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Family learning in foster families
Start date: Nov 1, 2013,

Family Learning covers all forms of informal and formal learning that involve more than one generation. Families are not only our first and most important teachers, they also teach us the most important things in life. The values, attitudes and culture that we learn from our families can stay with us throughout our lives. However, family learning in the traditional understanding becomes difficult and even gets a new meaning in the situation of family foster care. In this structure we have a system of two families that are closely related to each other. A foster child is standing between the biological and the foster families and that also includes different approaches in family life in general and different role models. In the system of family foster care we find a triangular constellation and relationship with the child in the centre – surrounded by foster parents, biological parents and the social worker accompanying the process from the side of social services. The project will work with the 3 target groups and include and directly involve them to the same degree.The overall project aim is to further developing foster child care in the process of cooperation between the two family systems to support family learning.Main activities:- Elaboration of needs analysis by conducting interviews with the target groups, organisation of focus groups with target groups and stakeholders, implementing a desk research to include findings from existing literature and researches.- Development of workshop material for all target groups and workshop leaders- Implementation of 2-day workshops for each target group - Production of practical guidebooks for each target group incl. checklists, ready-to-use guidelines and recommendations- Organisation of local seminars for target groups and stakeholders to present the final products- Divers dissemination and promotion activities to raise awareness in general public and to directly address target groups and stakeholders
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