Articles

Child residential care in the Spanish social protection system

Authors

  • Jorge Fernández del Valle University of Oviedo
  • Ferran Casas Research Institute on Quality of Life, Girona

Keywords:

residential care, child care reform, quality care, evaluation

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of child residential care in the Spanish social protection system. The authors describe the changing paradigms the child welfare system in their country had to deal with (specialisation, normalisation and children’s rights) and present recent innovations regarding referral, planning and evaluation of interventions, and training of professionals. Attention is given to the interdisciplinary teams (EAIAs), which play a central role in the social protection system in Catalonia. Finally, challenges for the future of child residential care in Spain are summarized.

Author Biography

Jorge Fernández del Valle, University of Oviedo

University of Oviedo, Faculty of Psychology, Oviedo, Spain.

IJCFW 2002-3

Published

2002-09-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2002)

Section

Articles