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SELECTION OF OUT-OF-FAMILY PLACEMENT FOR CHILDREN AT RISK IN FAMILY
Branka Sladović Franz
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After reaching the decision to remove the child from the primary family, professionals in social welfare centres have to decide where to place the child in order to ensure in the best possible way its proper psychosocial development. In the research 112 experts participated employed in social welfare centres and children's homes. Ten focus groups met and discussed the topic «Selection of out-of-family placement for children» with special attention to the advantageous and disadvantageous factors in the process of removing children and suggestions for improving this procedure.The results first present the selection criteria of the forms of out-of-family placement which are of the best interest for children removed from the primary family, according to the work place of the expert. However, the main criterion of selecting a form of residence in everyday practice is the existence of a vacancy in an institution or foster family ready to accept the child. Since the proper selection of out-of-family placement is the main prerequisite of good quality care for children outside their own family, it is necessary to create preconditions for an informed choice of the professionals in procedures of removing the children, first and foremost in the sense of differentiating institutions and a larger number of foster parents.
Ključne riječi
social welfare; removal of children; selection of out-of-family placement; focus group discussion
Hrčak ID:
3387
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Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2004.
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