Conclusion

In introducing relational care and its practice, this course has covered a lot of ground! You will now have an understanding of what it means, its benefits and the importance of relationships within a care setting. Importantly too, you have explored the requirements of relational care practice and how these can be supported by, for example specific activities, management practices and features of the environment. The course will also have helped you to apply your new learning to your own community, which you can expand further with additional help from the toolkit.

Whether you are a residential or a day care provider, a manager or a member of staff in a care setting we hope you now feel better equipped in terms of understanding relational care and how its practice can be introduced or extended. We wish you every success.