New topic for 2017/2018 for APFEL!
In all countries in our network the unplanned breakdown of placement is a big problem....
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This working group collects tools across Europe to promote the right of children and young people to express their opinion, to be listened to and to participate and to help children develop their identity
Read MoreThis working group reflects on terms and concepts such as co-parenting, plural parenting, plural attachment, double belongings, loyalty conflict to get common understanding and develop innovative practices for the cooperation around the child's needs
Read MoreThis working group collects useful tools, innovative practices and ressources in order to help raise standards and practices in family foster care and the supporting services, so as to achieve the best possible care for out-of-home children.
Read MoreAPFEL is a European association founded in 2011. APFEL gathers various stakeholders in foster care : foster parents, youth in care or care leavers, professionals, researchers , policy makers, around a common approach towards quality, innovation and exchange. In this website you will find the results of the work of our working groups, who gathered and developed foster care methods and materials accross Europe and conducted comparative studies.
Under news you will find information about seminars and conferences, new documents and studies and other news about the development of quality foster care to help you improve your work.
Each country participating in APFEL has a contact person. Join APFEL and contact the person in your country or be the first to join from countries not yet represented! Contact us for more information about membership and participation!
New topic for 2017/2018 for APFEL!
In all countries in our network the unplanned breakdown of placement is a big problem....
November 16 and 17 the members of APFEL MET in Barcelona, Spain.
On the 16th a seminar was organised for over...
Free training through an International Inter-agency MOOC
Text about Apfel in France. Contact data?
Werk je in de pleegzorg in Nederland? Wordt dan lid van APFEL of maak je organisatie lid.
Je kunt mij mailen voor meer informatie op bepvansloten@ziggo.nl
Door APFEL kom je in contact met pleegouders, pleegzorgwerkers, onderzoekers en managers van voorzieningen uit andere landen in Europa en kun je veel leren op seminars en in de werkgroepen.
Coordinator is Nelli Petrova
APFEL has members in 10 countries accross Europe. By clicking on the country you will see the name of the country and find information about the national contact person. Your country not green yet? Become a member and join our network!