Background Information
I studied psychology, counseling, violence, and art therapy and worked as an art teacher in 1996. I also volunteered as a village social worker working with children and women and served as a social worker at Phare NGO.
Our Interview With Practitioner
I have understood more about reintegration and placing children in their own families.
I have developed skills to conduct case management, counseling, understand clearer about alternative care and impacts.
I have been good at communicating, case management, and sharing.
I have learned about:
- how to access information
- the needs of children and the impact of placing children without a deep assessment
- positive parenting
- the way children are living and how to interview
I use Signs of Safety (SofS) because it is a strength-based approach. The significance of SofS is that it helps a family speak about their risk and strength and set their own goal. It is a collaborative tool. It is not a check box tool.
All Cambodian guardians and parents must understand how to parent and nurture their children, though, whatever the worst situation they are in, those who are always aware that placing children in institutions is not the first priority and the impacts of separating them from their biological family.