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Funded by the European Union’s Rights,

Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020)

Mapping of Existing Training for

Family-Based Care Providers in Belgium

Family-based care (FBC) for unaccompanied migrant children in Belgium: mapping report on

existing training for FBC providers, inclusive of country-specific analysis of gaps and needs.

Fostering Across Borders (FAB) Project

November 2018

IOM United Kingdom Country Office 11 Belgrave Road – SW1V 1RB London

Tel: + 44 20 7811 6000 Email: [email protected]

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The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout the report do not imply expression of

any opinion whatsoever on the part of IOM concerning legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of

its authorities, or concerning its frontiers or boundaries.

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental organization, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: assist in the meeting of operational challenges of migration; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration; and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants. The content of this report represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains. ______________________ This report was made possible through the partnership work between IOM Belgium, Mentor Escale and Minor Ndako under the terms of the Fostering Across Borders (FAB) project.

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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Executive summary ................................................................................................................................ 5

Belgium: overall overview ................................................................................................................... 5

Dutch-speaking community ................................................................................................................ 6

German and French-speaking communities ....................................................................................... 7

Methodology .......................................................................................................................................... 8

Findings ................................................................................................................................................... 9

French and German-speaking communities ....................................................................................... 9

Dutch-speaking communities ........................................................................................................... 10

Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................... 10

Recommendations ............................................................................................................................... 11

Bibiliography (non-exhaustive) ............................................................................................................. 12

Annex One ............................................................................................................................................. 13

Annex Two ............................................................................................................................................. 15




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Introduction

This report has been produced as part of the Fostering Across Borders (FAB) project (2018-19), funded

by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020) with the aim of

improving and expanding the provision of family-based care (FBC) for unaccompanied migrant

children (UMC) in six European countries – Austria, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, and the

United Kingdom.

The project’s objective is to help increase the capacity of FBC services to look after UMC through

initiatives that support the recruitment, support and training of FBC providers – driven by the desire

to provide the highest quality of care for this group of children.

This report concentrates exclusively on Belgium and it informs the project’s work by outlining the

broad context of fostering for UMC, and by mapping the training provision for and training needs of

FBC providers. It includes data gathered from our surveys with FBC providers, inclusive of their

feedback on existing training. These surveys and interviews have been supported by a review of

literature and relevant reports1. The professional expertise of our two partners on the FAB project,

Mentor-Escale and Minor-Ndako, also played an important role in that it helped us better inform the

report with accurate information on the situation on the field.

Our findings, as summarized in this report, will inform the next steps of the project: namely supporting

our Training-of-Trainers (ToT) offer and the related development of a ToT training package adapted

to the specific needs of FBC-providers and professionals supporting them, to enhance their capacity

to effectively and successfully cater for the needs of UMC in Belgium.

1 See Bibliography




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Executive summary

Belgium: overall overview

In Belgium, the reception of Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) is the responsibility of Fedasil,

the Federal Agency for the reception of Asylum Seekers, whereas the reception of children in family-

based care (FBC) falls under the mandate of the three separate Youth Welfare Offices of the

Communities: the Dutch-speaking Community (De Vlaamse Gemeenschap), the French-speaking

community (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles) and the German-speaking community

(Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft). Therefore, the reception of UMC in FBC falls under different

legislative frameworks, both national (the Reception law of 12 January 20072) and regional (laws

regulating the accommodation of children in FBC for each of the three communities3).

During the surge in arrivals of refugees and migrants to the European Union in 2015, more than

5,000 unaccompanied migrant children (UMC) were identified in Belgium. This acted as a booster

for the reception of UMC in family-based care in the country.

Frontline professionals noticed an increase in the number of UMC under the age of 15 and presenting

with higher vulnerability factors, for most of which accommodation in reception centres was not the

most suitable option. It was therefore necessary for Belgium to be able to offer family-based care

reception to these children as a structural alternative to collective reception. Fedasil, the responsible

agency for the reception of UMC in Belgium, replied to the requests of various associations working

in the migration field on this subject and contacted the Youth Welfare Offices of the Dutch-speaking

and the French-speaking communities – as a result of which a framework for the reception of UMC

in FBC was designed. As the provision of foster care for UMC is still a relatively new practice in

Belgium, guidance and procedures are still a work in progress.

