Since it was created, FICE has carried out numerous initiatives aimed at supporting the professionals in the field of child and youth care. This includes(but not only) activities for increasing the capacities of child and youth care workforce(seminars, conferences, training activities, congresses, exchange activities); developing standards and guidelines in the field of child and youth care(FICE International Code of Ethics; Quality for children); mapping the qualifications of child and youth care workers around the world(FICE International Survey and Interactive map). Supporting the Social Service Workforce Week and joining the Call for Action are a logical way of continuing what FICE has
Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children All around the world, for many different reasons, hundreds of thousands of children cannot live with their parents. The UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children set out the principles for policy and practice that have been agreed upon globally, to help towards tackling this issue. Now it's your chance to take part in this free massive online open course (MOOC), which will explore what the UN Guidelines look like in practice. By the end of this six week interactive course, you'll better understand the key principles, pillars and implications of the UN Guidelines, taking in views from across the world. What to expect
Studies show that approximately 1 billion children worldwide have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in the last year alone. While the magnitude of violence against children can be discouraging, one of the solutions and reasons for great hope lies in strengthening the social service workforce. The social service workforce is on the front lines every day to prevent and respond to violence against children in its multiple forms, by: Playing a key role as central actors facilitating collaboration amongst service providers Carrying out strengths-based assessments Providing or referring children and their families to support services Monitoring children separated from their fa
Social Service Workforce Week Day 3 Development of a National Social Service Workforce Strengthening Strategy: The Ugandan experience The Call to Action by the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, signed by 34 organizations, recommends country and global level actions that build on existing efforts underway nationally, including calling on relevant state governments to initiate, lead and engage in dialogue with partners to develop or enhance a national workforce strengthening strategy, based on workforce mapping and through a government-led workforce leadership group. Effective strategies make choices about key workforce elements to strengthen in the near- and longer-term and incorpora
Mapping the Social Service Workforce to Better Protect Children To support appropriate responses through effective child protection, as well as justice, health, education and quality care interventions, it is imperative to have a strong protection system in place. One critical element of this system is an effective social service workforce with a clear mandate, appropriate resources and relevant training and supervision. However, limited data about the workforce and the systems that support it makes it challenging for governments and partners to identify and implement evidence-based solutions to strengthen the social service workforce. During Social Service Workforce Week, the Global Social
Today marks day one of Social Service Workforce Week. Celebrated annually for the last five years, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance invites you to get involved throughout the week in advocating for greater funding, policy and programmatic support for the social service workforce. The week’s theme is A Call to Action: Strengthening the Social Service Workforce to Better Protect Children and Achieve the SDGs. FICE International is among the 31 organizations that have signed the Call to Action and support the Social Service Workforce Week. Supporting the professionals working with children has always been among FICE's fundamental goals. To gain the attention and funding levels neede
The project "Safe parks for refugee children in Lebanon" is a collaborative initiative of the International Social Service(ISS) - Switzerland and FICE International with the help of Lebanese partners - Mousawatand himaya. 7 municipalities opened a new SafePark in collaboration withhimaya this summer! The collaboration with the municipality is a key for a sustainable project. For more information about the recent developments in the project, read the latest Newsletter
The 5th Seminar on the Quality of Care Services for Children and Adolescents: Possibilities and Challenges - will discuss better practice within different types of care services for children and adolescents, including shelters, residential care, care leavers condominiums and foster care services as based on Brazilian law and the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. Issues including day to day activities and schooling, use of psychoactive substances, mental health, sexuality and gender of children in care will be discussed. These themes reflect the continual concerns of professionals in the area and due to the growing complexity of the cases being attended, especially those of