22.04.2019
ANNOUNCEMENT - CONFERENCE, MAY 2019.
Center for Family Care and Adoption Novi Sad, Provincial Secretariat for Social Policy, Demography and Gender Equality, UNICEF, SOS Children's Village Serbia and Novi Sad Children's Network "NSMEDE" they announce
The conference "POTENTIALS AND EXPERIENCES OF FAMILY CARE IN SUPPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY AND PREVENTION OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION" NOVI SAD, 21.05.2019.
The conference will be held on the occasion of the International Family Day and the day of the Center for Family Care and Adoption in Novi Sad. It will bring together experts from the field of social protection systems. The main goals of the Conference refer to:
• Acquaintance of participants with the temporary family accommodation service.
• Presentation of past experiences in the development of Temporary Family Care services.
• Familiarizing participants with the rights of children and young people to live in a family environment.
• Networking and improvement of cooperation between professional workers.
• Exchange of experience with professional workers, partners in the provision of Occasional Family Care services.
• Making conclusions, guidelines and recommendations in order to improve the Temporary Family Care service.
The key topics that will be discussed at the meeting are:
1. Development of Temporary Family Care service
2. Previous experiences in the development of Temporary family Care services
3. Temporary Family Care service from the point of view of the service provider and user
4. Rights and participation of children
It is planned that the content of the Conference, apart from the presentation, will be completed by:
- Panel lectures
- Activities aimed at better understanding the actors involved in the care of a child in Temporary Family Care ("Living library" with foster parents and biological parents)
- Presentations of examples of good practice
* The conference was reported to the Chamber of Social Protection.
*Registration to the Conference is done by filling out the form found at the following link: Conference-2019-CPSUNS
The deadline for registering to participate in the Conference is May 15, 2019.
In the event that the capacity of 150 participants is filled before the deadline, the application deadline will be shortened. All participants will receive the agenda electronically in a timely manner.
Reimbursement of travel expenses for Conference participants is not provided.
If you need additional information about the Conference, contact us at (+381 21) 461 171 or at konferencijacpsuns@gmail.com, the contact person is Marina Ristić