Please choose a scenario ...

Each of the four scenarios is based on situations in which workers have had difficulties in choosing the correct actions to take when faced with challenging decisions. They are not based on any single case, however, they contain aspects that have commonly arisen in cases where there have been investigations into the practice and conduct of workers in child care roles.

You can work through the scenarios in any order and can move back and forward in each scenario, so if you think you have not made the best choice you can go back through the different levels to enable you to choose another option.

At the end of each branch that you go down, you will be asked to write a short reflective account (400 words approx.) to explain why you have made the decisions that you did and to think about the possible outcomes from your decisions. Once you have completed your reflective account, you will be able to open a document that contains the most likely outcome of your decision and aspects that you should have considered in your reflective account. You will be able to make copies of both so that you can review these later.

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Scenario #1 - Bullying: A member of staff, Chelsea, comes to you to complain that she is not being treated fairly by Brenda who is her senior. ... Click here to continue.
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Scenario #2 - Safer recruitment: You are the manager of a busy service. You have a number of staff who are not working due to sickness and annual leave which makes it very difficult ... Click here to continue.
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Scenario #3 - Supervision: Ruth is a new member of your team. She does not have a lot of experience but is enthusiastic and keen to do well in her new job ... Click here to continue.
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Scenario #4 - Breach of confidentiality: A member of staff Shona, asks to talk to you in private. She informs you of a personal problem that may require her to take time off ... Click here to continue.
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Scenario #5 - Dilemas about choices: Isobel lives on her own and requires personal care twice a day from a service that you manage ... Click here to continue.
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Scenario #6 - Online safety and security: You receive an email inviting you to cyber security training but you and your staff participated in a short course several years ago ... Click here to continue.