Understanding the complexities of working in residential child care is a difficult, and somewhat daunting, task. Research has highlighted that staff members perform a number of duties in the day-today lives of young people (Connelly and Milligan, 2012). Alongside these duties, staff members also have a 'professional' responsibility and identity in the residential unit (Smith, 2009). As a result, being both an 'employee' and 'parental figure' can be a difficult role to comprehend. In the project discussed here, 13 residential child care workers were interviewed and asked to discuss their views on 'parenting' the young people in their care. The study found that whilst some staff members identified as a substitute or surrogate 'parent' to the young people, others were clear that they could not replace biological parents. Nevertheless, all staff members highlighted that their role was increasingly complex and difficult to define. Further research in this area is necessary in order to understand the impact of these findings on the residential care sector. What is increasingly clear, however, is that the role of residential child care workers is a complex and every-changing one that cannot be easily understood.

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The Nelson field gas-lift completions were designed to optimize production, enhance safety and reliability, and minimize well-maintenance costs. The completions are of a near-monobore design and include an annular safety system, which is regarded as a major safety benefit during gas lift. The single-trip completions were batch installed in eight high-angle (up to 70·) predrilled wells. This paper presents details of the completion design and the approach taken to planning and installing the completions. The paper also describes the use of a novel technique for perforating the platform wells with wireline guns.