CYP Now - NCB Now: New handbook promotes inclusion

While safety is a key concern for professionals working with disabled children, over-zealous attitudes to risk management can limit their achievements and life chances. As one young disabled person put it: "The saddest words are 'you can't' when you know that you can."

A new handbook produced by the Council of Disabled Children in association with NCB and the Shared Care Network aims to help service providers take a proactive approach to risk management.

Funded by the Department of Health, The Dignity of Risk has been written by Christine Lenehan, director of the Council for Disabled Children, Jan Morrison, principal policy officer for disability, Barnardo's, and Jonathan Stanley from NCB's children's residential care unit.

The handbook outlines essential elements of good practice and policy, covering topics such as health and safety, meeting children's health care needs, moving and handling, and physical interventions for managing behaviour.

Each chapter also includes examples of forms used by different service providers. These forms, which have been modified for use in the handbook, can be photocopied and further adapted by practitioners for use in their workplace.

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