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Protection of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Children and alternative care
Evidence from previous infectious disease outbreaks show that existing child protection risks are exacerbated and that new ones emerge as a consequence of the epidemic itself but also the impacts of prevention and control measures. Some children are at ri
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Securing Stakeholder Buy-In for Reintegration
Reintegrating children out of residential care settings back into community and family can be a challenging process that requires strong buy-in from multiple stakeholders. Failure to secure buy-in and clearly communicate the reasons for reintegration, as
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The Importance of Social Work Supervision and Supervision Training
Social work supervision plays a critical role in quality assurance, social worker capacity building, problem-solving in complex cases and the early identification of vicarious trauma in social workers. It contributes towards improved outcomes for children
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The Benefits of a Cluster Approach to Supporting Foster Families
A key element to effectively supporting children in foster care is the provision of adequate social support to caregivers. Where this support is not forthcoming or timely, problems experienced by foster families can escalate and impact the quality of care
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Family Tracing Post Child Abandonment at Hospital
In this two-part video, Sorn Sokchea discusses the medical social work program run by Angkor Hospital for Children in Cambodia, that aims to prevent and respond to child abandonment with the goal of strengthening families to provide adequate care for thei
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Cambodian Practitioner Learning Video Series
Comprised of 12 videos and accompanying discussion guides, this video series features the learning from practitioners working across a range of care-related programs and practices in Cambodia. The series has been divided into 9 modules, click your topic o
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Family Tracing for Children Without Adequate Documentation
In this video, Dy Noeut and Kim Malin of New Smile Organisation (NSO) discuss their experience of conducting family tracing as a part of reintegration efforts in the context of an unregistered orphanage where children’s files contained missing and inaccur
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The Impact of the Care Setting on Child Rehabilitation
In this video, Sreyna and Chenda, two practitioners from Hagar Cambodia, discuss their learning regarding the impact of the care setting on child rehabilitation. By comparing the differences observed in the rehabilitation process for children supported in
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Strengthening Families and Preventing Separation
In many cases, family separation and recourse to alternative care can be avoided through the delivery of community-based social and family support services. A key challenge in many countries and contexts is ensuring these services are available, accessibl
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Preventing and Responding to Child Abandonment at Hospitals
In this two-part video, Sorn Sokchea discusses the medical social work program run by Angkor Hospital for Children in Cambodia, that aims to prevent and respond to child abandonment with the goal of strengthening families to provide adequate care for thei
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Supporting Children with Disabilities in Family-Based Care
In this two-part video, you’ll hear from Children in Families ABLE project practitioners, Sorn Sreyny and Lisa Yunker, as they share their experience of making family-based care in Cambodia inclusive for children with disabilities. In part one, Sreyny an
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Violence Against Children in All Care Settings: Africa expert consultation
In 2014, the New York Working Group on Children without Parental Care and the Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) on Violence Against Children (VAC) collaborated to initiate a series of regional expert consultations on children’s prote