Pleegzorg Vlaanderen, the family placement service of the Dutch-speaking community, and Minor-

Ndako, a NGO active in the field of reception and integration of UMC in the same geographical area,

are responsible for the reception of UMC in FBC in the Dutch-speaking community.

In both the French and German-speaking communities, it is the NGO Mentor-Escale, active in the

field of reception and integration of UMC in the French-speaking area, that holds this responsibility.

Additionally, the family placement service ‘Familles sur Mesure’, specialized in recruiting Muslim

foster families, is currently receiving funding by the local Youth Welfare Office to recruit ten foster

families for UMC. A close collaboration exists between Mentor-Escale and ‘Familles sur Mesure’.

FBC providers in Belgium include families that volunteer to foster children, including UMC, in their

home.4 Every year, Mentor-Escale, Pleegzorg Vlaanderen, Minor-Ndako, and all other family

placement services in Belgium, organize awareness raising and recruitment campaigns to find new

potential FBC providers. As soon as a family volunteers, an intensive screening phase starts (inclusive

of a screening of financial means, housing, family relationships, etc.). The screening phase can last

up to six months. If at the end of the process the family is selected, they are invited to attend a

training for FBC providers. Once the matching between a foster family and a child has taken place,

the fostering situation beings and with it the provision of guidance: this can be seen as a continuation

of the learning process started with the training, in that it answers questions related to the fostering

placement posed by either the child or the FBC provider(s).

2 Available at: https://www.fedasil.be/fr/asile-en-belgique/cadre-legal 3 French-speaking Community: http://www.aidealajeunesse.cfwb.be/index.php?id=8045 ; Dutch-speaking community: https://jongerenwelzijn.be/over-ons/regelgeving/; German-speaking community: http://www.ostbelgienlive.be/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-255/ 4 FBC provision in Belgium also includes kinship placements: these do not need recruitment, as they are family members of the child.


https://www.fedasil.be/fr/asile-en-belgique/cadre-legal

http://www.aidealajeunesse.cfwb.be/index.php?id=8045

https://jongerenwelzijn.be/over-ons/regelgeving/

http://www.ostbelgienlive.be/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-255/



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FBC providers receive a monthly subsistence grant that has to be used to cover the needs of the

child.

Dutch-speaking community

By the end of 2015, a considerable number of families had contacted Pleegzorg Vlaanderen

volunteering to host unaccompanied migrant children in their homes. In order to respond to this

demand with a more structured approach, the Government of the Dutch-speaking community

framed this initiative into a broader policy approach to the ‘refugee crisis’, which was formalized in

the ministerial circular of 2 October 2015 containing the relevant measures within the Welfare,

Public Health and Family policy domain, and decided to support it financially through project

subsidization5. This resulted in the creation of the ‘Geef de Wereld een thuis’6 project in 2016, which

brought together the five offices of Pleegzorg Vlaanderen7 and the NGOs Minor-Ndako, Kiosk and

De Oever. The first phase of the project aimed at reviewing and adapting the recruitment, screening,

matching process and training of the families that had voluntarily proposed to foster UMC. The

second phase of the project focused on kinship placements, due to a continued high-influx of UMC

to Belgium. The increased number of kinship placements allowed to focus more strongly on the

cultural aspects of care provision.

Minor-Ndako supported Pleegzorg Vlaanderen in all phases of the process: recruitment, screening,

matching, guidance and support of the UMC and foster family. All three NGOs were responsible for

informing UMC of the project, preparing them for the matching process and initiating the fostering

placement. In 2017, Pleegzorg Vlaanderen counted 331 FBC providers for UMC: 257 kinship

placements and 74 foster families across the five provinces of Flanders and Brussels. All foster

families were trained by Pleegzorg Vlaanderen using a mix of its own methodology and the

ALternative FAmily CAre (ALFACA)8 methodology, while kinship carers were given the option to

choose whether they wished to be supported by Pleegzorg Vlaanderen or not. Training sessions were

and continue to be held in the five provincial offices of Pleegzorg Vlaanderen and delivery is

dependent on the number of families available.

