Intimate and Personal Care in Residential Child Care

This five-module course prepares residential child care staff to provide intimate and personal care safely, respectfully, and consistently for children with learning disabilities or difficulties. It covers person-centred planning, dignity, consent and communication, safeguarding, professional boundaries, hygiene, PPE, continence care, soiling and smearing, recording, and responding to concerns. Staff will learn to follow agreed procedures while protecting each child’s wellbeing, privacy, rights, and independence, as well as their own safety and professional accountability.