An overview of the basic principles of child welfare that social workers should follow in order to prevent family separation and promote quality care for children.

Ideas and country examples on how to create or transform an educational centre for children living and working on the street.

Save the Children’s research and analysis of residential care services and the need for alternative non-institutional approaches for children separated from their families. This book examines policy and practices from work in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Central Europe.

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.

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

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.

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.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty establishing the rights of children.