In the course of 2017, Pleegzorg Vlaanderen was also very active in recruiting foster families sharing

the same cultural background as the UMC by using the ALFACA methodology. The following ALFACA

topics were also fully integrated into the Pleegzorg Vlaanderen training programme: religion,

sexuality, migration, gender, honour-based violence and child abuse. Suitable communication and

information-sharing channels were also identified and communication materials developed.

At the beginning of 2017 Fedasil, Minor-Ndako and Pleegzorg Vlaanderen started implementing

‘fast-forward placements’. Fast-forward placements are dedicated to UMC that are younger than 13

years old: they are meant to provide them with a fostering placement as soon as possible after their

arrival in Belgium. Recruiting, screening, training (which can be fast-tracked if necessary), and

general support lasting throughout the fostering period, are provided by both Minor-Ndako and

Pleegzorg Vlaanderen: intensive support is carried out by Minor-Ndako until the placement is stable,

after which Pleegzorg Vlaanderen takes over. Foster families who apply for this type of fostering

provision are offered an extra training opportunity where relevant topicsare discussed, including

language barriers, human trafficking and modern slavery, medical needs, child custody and more.

5 Eindrapport 2016 ‘Geef de Wereld een thuis’ – Pleegzorg Vlaanderen 6 ‘Geef de Wereld een thuis’, which translated in English means ‘Give the world a home’ 7 Pleegzorg Vlaams-Brabant & Brussel, Pleegzorg Oost-Vlaanderen, Pleegzorg West-Vlaanderen, Pleegzorg Antwerpen and Pleegzorg Limburg 8 ALFACA stands for Alternative Family Care. The project was implemented from 2015 until 2017, leaded by Nidos and co-Funded by DG Justice (https://engi.eu/projects/alfaca/)


https://engi.eu/projects/alfaca/



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During the first three months of fostering, a 24/7 buffer placement in the Minor-Ndako reception

structure is kept open for fostered UMC would they and/or their foster family need a time-out

period. To date, Minor-Ndako has carried out ten fast forward placements for a total of eleven UMC.

Minor-Ndako uses a methodology inspired by the ALFACA methodology to train and support foster

families.

German and French-speaking communities

In March 2016, Mentor-Escale started the ‘Foster family’ project. The project is funded by the

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) (for twenty FBC placements for UMC) and by the

French-speaking community Youth Welfare Office (AGAJ9) (for thirty FBC placements for UMC). The

information-provision, recruitment, training and support of foster families is based on the NGO’s

own methodology, on other family-based care methodologies, on its professional expertise working

with Youth Welfare Services and in the migration field, and on systemic psychology research.

Since the beginning of the project Mentor-Escale has successfully recruited fifty foster families10, of

which twenty-six are currently fostering an UMC and twenty received UMC training. Mentor-Escale’s

recruitment method generally targets families from all backgrounds; additionally, following a slightly

different methodology than that used for foster carers, the NGO provides support to kinship

placements too, provided it is requested by the family and/or the child’s legal guardian and approved

by the Youth Welfare Office.

9 Administration Générale de l’Aide à la Jeunesse 10 Two Muslim families were recruited within the scope of the aforementioned Famille Sur Mesure project, but as the matching process and the training were carried out by Mentor-Escale, the organisation now also supports these families, which have been counted against the total number of FBC providers recruited by Mentor-Escale. Mentor-Escale contributed to this project’s awareness raising and information work strain.

The systemic psychology approach looks at the individual and/or the family functionality within

their wider life context(s). This allows to work at different levels and to understand a situation in

all its complexity.

- In the reflection work carried out with the family before a placement begins, this approach

allows Mentor-Escale to look at the family’s functioning, its flexibility, its ability to cope with

stressful situations and to successfully integrate a new element into their family. Mentor-Escale’s

theoretical benchmarks are based on the work of Bowen, Minuchin and Neuburger. This

approach allows for the development and implementation of a project with the families: the

families become main characters within the project and are fully involved in it.

