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Vilnius – Lithuania, 22nd of June 2016
Foster careSlide2
Germany – ambulant services, foster care,
uaccompanied minor refugees
Estonia
– foster care, German YoungstersLithuania – foster careFinland – foster careSweden - foster care for children and foster care for adultsNorway – foster care, residental care, ambulant services, parents with children in host families
The
Lighthouse
FoundationSlide3
Luxemburg - 2016
Iceland - 2017
The
Lighthouse FoundationSlide4
Equass – European
Quality Assurance, designed
for
welfare and social service provdersEstonia and Norway are authorized so far Quality assuranceSlide5
Children up to the
age of 13 years
-
primarely in foster care100 children from 6-13 years in residental care11200 children in foster care, 1300 in residental care, 2000 in own accommodation/independence training1200 in professional foster careFoster care increases, residental
care
decreases
(
political
guidelines)
Foster
careSlide6
Ordinary
foster homes 90% - 10000
Professional foster
homes 10% - 1200Foster care Slide7
30 % is
payd by the child
protecions services in the municipalities70 % is payd by the governmental servicesFoster care - financingSlide8
Ordinary foster
homes, under contact with
the CPS in the municipality. The CPS pays the salary to the foster family and the expences related to the foster childProfessional foster homes, under contract with both the CPS in the municipality and the govermental CPS. In addition it might be an NGO or a commercial
service provider.
NGO´s
and
commercial
service
providers
are
caring
for 50%
of the professional foster homes. Governmaental guidelines gives NGOs priority.
Foster
careSlide9
Ordinary foster homes:
4 annual individual
guidences1 seminar annually on requestThe foster familie can have a full time work externallyProfessional foster homes:2 monthly individual guidences1 monthly group guidenceBasic training4 annual seminarsCoordinator PshycologistThe foster familiy is 100%
dedicated
and 100%
employed
,
cannot
work
externally
Foster
careSlide10
Recrutment
of fosterfamiliesAssessement
og foster families
Basic trainingInquiries and applications from the Governmental CPSMatchingAllocation proceduresThe stay in the foster familyDischarge from foster careAfter careIndepence trainingFoster care - key processes in The Lighthouse FoundationSlide11
Coordinator – case manager
Preferably
the
same coordinator during the entire stayIndividual guidenceGroup guidence Foster careSlide12
The coordinator
is responsible for meetings, protocols
, plans, reports,
contact person for every other involved instances (psyciatric sector, schools, CPS)Suportive measures - weekend homes - holiday activities - skill trainer - special guidence, pshycologist, sexologist - family therapyFoster careSlide13
Who
can be a Professional foster
family
Social pedagoguesSocial workersExperienced families without any formal educationTrained families
On
call
guidence
and support
24/7
Foster
careSlide14
Recruiting foster families
Network, private and professional
Facebook
, CampaignsWebsiteFlyers, posters, beach flag, give awaysEvents and fairsLighthouse homepartyAdverts in magazinesNewsletterGreen careFoster careSlide15
Assessement of
foster families3-5 meetings, 2 coordinators
cooperatingPolice certificate, proof of good conductHealth certificateStandard of housing and livingEconomic stability, level of debts, income and taxBiological children, has there been any measures from the child protection servicesI
n
which
way
have
they
been
involved
in
their
parents process of being a foster familyReferencesCheck list
Foster
careSlide16
Assessement of
foster familiesRegistration
form
Interview formBasic training 30 hours5 hours additional training for short time foster familiesSocial report, description of the foster family, conclusions and recommendations Foster careSlide17
Circle
of Security (COS) – attachment
based
Neurobiology – neglects affect on the development of the brain (complementary to COSClient directed and outcome informed therapy (tool for childrens participation and instant feedback to the coordinator on the guidence to the
foster
family
)
Strategic areas –
pedagogical
programs and
toolsSlide18
University Colleges in Norway and abroad
Universities
in Norway and
abroadNational Association for Non Profit service providorsNational Association for Children in CareOrganization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender peopleOrganizations for physical health and mental healthCooperation partnersSlide19
Lithuania and Norway – foster services in Lithuania
for Lithuanian children
taken
into custody in NorwayLithuania and Norway – designing a corporate policy for childrens participation in the Lighthouse Foundations Glommaflanke Norway – mobile ambulant service for vulnerable children and youngsters, pedagogically based on sports activitiesThe Lighthouse Academy – structuring learning by experience, trainings, culture and values
.
Domestic
and cross border
activities
.
Devoloping
school
model
, attachement
based, complimented with neurobiologyProjects