19 September 2024
09:00 – 09:30
Foster care
Robbie Gilligan, Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland
09:30 – 10:15
Panel/plenary discussion
- Maja Laklija, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Social Work Study Centre
- Ljiljana Rogić Šneperger, Expert at the Service for Foster Care Support, Social Services and Benefits, Croatian Institute for Social Work
- Nikica Sečen, Head of Centre for provision of community services Izvor Selce
- Suzana Vargović, President of Breza Association
- Tomislav Ramljak, President of Centre for Missing and Abused children
- Marija Igrec, Foster parent and President of the Forum for Quality Foster Care for Children
- Martina Vidović, Young person in foster care
Moderator: Martina Štabi, UNICEF Office in Croatia
10:15 – 10:25
Monitoring child protection policies and services
Anja Teltschik, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (online)
10:25 – 11:15
Panel/plenary discussion
- The national child and social protection data system – lessons learned – Tanja Žaja, Head of the Directorate for Family and Social Policy, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
- Using data for monitoring performance and outcomes of child protection interventions – Zdenka Maltar, Social worker at Regional Office Dubrava, Croatian Institute for Social Work
- Assessment of the child protection system services’ quality – national example – Ivana Maurović, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Participatory evaluation to improve system performance and service quality and relevance – Emily Delap, Senior Associate, Child Frontiers
Moderators: Marijana Šalinović, UNICEF Office in Croatia
11:15 – 11:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:45 – 12:15
White paper on the use of small-scale residential care for children
Stela Grigoras, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
12:15 – 12:20
From policy to practice: A trauma informed approach to childcare in Northern Ireland
- Bernie McNally, Chair Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI)
12:20 – 12:35
Therapeutic care – good practices
- Suzana Vargović, President of Breza Association
12:35 – 12:50
Mental health and psychosocial support services for children along the continuum of childcare
- Martin Punaks, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and
- Leah James, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
12:50 – 13:00
Discussion
Moderator: Marijana Majdak, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Social Work Study Centre
13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH
14:30 – 15:45
Vision for disability inclusion: Pathways for better protection
Progress of disability reform in the region
Nora Shabani, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Overuse of boarding schools for children with disabilities
Joanna Rogers, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Sharing good examples of providing comprehensive integrated services for children with disabilities through schools in Portugal
Filomena Pereira, Director of the Department of Special Needs Education, Directorate-General of Education of the Ministry of Education, Portugal
Reflections from the Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities
- Darijo Jurišić, Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities, Croatia
Q&A and plenary discussion
Moderator: Nora Shabani, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
15:45 – 16:15
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
16:15 – 16:55
Strengthening systems for provision of alternative care in times of crises: protection of refugee and migrant children
Family legal protection for unaccompanied and separated children
prof. PhD Irena Majstorović, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
Study on alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children in Croatia
Laura Parker, Protection Officer, UNHCR
Experience from Poland: ensuring alternative care for evacuated children from Ukraine
- Piotr Rydzewski, Director of Foster Care Center, Łódź Municipality, Poland
Foster care for unaccompanied and separated children and community-based solutions for young migrants in Italy
- Maria Eleonora Benini, UNICEF Office in Italy (online)
16:55 – 17:25
Panel/plenary discussion
- prof. PhD Aleksandra Korać Graovac, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
- Laura Parker, Protection Officer, UNHCR
- Piotr Rydzewski, Director of Foster Care Center, Łódź Municipality, Poland
- Anita Dakić, Senior advisor in the Directorate for Immigration, Citizenship and Administrative Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Croatia
- Twana Rasul, young person with experience of alternative care as an unaccompanied child
Moderator: Ivana Zadro, UNICEF Office for Croatia
17:25 – 17:30
END OF DAY 2