- This approach also takes into account all the actors who revolve around the young person (foster

family, the legal guardian, Mentor-Escale, the school, etc.). Mentor-Escale starts from the

premise that to pay attention to the functionality of an individual in his/her context and to what

actually makes them able to act and function within this context, makes it possible to best support

young people whose life journeys have been challenging. At theoretical level, the NGO relies on

Braunfenbrenner's approach (as well as on the multidirectional systemic approach).




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Lastly, Mentor-Escale delivered four UMC training sessions across Wallonia and Brussels: two basic

training sessions and two advanced ones. A session lasts two to three hours and contains different

modules which covers different topics directly related to UMC:

• Immigration and asylum process, and juridical questions related to it;

• Psycho-social needs of UMC;

• Theory of attachment and resilience;

• Conflict of loyalty;

• Identity building (this last module/topic is still being developed).

Training is given through presentations and by sharing examples and experiences. Some related

literature is also shared with the foster families. As training sessions are organized when a certain

number of available families is reached, sometimes families that are already fostering an UMC are

brought together with families that are still at the beginning of that process.11 The experience of the

families already looking after UMC is invaluable in this context and informs the sessions, often

prompting the exchange of good practice examples and fruitful discussions of case studies.

It is important to note that within Mentor-Escale’s methodology participation in a training session is

not a mandatory step to be able to foster an UMC. Foster families are encouraged to attend training

but can decide not to - relevant information will still be provided to them during the screening,

matching and placement support/guidance processes.

Also notably, Mentor Escale is the only organisation mandated to deliver UMC training to FBC

providers in the Wallonia region: in this sense the organisation is the only provider of UMC training

in the German-speaking community, which is part of the Wallonia region and has no other provider

of such training.

Methodology

Data was identified and collected with the aid of an internal mapping framework of reference

developed by IOM an the FAB project partners. The framework provided an internal guideline on how

best to carry our preliminary desk research, identify target audiences and key stakeholders, and gather

relevant data.

Two surveys for FBC providers were developed, one for the French and German-speaking communities

and one for the Dutch-speaking community12. The questionnaires included open-ended questions, to

allow for the collection of qualitative data alongside quantitative data, the analysis of which will inform

the adaptation of relevant training materials.

In the French and German-speaking areas, the survey was shared in electronic version (Google form)

with recruited foster families. Unfortunately, in the Dutch-speaking community, Pleegzorg Vlaanderen

did not authorize contact with FBC providers for the purpose of completing the mentioned survey.

Nonetheless, a meeting with key stakeholders was held on 25 June 2018 in Brussels, which allowed

the collection of observational findings and opinions on the training needs of FBC providers.

Recommendations were also made based on Minor-Ndako’s expertise in the field and observational

findings.

11 Matching is sometimes carried out before the foster family has attend a training session. This is done in order to avoid a too long period between the recruitment and the matching phase, in order to avoid drop-out. It has been shown that a too long waiting period between the registration of interest and the start of the fostering situation strongly impacts on the family’s motivation to foster and might lead families to drop-out mid process. 12 See Annex One and Annex Two.




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Findings

French and German-speaking communities

The survey was sent to 35 of the 50 foster families that were recruited and/or trained and supported

by Mentor-Escale. This was due to two main reasons: some families could not be reached (no

internet access, incorrect email address, etc.) and some were deemed too vulnerable (placement is

or was too sensitive and/or was not successful and it was too early to contact the family for

feedback). Twenty-one families provided a response.

Although aware of the limitations of this type of enquiries and having carefully interpreted all results,

the data collected enabled us to identify important gaps and needs regarding the trainings provided

to foster families by Mentor-Escale. The main findings are listed below:

• Six respondents found the information received13 pertinent but incomplete. The remaining

respondents consider the information pertinent and complete.

