This document includes:

  • A study of the factors that contribute to children with special needs being admitted into residential care institutions.
  • Guidance for how to establish and implement supported home-based care service model for children with limited mental and physical capabilities and their families. The chapter outlines: the service’s aim, guiding principles, target group and their unique needs, legal framework, training guidance for staff, service minimum standards and quality control methods, assessment and monitoring tools, parenting training, checklist for selecting toys suitable for different stages of development, service user feedback questionnaire.
  • Description of respite care services for children with disabilities, provided by professional respite caregivers, including the service’s aim, target group and their unique needs, and staff requirements
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