeing materials for social care workers and employers in Wales.
• nidirect: workplace stress: Northern Ireland guidance on workplace stress, common causes and support options.

Technique-Specific Reading

• NHS: mindfulness: NHS guidance on present-moment awareness and regular mindfulness practice.
• NHS self-help guides, tools and activities: NHS resources for short wellbeing routines and self-help exercises.
• NHS Inform: stress: NHS Scotland information on stress and practical coping strategies.

Four-Nations References

• Wales: National Minimum Standards for children's homes: Standards for children's homes in Wales to help adapt practice to Welsh services.
• Northern Ireland: children's homes standards: RQIA standards for children's homes in Northern Ireland.