• Eleven respondents had participated in a training session or another activity organized by

Mentor-Escale (e.g.: InterVision group, “Fêtes des Familles”). The majority of them (9) agreed

that the information received was sufficient and appropriate to their expectations and needs,

and almost all (10) considered two training sessions per year as sufficient (one respondent

suggested that four training sessions per year would be preferable).

• Ten respondents had not participate in any training session and only two of them thought it

is necessary to be trained.

• Responders identified the following training content needs, namely stating that more

information is needed on:

1) what to do when the asylum procedure is concluded and what are the existing procedures

in Belgium for UMC to apply for a residence permit;

2) education, schooling and how to support the UMC;

3) how to deal with a young person’s trauma-induced or related crisis;

4) what happens when the UMC turns 18 years old;

5) what to do if the UMC does not want to take part in the family life;

6) country of origin information (including habits and manners);

7) supporting the integration of the young person in Belgium (e.g. learning the language, tips

to prepare the UMC for the asylum interview, etc.).

• Gaps identified by the foster families on the scope of the training: 1) more exchange opportunities between foster families on their experiences, case studies

discussions and good practices examples;

2) training is too “academic”;

3) more sessions to be organized outside Brussels.

Although it is too early to evaluate the impact of the training on the fostering process as the project

is quite new, some trends based on observational findings are emerging:

1) Foster families have expressed the needs to continue to be trained after having attended

the basic training session

2) The training allows the families to understand the complexity of the situation of UMC

13 The information the respondents are here referring to is not limited to the one received during training, but includes information received throughout the fostering process, mostly during the recruitment process and the ongoing fostering support.




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3) After attending the training, foster families are able to adjust their daily life in order to

help the child heal (e.g. organize routines to support the (re)construction of a stable

security base)

4) The impact of the training is dependent on the topic discussed and on the stage at which

the fostering placement is

5) Meeting with other families and exchanging experiences and solutions, but also sharing

positive stories, provides families with helpful practical information on how to better their

everyday fostering life.

Dutch-speaking communities

Our analysis of the gaps and needs of UMC training for FBC providers in the Dutch-speaking

community was based on Minor-Ndako’s observational findings over two years of work carried out

in the FBC field and on the recommendations stemming from our stakeholders’ meeting.

Minor-Ndako observed that current UMC training(s) do not specifically address the needs of UMC in

FBC. Indeed, foster families had been requesting more information on the specific needs of UMC

living in FBC, based on concrete examples and practical cases. This is likely due to the fact that FBC

for UMC is a relatively new practice in Belgium, hence the lack of or less accessibility to case studies

and good practice examples.

Another gap identified by Minor-Ndako was the lack of opportunities for FBC providers looking after

UMC to meet, to discuss and exchange good practices, tips and guidance, for instance on how to

support UMC suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Moreover, Minor-Ndako observed that UMC training is not always tailored to the knowledge and

experiential level of the attending foster carers, for example as in the case of fostering families with

a migration background versus families with no migration background.

With regards to the training content, it was observed that there is a need for FBC providers to receive

more information on:

1) UMC’s countries of origin;

2) Immigration procedures for UMC in Belgium, other than the asylum process (e.g. residence

permit);

3) Future prospects for UMC (family reunification, immigration status, voluntary return, etc.).

Please note that this is a non-exhaustive list as it is only based on observational findings.

Conclusions

In conclusion, we were able to observe that the gaps and needs of UMC training for FBC providers are

similar across Belgium and no major differences were identified between the communities, even

though the findings from the Dutch-speaking community stemmed from observational findings.

FBC providers looking after UMC expressed a clear need to be given the opportunity to meet with

other FBC providers for UMC to be able to discuss their own experience and exchange good practices,

particularly alongside more experienced FBC providers.

It was also found that training should be adapted, where possible, to the experiential level of the

attending FBC providers, for example, foster carers with the same or a similar cultural background to

that of the UMC may need less cultural awareness information than a family with no migration




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background, while potentially needing more information on Belgian systems and structures (e.g.

school and health) to best support the child to integrate.

With regards to the overall training content, we can conclude that FBC providers need comprehensive

and relevant information on the UMC experience, cultural and religious background (country of origin

included), their specific needs, as well as more relevant information on the Belgian immigration

framework systems and procedures.

