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Child Protection the principle tasks of of the MA11 - Youth and Family Welfare Office ENSA Child, Youth and Social Inclusion Meeting Vienna 2011. The Municipal Department 11 (MA11) Legal background Fields of operation: Social Services Clarification Help for Education. Content.
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Child Protectionthe principle tasks of of the MA11 - Youth and Family Welfare OfficeENSA Child, Youth and Social Inclusion Meeting Vienna 2011
The Municipal Department 11 (MA11) Legal background Fields of operation: Social Services Clarification Help for Education Content
is the local authority for child protection and social services for families The department‘s principle tasks are to protect children and promote education in families Staff: 1.500 (750 educational social workers, 350 social workers, 150 legal officers and 30 psychologists) MA11 Vienna Youth and Family Welfare Office
Youth Welfare Act (1989) Federal Youth Welfare Act (1990) Austrian Civil Code (1989, 2001) Protect Against Violence in Families (1997) Austrian Criminal Law Legal Background
From - discipline threatening neglect Separation from the family and bind over To - wellbeing of the child Family orientation (promote, support, counsel) Protecting against any form of violence Future – participation, four-eyes principle Vienna Youth Welfare Act
Parents and their children and young people (0-18) (about 300.000 minors in the city) Social Services (prophylactic, on request, voluntary) Helps for Education (obligatory, but only as far as it is absolutely necessary) Target Group - Fields of Operation
Maternity and baby welfare services Counselling to promote educational competences Counselling in cases of financial crisis and housing Counselling around separation and divorce Social Services
Assessment of crisis situations: Ambulant (examination by social worker optional psychological diagnosis) Or temporary placement in foster families Or crisis centres Clarification Process
Educational Support Counselling by the Social Worker in charge Psychological diagnosis, counselling and treatment Psychotherapy Mobil family workers Family help plus Full-time care and education Foster families Residential communes Supervised residential flats Residential homes Helps for Education