Meaning and Essence of Child Well-Being According to Child Welfare Professionals
This article explores child welfare professionals' understandings of well-being, as well as barriers and facilitators to well-being in their practice experience.
Twenty first century contact: young people in care and their use of mobile communication devices and the Internet for contact
This thesis paper explores (1) how children in care in the UK are making use of mobile communication devices for contact with members of their familial and friendship networks; (2) to what extent devices like the smartphone, tablets and computers either improve or hinder communication; and (3) how contact using mobile communication devices and Internet is being managed by foster carers and social workers.
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Orphanage Checklist
This checklist was developed by Kinnected, an initiative of ACCI Relief in Australia, to guide donors and supporters of orphanages in understanding how the orphanages they support are being run and how well they are aligning with best practices.
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Ethical & Responsible Student Travel: A self-assessment tool for schools and universities
This Self-Assessment Tool has been developed for use by educational institutions to assist with due diligence in the planning and implementation of overseas student travel.
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How Family Reunification Works
This video from 1MillionHome shares the story of one children's home in Kenya, Agape, that transitioned from a "traditional orphanage" to a family reunification center.
Homecoming: Part One
This video from Homecoming tells the fictional story of Bernard, a boy separated from his family and placed in an institution, and explains some of the harms of institutionalization on children.
Short-term Missions and Volunteering: Safeguarding Orphans and Vulnerable Children
This guide was developed by Homecoming and has been written to help those in the Christian community who are thinking about whether they should volunteer in an orphanage (or residential care institution, children’s village, children’s home or centre).
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Kinnected Myanmar- Hani and Thari
This video shares the story of two siblings reintegrated from an orphanage in Myanmar through the ACCIR Kinnected Program.
What do foster families and social workers think about children’s contact with birth parents? A focus group analysis
This study analyzes the opinions of foster families and social workers regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits.
Organisational models of health services for children and adolescents in out‐of‐home care: health technology assessment
Decades of research confirm that children and adolescents in out‐of‐home care (foster family, residential care) have much greater healthcare needs than their peers. A systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate organizational healthcare models for this vulnerable group.