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Delays in care-order judgments are a cause of significant distress for both children and their foster and biological families We have grown accustomed to hearing that our courts are overloaded. That there are court delays. Social workers are stretched thin, juggling impossible caseloads. The system is under strain. And when systems strain, people fall through […]

We cannot continue to treat foster carers as secondary players in a bureaucratic game, write John Rolé and Edgar Galea Curmi Foster carers spend 24 hours a day with the child. Their insights should carry significant weight alongside those of a social worker. Photo: Shutterstock.com In the complex ecosystem of Maltese social services, a fundamental […]

Assessment procedures should better account for trauma, says psychologist Claire Francica Psychologists and foster care groups have raised concerns about delays and supervised access visits. Counselling psychologist Claire Francica (inset) wants a complete overhaul of the system. Court delays in issuing long-term care orders have left 71 children waiting in limbo, a problem foster care […]

Matul il-jum tas-Sibt, fis-Sala ta’ Antoine de Paul f’San Anton saret konferenza b’rabta mal-fostering fejn kien hemm preżenti numru ta’ kelliema, professjonisti u fosterer carers li jaħdmu mat-tfal fil-bżonn. Din il-Konferenza ġiet organizzata mill-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Foster Care Malta, li hija organizzazzjoni li tieħu ħsieb it-tfal fil-bżonn, filwaqt li taħdem ma’ numru ta’ professjonisti u aġenziji […]

During the day of Saturday, in the Hall of Antoine de Paul in San Anton, a conference was held in connection with fostering where there were present a number of speakers, professionals and foster carers who work with children in need. This Conference was organized by the National Association of Foster Care Malta, which is […]

Is-Sibt filgħodu saret konferenza mill-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Foster Care Malta fejn ġie diskuss l-għarfien ta’ kif it-trawma li jkunu għaddew minnha t-tfal taffettwa l-mod kif it-tfal jaġixxu mal-ġenituri bijoloġiċi tagħhom. U għalhekk l-impatt mi-trawma jista’ jinfluwenza l-iżvilupp ta’ dawn it-tfal u huwa importanti li dawk responsabbli mill-kura tagħhom jgħinuhom jegħlbu dawk id-diffikultajiet u jevitaw li jippreżentawlhom […]

minn Anton Falzon 14 ta’ Ottubru 2023 Waqt konferenza organizzata mill-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Foster Care fil-presenza tal-Ministru responsabbli minn dan il-qasam, Michael Falzon, kien diskuss is-suġġett li jitratta l-fostering u kif il-kuntatt jista’ jkun wieħed terapewtiku għat-tfal li jkunu f’kura barra mid-dar. L-għan tal-konferenza kien li permezz tal-Kelliema Professjonali fil-qasam, tkun ta’ benefiċċju kemm għal dawk […]

Fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Protezzjoni tat-Tfal, l-Assoċjazzjoni Maltija tal-Foster Care tfakkar dwar id-dritt tat-tfal li ma jkunux jistgħu jitrabbew fil-familji bijoloġiċi tagħhom li jingħataw alternattiva li jitrabbew fil-qafas ta’ familja oħra. Għalhekk l-Assoċjazzjoni tenfasizza r-responsabbiltà tal-Istat li jfassal u jimplimenta politika soċjali li tħajjar u tinċentiva familji li jkunu lesti jirċievu ttaħriġ neċessarju sabiex isiru foster carers. L-Assoċjazzjoni […]