International Conference on Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Caring to Notice!

The TIIKM’s 1st Annual International Conference on Residential Child and Youth Care 2016 will be held on 23rd, 24th and 25th of February 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All involved with Residential Child and Youth Care Work – Care Workers, Youth Workers, Supervisors, Teachers, NGO Service Managers, INGO Health and Welfare Professionals, Family Members, Policy Makers, Researchers and Educators – are invited to gather to explore local and international challenges and opportunities facing our World’s most vulnerable children, young people and families. Call For Papers Gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka: 23 – 25 February 2016 to explore what Out-of-Home Care, Education and Residential Supervision Means for Children and Young People in a Developing World All involved with Residential Child and Youth Care Work – Care Workers, Youth Workers, Supervisors, Teachers, NGO Service Managers, INGO Health and Welfare Professionals, Family Members, Policy Makers, Researchers and Educators – are invi... Read more

The TIIKM’s 1st Annual International Conference on Residential Child and Youth Care 2016 will be held on 23rd, 24th and 25th of February 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All involved with Residential Child and Youth Care Work – Care Workers, Youth Workers, Supervisors, Teachers, NGO Service Managers, INGO Health and Welfare Professionals, Family Members, Policy Makers, Researchers and Educators – are invited to gather to explore local and international challenges and opportunities facing our World’s most vulnerable children, young people and families. Call For Papers Gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka: 23 – 25 February 2016 to explore what Out-of-Home Care, Education and Residential Supervision Means for Children and Young People in a Developing World All involved with Residential Child and Youth Care Work – Care Workers, Youth Workers, Supervisors, Teachers, NGO Service Managers, INGO Health and Welfare Professionals, Family Members, Policy Makers, Researchers and Educators – are invited to gather to explore local and international challenges and opportunities facing our World’s most vulnerable children, young people and families. Some children are ‘placed in care’ with family members, orphanages or faith-based centers or homes for cultural or religious reasons, or as an antidote to poverty. Because of neglect, children may become a ‘child of the State’ for care and protection, or legally assigned ‘looked-after status’. ‘Best practice’ evidence argues that these children and young people are especially vulnerable while transitioning into young adulthood and parenting, and family connections are important. 4 or 5 Parallel Sessions will be dedicated to Practice Research Papers and Practice Workshops concerned with Caring to Notice what is happening with residential child and youth care practices in a developing world. Paper sessions will be allocated as 2 x 45-minute presentations with discussion, and Workshops will be allocated 90-minutes. A Workshop anticipates participation in interactive practice learning experiences. Identify one of the following Conference Sub-Themes * Making Connections and Nurturing Relationships with Children, Young People and Families * Family Participation in Decision-Making about the Care of Their Children * Purposeful Uses of Activity in Residential Child and Youth Care * Sustaining Residential Cultures of Safe Caring and Belonging * Assisting Youths through Predictable Life Transitions and Leaving Care * Caring for those who Care for Children through Recognition, Training and Support