A training outline that conveys IFCO values and ethics of practice in foster care services. It provides 13 modules dealing with issues such as the rights of the child, child development, state care, foster care, transition from care, and legal and administrative management of child protection services.

Procedural standards outlining the roles and responsibilities of fsoter care authorities and agencies.

A comprehensive document outlining standards for residential care in Northern Ireland.

The Hague Convention puts forward a set of internationally recognized principles to guide states in the area of intercountry adoption.

A manual for the establishment of foster care in Romania as an alternative to the institutional placement of children. Addresses the legal framework, policies, processes, responsibilities and administration surrounding creating and maintaining a foster care system.

Guidelines for foster care, developed by IFCO at a special Working Group Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand from 1-4 May 1995 in cooperation with the Department of Public Welfare, Bangkok.

The aim of this guide is to draw together SCF’s recent experience of family tracing.

La Convention de La Haye du 29 mai 1993 sur la protection des enfants et la coopération en matière d'adoption internationale protège les enfants et leurs familles des risques d’adoptions à l’étranger illégales, irrégulières, prématurées ou mal préparées. Cette Convention qui fonctionne également par l’intermédiaire d’un système d’Autorités centrales nationales, renforce la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l'enfant (art. 21). 

A set of 3 checklists suggesting interview questions for appropriately assessing whether reunification of a child with his or her family is possible.

This paper describes a case study examining the legal reforms made in Uganda in the area of community-based care.