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Deinstitutionalisation (DI) is essential for care reform for any country. The process of DI is implied in Ghana’s laws, policies, and guidelines on childcare. The absence of a DI practice model in Ghana contributes partly to the barriers to implementing the Care Reform Initiative (CRI). It is recorded in the mapping of Residential Homes for Children (RHC) in Ghana (2018), conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and UNICEF, that several closed homes reopen and operate because Social Welfare Officers (SWO) are unable to force closure without access to or knowledge of alternative care…