Type:Advocacy
Organization:Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children, New Bulgarian University
Authors:Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children, New Bulgarian University
Year:2022
Summary:In addition to the statement of the Childhood 2025 Coalition, the team at Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children presents some observations and findings on the deinstitutionalisation process. Participants in the study were: practitioners working in and outside of small group homes, children and youth placed in small group homes or living in them, parents, representatives of state and municipal organisations. They identified 3 factors – barriers to improving the quality of care for children: 1/ ratio between the number of workers in small group homes and children; 2/ lack of professionalisation of workers in small group homes; 3/ bureaucratic and hierarchical management of the system which prevents the upholding children's rights.
Purpose:Addendum to feedback from the Childhood 2025 Coalition on the introduction of the National Service Quality Regulations.
Statement in relation to the new quality standards for social services proposed by the Childhood 2025 Coalition
