27/07/2020

We are pleased to advise that residential care agencies can now negotiate with 4 different providers, with BDO Industrial and Organisational Psychology recently being approved to deliver psychological assessments.

Under the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017, all residential care staff must undergo a psychological assessment. This important safeguard helps to provide strong protections for children and young people living in residential care, involving a psychometric assessment and a one-on-one interview with a registered psychologist.

Find out more about psychological assessments.