Lastly, the two to three hours long trainings delivered by Mentor-Escale do not seem long enough to

appropriately cover all the relevant UMC-related topics that would support FBC providers in providing

them with effective, tailored care; therefore, alternative ways of sharing relevant information with

FBC providers need to be identified.

Recommendations

➢ Assess the viability of creating supporting materials to the training to be handed out to FBC

providers, e.g. booklets on UMC’s country of origin information.

➢ Include good practice examples and case studies in the training, to be used as additional

interactive learning tools.

➢ Use a mixed training delivery methodology, inclusive of academic tools, such as PowerPoint

presentations, and non-academic tools, such as energisers, small group discussions, learning

games, creative learning methods.

➢ Assess the viability of clearly identifying sections in the training manual that can be more or

less dwelled on during training delivery, depending on the participating FBC providers’

experience and profile.

➢ Explore the possibility of having experienced FBC providers contribute to the training sessions

or act as trainers.

➢ Assess the viability of organising half-day or full-day sessions to discuss single topics more in

depth, including by inviting relevant professionals when needed (e.g. a legal guardian when

covering the topic of how to prepare the UMC for his/her asylum interview; a specialized

psychologist/psychiatrist when discussing trauma and how to deal with a crisis related to it).

This method could avoid having to discuss too many subjects in a limited period of time, thus

avoiding the risk of overwhelming participants with too much information.

➢ Dedicate one or all of FAB’s Foster Carers Forum or World Café (or a ‘Foster family day’) to

bringing together more and less experienced FBC providers for UMC to exchange tips, ideas

and good practices.

➢ Lastly, access the viability of having experienced FBC providers review the FAB training

manuals, as they may be well equipped to assess the efficiency of the training packages given

their practical expertise living with unaccompanied migrant children. To this end, a

consultative group of experienced FBC providers could be put in place in the long term or

invitations extended to attend the relevant FAB national stakeholders’ meetings.




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Bibiliography (non-exhaustive)

I. Eindrapport 2016 ‘Geef de Wereld een Thuis’ – Pleegzorg Vlaanderen - 2016

II. Eindrapport 2017 ’Geef de Wereld een Thuis’ – Pleegzorg Vlaanderen - 2017

III. Alternative Family Care (ALFACA) - Manual for staff working with reception families and unaccompanied children living in reception families - Nidos, Danish Red Cross, Jugendhilfe Süd-Niedersachsen, Minor-Ndako, Organization for Aid to Refugees - August 2016

IV. Jaarverslag 2016, Opvang en begeleiding voor minderjarigen en hun context – Minor-Ndako – 2016

V. Jaarverslag 2017, Opvang en begeleiding voor minderjarigen en hun context – Minor-Ndako – 2017

VI. Rapport d’activités – Mentor-Escale - 2016

VII. Rapport d’activités – Mentor-Escale - 2017




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Annex One Survey for FBC providers in the German and French-speaking communities of Belgium – Circulated.

Questionnaire à destination des familles

d'accueil Dans le cadre d'un projet international organisé avec l'Organisation International des Migrations et l'Union

Européenne, l'équipe Familles d'accueil de Mentor-Escale est dans un processus d'autoévaluation et

d'évaluation des besoins de ses partenaires. Pour ce faire, nous aimerions avoir vos avis et suggestions

concernant les formations et le suivi relatifs à notre projet. *Obligatoire

Question 1: veuillez cocher la case correspondante à la situation actuelle *

• Je n'accueille pas encore de MENA

• J'accueille un MENA depuis moins de 6 mois

• J'accueille un MENA depuis moins d'un an

• J'accueille un MENA depuis plus d'un an

• Je n'accueille plus de MENA actuellement

Question 2: comment avez-vous entendu parler du projet Familles d'accueil de Mentor-Escale?

Plusieurs réponses sont possibles *

• Via les médias (presse, radio, TV, etc.)

• Via les réseaux sociaux (Facebook, etc.)

