XIV European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents (EUSARF) International Conference

European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents

European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents will hold its 14th International Conference. The aim of the conference is to connect knowledge and evidence in child welfare practice and to stimulate debates and discussions that could transfer sound research findings to practices in child welfare and improve interventions in the future. The targeted participants include practitioners, academics, researchers, managers, policymakers, students and all others interested in developments and research findings on interventions in child welfare. The presentation formats will include symposia, free paper sessions, and poster sessions.

The conference will be held 13-16 September 2016 in Oviedo, Spain.

The themes of the conference include:

  • Decision making in child care

  • Therapeutic residential care

  • Transitions to adulthood from care

  • Migrant children and families

  • Kinship care

  • Mental health needs of children and young people in care

  • Education and qualification improvement of young people in care

  • Safeguarding children in the early years
Oviedo, Spain