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People with disabilities have the right to live in the community, according to Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, more than a decade after the adoption of the CRPD by the UN and nearly global ratification, children with disabilities continue to be placed in institutions in every region of the world. As countries seek to uphold their obligations to the CRPD and approach care reform for children with disabilities, the end of institutionalization will only be successful if reforms include preventative measures and family strengthening efforts. By…
Disability Rights International, Validity Foundation, and the European Network for Independent Living, Youth Network Board are hosting a webinar on children with disabilities in adversity as part of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The webinar will be held on 4 December 2020.
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UNICEF is holding a virtual launch of a data collection protocol on children in residential care on 3 December 2020.
Practice-based evidence and research has shown that structured, supportive and reflective supervision helps to improve worker retention and performance and results in higher quality services and support to children and families. When workers are provided the time and space to critically reflect on their work through the guidance of a trained supervisor, the quality of their work increases. When workers are able to learn and gain confidence from positive models of supervision, they in turn, can more effectively move to supervisory positions and a stronger management pipeline is created.…
Evidence shows that in most countries in Latin America, the quality of alternative care is poor. At the same time, quality is determinant in the wellbeing of children and adolescents living in institutional care and in the support they receive when leaving care.
This webinar builds up on the results of the research More Autonomy, More Rights (2020) Coordinated by CSO Doncel, in the representation of the Latin American Network of Care Leavers and supported by UNICEF LACRO and Hope and Homes for Children. The study aimed to build knowledge on the actions in support of the social…
Caring for Vulnerable Children is a six-week Master Open Online Class (MOOC) delivered through FutureLearn in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and CELCIS, beginning 23 October 2017.
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Our super successful MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) helps you explore and develop an understanding of the approaches involved in caring for vulnerable children.
In times of austerity and shrinking public services, the task of identifying and caring for vulnerable children has never been more challenging.
Now in its 7th run, over 55,000 people have…
Systems strengthening is becoming a dominant paradigm for many child protection actors. In spite of the prevailing support, the conceptualization of a "systems strengthening approach" remains an area of continued discussion and consensus building. Various studies have indicated ongoing challenges in implementing and realizing systems strengthening activities in practice. Co-hosted by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, whose Systems Strengthening and Disaster Risk Reduction Task Force was co-led by the Care and Protection of Children (CPC) Learning Network and Plan…
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an inter-agency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and co-ordinated by Save the Children, in partnership with Columbia University in New York. The project is guided by an inter-agency Advisory Panel and supported by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action's Assessment, Measurement, and Evidence Working Group. The overall aim of MSiE is to strengthen emergency response programs for unaccompanied and separated children through the development of a suite of practical, field-tested…
Annually, World Social Work Day is celebrated on March 21 and throughout the month of March to highlight the value and contributions that social workers make every day throughout the world. The day is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to influence international, regional, and local policies and government actions. Yet, many individuals struggle with how best to gain the attention needed to strengthen the social work profession. This year's theme ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’ relates to the third pillar of the Global Agenda for Social Work and…
The National Association of Child and Youth Care Workers (NACCW) of South Africa will be holding a live webcast of a panel discussion on child and youth care work, July 2, 2015, 2:00-3:30 p.m. in South Africa. The webcast will be posted on YouTube Live at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ieFRfYU3E
Conference Program
The panel discussion will form part of the South African…