19 September 2024
TIME
CONFERENCE ROOM C2
(pre-registration is required for in-person participation; additional streaming link will be provided via personal e-mail for online participants):
09:00 – 10:15
Recent research in alternative care
Discrimination, peer relations and life satisfaction from the perspective of young people in institutional care
- Andrea Ćosić, University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Social climate in residential care institutions
Jonathan Leipoldt, University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Netherlands
Crisis interventions in social welfare institutions
Katja Vrhunc Pfifer, University of Primorska Faculty of Education, Slovenia
Reducing risks of gender-based violence in alternative care
Maria Margherita Maglietti, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (online)
Moderator: Martina Tomić Latinac, UNICEF Office in Croatia
11:45 – 13:00
Recent research on foster care:
Analyses on benefits, allowances and leaves for foster parents and children in foster care in Croatia
- Nard Huijbregts, Economic Policy Research Institute
Mental health of foster parents
- Anita Barišić, University of Osijek, Faculty of Law
14:30 – 15:45
Specialized interventions for girls and boys in care with behavioural problems
- Gabrijela Ratkajec Gašević, Ivana Maurović, Andrea Ćosić and Andreja Šprem, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
16:15 – 17:25
Round table discussion:
Development of Systems that Support Children with Complex Emotional and Behavioural Needs
Overview of the UNICEF ECARO review on the legal approach to preventing and responding to cases of children with complex emotional and behavioural needs at risk of offending
- Ina Verzivolli, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Round-table discussion:
- Petra Kačírková, Director of the Family Policy, Child protection and Social Inclusion Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
- Jasna Đuričić, Senior Advisor in the Institute for Social and Child Protection, Montenegro
- Bernardica Franjić-Nađ, Ministry of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation, Croatia
Moderator: Ina Verzivolli, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
17:25 – 17:30
END OF DAY 2