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SHAPING THE FUTURE Connecting knowledge and evidence to child welfare practice

Book of abstracts of the XIV EUSARF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Authors: Jorge F. del Valle, Amaia Bravo & Mónica López (eds.) 2016 Published by: Asociación NIERU (Oviedo, Spain). Digital edition. ISBN: 978-84-617-4162-5

Welcome to EUSARF 2016 in OVIEDO

Bienvenidos a EUSARF 2016 en Oviedo

From 13th to 16th September 2016 the city of Oviedo in Northern Spain will host the XIV EUSARF ((European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents) International Conference that has become one of the most important meeting points in the world for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the field of child welfare.

As the Chairman of the Committee of Organisation of this conference, and on behalf of all my colleagues of the Grupo de Investigación en Familia e Infancia-GIFI (Child and Family Research Group) preparing the conference and members of the EUSARF Committee Board, I would like to invite to all of those people interested in child welfare to share their knowledge, experiences and ideas in Oviedo next year.

Our city, Oviedo, is the capital of the Principality of Asturias, one of the Autonomous Communities in Spain, and it has become one of the most preferred venues for all kind of congresses and conferences, both national and international. Our visitors value the warm and friendly environment of our city, which has 200,000 inhabitants and one of the oldest Universities in Spain (from 1608). One of our main aims is that this conference could be an unforgettable time of social activities, meeting new international colleagues, and creating formal and informal spaces for meaningful shared experiences. The official language of the Conference will be English, although Spanish simultaneous translation will be available for plenary sessions and some symposia.

With respect to the scientific contents this conference has received contributions in all the fields of child welfare interventions, but special attention will be paid to key priorities and concerns in the current international arena: e.g., therapeutic residential care, decision making in child care interventions, transitions to adulthood from care, migration and cultural diversity, family intervention and others. Our final programme includes more than 400 contributions and we expect approximately 500 delegates from 32 different countries. These figures reveal the enormous interest that child welfare interventions have for researchers and practitioners.

With the main aim of organising a special time of scientific, practical and social experience set in a vibrant cultural context, we look forward to seeing you in Oviedo,

Best wishes

Jorge F. del Valle Chairman of the Committee of Organisation EUSARF 2016 University of Oviedo (Spain)

Dear delegate,

Welcome to Oviedo, the beautiful and historical capital of Asturias, venue of our Fourteenth International EUSARF Conference.

What brings us here is our common concern to improve the lives of children and families facing chronic adversity and to make the world a better place for them to live in. It is our strong belief that through science we can help shaping the future of these children and families in need. To quote Stephen Hawking: ‘Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.’ We have a huge responsibility to make these words a reality, if we ever will. Let us try! And stay optimistic about the power of science and the enduring and positive change it may bring to our society. Let us also keep in mind that conducting scientific research in our modern Western world stands symbol for freedom from violence, fear and dictatorship, a far away dream for so many academics these days.

The interdisciplinary field of child welfare research is booming. Every day, somewhere in our digitized and open access world, at least one must-read article, book or report is published. If one is honest with oneself, one should admit that it is impossible to keep fully updated. Who does have an overview of the field? Who knows all the latest findings? Rhetorical questions.

International conferences bring moments of great privilege, as they are serving fresh results from research not yet published or still going on. A three-day market offering science in bud, one could say. With budding scientists playing a significant role, angry, young, gifted, open to learn and eager to initiate change.

This book of abstracts is a little gem, precious and colourful, reflecting what is going on in academia today and illustrating how complex and diverse our field of research actually is. It is edited by an outstanding and very experienced team that knows how to enthuse their colleagues and bring the best out of them.

Cutting-edge, eye opening, original, innovative, transforming, these words came to my mind when I was browsing through this book and reading the abstracts. Appetizers. One longs for more. I have no doubts that more will come, as during our conference you will see the faces of the people who wrote these triggering abstracts and hear them talk passionately about their research. You will also have many opportunities to meet your colleagues, young and old, from around the globe, to talk with them, to enter their worlds, and to share ideas and ideals. Lucky you, who will be surrounded here in the charming city of Oviedo by so many soul mates and hosted by such a wonderful team!

I wish you a ‘mind-blowing’ conference.

Hans Grietens

President of EUSARF

EUSARF 2016 Committees

Organizing Committee

Chairman

Jorge F. del Valle

Secretary

Mónica López

Core Committee

Amaia Bravo

Iñaki Fernández Artamendi

Sergio Fernández Artamendi

Ana Isabel Fernanz Rodrigo

Carla González

Silvia Pérez

Sonia Rodrigues

Iriana Santos

Scientific Committee

Chairman

Hans Grietens

Secretary

Amaia Bravo

Members (EUSARF BOARD)

Jim Anglin

Eric Broekaert

Gabriella Dima

Robbie Gilligan

Hélène Join-Lambert

Andy Kendrick

Erik Knorth

Mette Lausten

Tarja Pösö

Shlomo Romi

Waleria Stelmaszuk

Bernadette Tillard

Torill Tjelflaat

Johan Vanderfaeillie

Tiziano Vecchiato

Harriet Ward

Jim Whittaker

Klaus Wolf