Moving Forward on Alternative Care : Assessment of the Foster Care Pilot Project in Albania

Stevens, Irene and Connelly, Graham and Milligan, Ian (2013) Moving Forward on Alternative Care : Assessment of the Foster Care Pilot Project in Albania. [Report]

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    Abstract

    CELCIS was contracted by UNICEF Albania in August, 2013, to carry out an evaluation of the pilot foster care project (FCPP). UNICEF had contributed to funding for a foster care project which operated in Tirana and Shkodra. The operational aspects of the projects were run by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) called Bethany Social Services (BSS) and Every Child Albania (EC). The consultants carried out a brief literature review and a desk review of relevant documentation. They also undertook a period of fieldwork in Albania, interviewing key stakeholders and carrying out observational visits. The findings of the evaluation were that the FCPP had made a positive start to establishing foster care services in Albania. Training, procedures and support systems for 80 families had been provided. The project was successful in identifying and supporting families where a child was already living in the family, and in supporting kinship foster care. It was less successful in placing children out of institutions and into non-related foster care, where kinship care was not an option. The weakness in the FCPP was that when funding ran out for one part of the project and the cases were handed to the municipality, no further support was given to these families.

    Author(s):Stevens, Irene, Connelly, Graham ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9798-5499 and Milligan, Ian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-746X
    Item type:Report
    ID code:68496
    Keywords:foster care, Albania, evaluation report, Social Sciences, Social Sciences(all)
    Subjects:Social Sciences
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS)
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:18 Jun 2019 15:08
    Last modified:01 Nov 2019 02:50
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68496
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