Displaying 1 - 10 of 10
Developed by members of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance’s Case Management Interest Group, this resource aims to define case management. It provides key steps and other important considerations for strengthening the ability of the social service workforce to effectively carry out case management throughout all steps of the process.
The use of quality case management practices has been shown to improve decision-making and service delivery in child welfare and protection that reduces violence against children, prevents unnecessary family separation, and improves child and family…
Le 20 Novembre 2009, après des années de consultation inter-gouvernementales et de négociations, une résolution sur les lignes directrices pour la prise en charge alternative des enfants a été adoptée par l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies, dans le sillage de la commémoration du 20e anniversaire de la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant. Ces lignes directrices fournissent un cadre d'orientation pour les gouvernements et autres parties prenantes afin de prévenir les séparations familiales et l’usage inapproprié de mécanismes alternatifs de…
Las directrices sobre las modalidades alternativas de cuidado de los niños fueron endosados por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 20 de noviembre de 2009, en conexión con el 20a aniversario de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU. Este día marcó una culminación de los años de discusiones y negociaciones dirigidas por el gobierno de Brázil en colaboración con Group of Friends y la sociedad civil. Las Directrices fueron diseñadas para proveer orientación más con respecto a la relación entre cuidado parental y el entorno familiar del niño, metas para el cuidado…
The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 2009, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This momentous day marked a culmination of years of discussions and negotiations led by the Government of Brazil, in partnership with Group of Friends and civil society. The Guidelines were designed to provide further guidance regarding the definition of the relationship between parental care and the child’s family environment, goals for alternative care, and…
The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 2009, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This momentous day marked a culmination of years of discussions and negotiations led by the Government of Brazil, in partnership with Group of Friends and civil society. The Guidelines were designed to provide further guidance regarding the definition of the relationship between parental care and the child’s family environment, goals for alternative care, and…
The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 2009, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This momentous day marked a culmination of years of discussions and negotiations led by the Government of Brazil, in partnership with Group of Friends and civil society. The Guidelines were designed to provide further guidance regarding the definition of the relationship between parental care and the child’s family environment, goals for alternative care, and…
The Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 2009, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This momentous day marked a culmination of years of discussions and negotiations led by the Government of Brazil, in partnership with Group of Friends and civil society. The Guidelines were designed to provide further guidance regarding the definition of the relationship between parental care and the child’s family environment, goals for alternative care, and…
The initiation of the adoption process requires first and foremost knowing if the child in question is likely to benefit from this kind of measure. Adoptability is not just a legal concept. It involves various elements: social, psychological, medical and legal.
- Determining adoptability establishes the fact that the child is legally adoptable.
- It establishes the fact that the child needs an adoptive family because he cannot be cared for or reintegrated in his family of origin.
- It establishes that the child is both emotionally and medically…
One of today’s great challenges for many countries resides in preventing the separation of the child from his/her parents and in the development of an individualized and permanent family plan for children placed in institutions or in a foster family. Besides maintaining the child in the family of origin and the prevention of his/her institutionalization, family reintegration constitutes the most desirable permanent solution.
As guiding principles in this regard, international law provides that family solutions must be envisaged as a priority and domestic measures must be given preference…
Millions of children throughout the world are currently in, or in need of, out-of-home care because their parents are unavailable or unable to care for them:
- In the USA there are 600,000 children in the foster-care system alone (CWLA);
- Some 1.5 million children are reported to be in out-of-home care in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS, including 900,000 in residential facilities (UNICEF);
- In Africa, Asia and Latin America, some 9.5 million children whose parents have both died from HIV/AIDS are looked after by relatives or others…