Residential Services Practice Manual
The Residential Services Practice Manual (RSPM) has been revised and released as a second edition. The RSPM 2nd edition 2009 outlines the role and responsibilities of disability services support staff working in residential services managed by the department. It describes best practice approaches to supporting people who live in residential services.
The practice manual applies to group homes, facility-based respite and residential institutions. Specialised statewide residential services can use relevant sections of this manual in conjunction with their service specific policies and procedures.
- Funded community service organisations that provide residential services for people with disabilities may also use this manual without seeking permission providing any changes made are insubstantial. If an agency has a need to make substantial changes to the document, the department suggests your agency develop it's own practice guide. Please do not breach crown copyright.
Health and wellbeing related forms and templates are available for use by registered training organisations who provide training to the disability accommodation sector.
A screen reader accessible word version of the manual is available below in three parts. The contents are located in the first part.
The PDF version is suitable for downloading and printingDownload the separate sections or attachments to this document
- Residential Services Practice Manual Section 1 - 4 (doc 2.4 MB)
- Residential Services Practice Manual section 5 (doc 1.2 MB)
- Residential Services Practice Manual Section 6 - 7 (doc 725.5 KB)
- Residential Services Practice Manual (PDF 1.9 MB)
