The importance of participation
We started to consider the importance of participation in Week 1 of this course. Let us now revisit this vital subject. Meaningful participation means children and young people are provided …
Course: Getting Care Right for All Children: Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
Children at higher risk of alternative care
In Week 2 we learnt that children find themselves in alternative care for many different reasons. The actual extent to which these reasons prevail also differ from country to country. …
The reasons children come into care
In this video Dr Ian Milligan, International Project Advisor at CELCIS in the University of Strathclyde, talks to Maria Herczog and asks her to share her understanding of why children …
Why children come into care
What are the reasons children come into alternative care? Although there are no accurate global data about children in alternative care, studies in a variety of countries demonstrate that such …
Families at risk of separation: Policy implications (Part 2)
Continuing with the theme of developing policies and plans that focus on providing support to families in order to prevent separation, on page 55 of the handbook Moving Forward: Implementing …
Families at risk of separation: policy implications (Part 1)
The UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children emphasise that States should seek to prevent the separation of children from their parents and families where possible. States should have …
Gatekeeping and assessing the needs, circumstances and wishes of a child (Part 2)
In the last course step, we understood how the use of full and comprehensive assessments can provide evidence as to the needs, characteristics, circumstances and wishes of each child as …
Gatekeeping and assessing the needs, circumstances and wishes of a child (Part 1)
In order to make sure the most appropriate support is provided to children and families, one “gatekeeping” mechanism is the use of a comprehensive assessment. This will provide evidence as …
Looking back on Week 2
Hello and well done for all your commitment in working through Week 2 of your course ‘Getting Care Right for All Children’. This week we further explored the content of …
Tertiary prevention
Primary and secondary prevention measures do not always succeed on their own and, consequently, some children require alternative care. It is at this point that tertiary prevention comes into play. …
Secondary Prevention – Family Support (Part 2)
In this video, Chrissie Gale is speaking to Anuja Bansal from India. Anuja is the National Director of SOS Children’s Villages India which is one of the largest of the …
Secondary Prevention – Family Support (Part 1)
In this video Matilde Luna, a care specialist from Latin America, tells us about the importance of secondary prevention and ways this might be achieved through family support. She is …
Introduction to secondary prevention
Secondary level prevention is designed to act as a “safety net” when, for whatever reason, primary prevention measures have proven to be insufficient. It comprises targeted support of various kinds …
Examples of primary prevention
In this video, we hear from Geoffrey Oyat who is the Regional Child Protection Advisor with Save the Children covering East and Southern Africa. He holds a Master’s Degree in …
What is primary prevention?
The overall aim of primary level prevention is to enable and empower parents to care for their children so that families can remain together. It encompasses the provision of basic …
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Getting Care Right for All Children: Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
