Introduction
The conference aims to offer a comparison of approaches and workflows in different countries to enrich each other’s practices, share experiences, and establishing long-term international cooperation.
A total of 164 participants from 17 countries registered for the conference. They could share their experience on kinship care. It was possible to see presentations of colleagues from Hungary, Finland, Czech republic, Slovakia, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and USA in two days. Participants could also choose from 11 workshops, which often followed up presentations. The conference was held with the support of The International Visegrad Fund.
Program
August 25, 2021 /First day/
Presentations:
Maria Herczog: Kinship care around the world
Jaana Pynnönen: The Child in Focus – Model of training and Support in Finland
Zdeněk Moldrzyk: Needs of Kindship caregivers, identification of their views, perceptions and experiences
Michaela Brunclíková, Veronika Prokopová: It is hard to manage without accompanying…
Rene de Bot: Kinship care in the Netherlands
Jaana Pynnönen: What is important during the training, assessment and support of Kinship caregivers based on experience
Eshele Williams: Traditions of Caring and Collaborating: A Trauma Informed Model of Practice for Engaging, Assessing, and Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Maria Herczog: Kinship care in international context – moderated discussion
Lucie Salačová, Markéta Švejdová Jandová: Training of Kinship caregivers at the beginning of their career
August 26, 2021 /Second day/
Presentations:
Rene de Bot: How many parents a child can have
Elin Margrethe Olsen, Elizabeth Elton: The Norwegian status on Kindship training: Present and future program
Željka Burgund, Tamara Borisavljevic, Edmira Aščić, Mario Janchev: Balcan Countries and a Kinship Care
Eshele Williams: Traditions of Caring and Collaborating: A Trauma Informed Model of Practice for Engaging, Assessing, and Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Workshops:
Rene de Bot: Kinship care in the Netherlands
Eshele Williams: Traditions of Caring and Collaborating: A Trauma Informed Model of Practice for Engaging, Assessing, and Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Marcus Stallworth: InstruMENtal- Recognizing the importance of the Male role in Child Welfare
Željka Burgund, Tamara Borisavljevic, Edmira Aščić, Mario Janchev: Examples of case studies in Kinship care
Elin Margrethe Olsen, Elizabeth Elton: Present and future program – examples of good practice
Jana Ženíšková: Support services for vulnerable families with children in need in the Czech Republic
The conference was kindly supported by
