Guide for Swiss professionals on international standards relevant to foster care. Switzerland: UNIGE/CCRS and Child Identity Protection.
Persons
Bordier, Laurence
Dambach, Mia
Jeannin, Cécile
Publication Year
2023
Description
This Guide seeks to give professionals practical
guidance in implementing international standards
relevant to alternative care, in order to better
equip them in their daily work with children and
families. Better alignment with these international
standards will help ensure that removal and
placement decisions are taken in the best interests
of the child. Such decisions are inherently coercive
as they involve interference with the private lives
of families. This is why international standards
provide safeguards for when such decisions may
occur, such as protecting children from abuse.
Whenever coercive decisions do not comply with
these safeguards, they can result in “unnecessary”
removal and “unsuitable” placements.
Agenda
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