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Children as experts on their own lives in alternative care ENOC 16th Annual Conference, Cyprus 2012 Trine Nyby The Danis

Children as experts on their own lives in alternative care ENOC 16th Annual Conference, Cyprus 2012 Trine Nyby The Danish National Council for Children. ”They try to make it as normal as possible” A report published in May 2012 by the National Council for Children

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Children as experts on their own lives in alternative care ENOC 16th Annual Conference, Cyprus 2012 Trine Nyby The Danis

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  1. Children as experts on their own lives in alternative care ENOC 16th Annual Conference, Cyprus 2012 Trine Nyby The Danish National Council for Children

  2. ”They try to make it as normal as possible” A report published in May 2012 by the National Council for Children Experiences and perspectives from 113 children and young people In alternative care Recommendations for the future alternative care www.brd.dk

  3. Background and initiative • 2010: The ‘Godhavn-report’: A retrospectivestudyrevealing massive neglect and assault on children in alternative care i the period 1945-1976 in Denmark • The UN Convention on the Rights • of the Child, art. 12! • 2011: The Danish Minister of Social Affairs urged the Council to listen to children in alternative care

  4. Aim and purpose • To learn about quality in alternative care from the childrens perspective • To bring childrens participation and sayings in focus (strengthen their voice) • To qualify the inspection and supervision of children and institutions/families • To affect policymakers, practitioners and the educational institutions

  5. The experts • 113 children in the age of 10-18 • 74 living in institutions • 26 living in foster care families • 4 living with relatives/network-families • 9 living in their own apartments/rooms • 3 workshops • 52 single interviews • 11 group interviews • 64 survey responses

  6. New insights • Children in alternative care are very often not allowed to participate and have a say in decisions that affect them • Arbitrarinessseems to be a livingcondition in alternative care in Denmark 2012

  7. New dialogues • The Council has facilitated meetings between a group of ‘ambassadors’ for the experts and the authorities • The ambassadors have deliveredtheirrecommendations to: • - The Minister of Social Affairs - Professional key-persons • - The public

  8. And someimportantchanges • Impowerment of the children and youngpeople • Input to new social reforms in Denmark • New perspectives in the public debate on quality in alternative care in specific and in the danishchildwelfare in generel • Public and professional debatee.g on the use of physical force

  9. Børnerådets sekretariat T 3378 3300@ brd@brd.dk www.boerneraadet.dk

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