• Via une famille d'accueil

• Via des amis

• Via l'Aide à la Jeunesse

• Via des tuteurs pour MENA

• Via la Plateforme citoyenne

• Autres:

Question 3a: dans le cadre de l'accueil en famille d'un MENA, à quelle étape du processus avez-

vous reçu des informations vous permettant de vous préparer au mieux à un accueil familial ?

Plusieurs réponses sont possibles. *

• Durant les sessions d’informations collectives

• Durant les entretiens de réflexion

• Durant le suivi de la situation d'accueil

• Durant une des demi-journées de formation

• Autre:

Question 3b: pensez-vous que ces informations étaient: *

• Complètes et pertinentes

• Incomplètes mais pertinentes

• Incomplètes et non pertinentes Question 4 : Y a-t-il des informations que vous souhaiteriez recevoir lors d’une prochaine formation ? Veuillez développer.

Questions spécifiques à la formation de Mentor-Escale




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Question 5: en plus du processus d’élaboration du projet, Mentor-Escale organise ponctuellement des demi-journées de formation (Journée des Familles), des intervisions (Apéro Familles) et des fêtes des Familles. Avez-vous déjà participé à au moins une de ces activités ? Si oui, veuillez répondre aux questions 5a, 5b et 5c. Si non, veuillez passer à la question 5d.

• Oui

• Non Question 5a: suite à votre participation à une des activités, trouvez-vous que les informations reçues étaient:

• Suffisantes et appropriées à vos attentes et besoins

• Insuffisantes mais appropriées à vos attentes et besoins

• Insuffisantes et inappropriées à vos attentes et besoins Question 5b: actuellement, les formations des Journées des Familles se font deux fois par an. Souhaiteriez-vous qu'elles se déroulent à une fréquence plus élevée :

• Non, 2 fois c’est suffisant

• Oui, 3 fois par an est préférable

• Oui, 4 fois par an est préférable Question 5c: d'après vous, comment cette formation pourrait-elle être améliorée au niveau de sa forme (supports, nombre de formateur etc.) ? Réponse : Question 5d : Selon vous, comment cette formation pourrait-elle être améliorée au niveau de son contenu (thèmes à aborder, etc.) ? Réponse : Question 5e: étant donné que vous n'avez pas encore participé à une des formations organisées par Mentor-Escale, vous paraît-il nécessaire d’y être formé ?

• Oui

• Non




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Annex Two Survey for FBC providers in the Dutch-speaking community of Belgium – Not circulated.

Vragenlijst voor pleeggezinnen van NBMV In het kader van het Europees project Fostering Across Borders (FAB), gefinancierd door DG Justice, georganiseerd in samenwerking tussen de Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie (IOM) en Minor-Ndako wensen wij de ervaringen van de pleeggezinnen in het project ‘Pleegzorg voor Niet-Begeleide Minderjarigen’ (NBM) te evalueren. Hierbij willen we vragen naar uw medewerking door ons te informeren over de noden die jullie ondervinden in het kader van het project ‘Pleegzorg voor NBM’. Alvast dankjewel voor uw tijd en inzet! Gelieve aan te duiden wat voor u van toepassing is:

• Ik vang nog geen NBM op

• Ik heb in het verleden een NBM opgevangen

• Ik vang een NBM op, minder dan 6 maanden

• Ik vang een NBM op, minder dan 1 jaar

• Ik vang een NBM op, reeds langer dan 1 jaar

• Other: Hoe was u op de hoogte van het bestaan van het project 'pleegzorg voor NBM'?:

• via de media (tv, radio, geschreven pers,...)

• via de sociale media (facebook, ...)

• via vrienden, familie

• via opvangcentra voor NBM

• via voogden

• Other: Heeft u een vorming gevolgd als voorbereiding op de pleegplaatsing?:

• ja

• nee Indien u geen vorming heeft gevolgd, had u graag vorming gevolgd?:

• ja

• nee Indien u geen vorming heeft gevolgd, welke thema's zouden relevant geweest zijn?

• het juridsch aspect van de NBM (asielprocedure)

• het cultuuraspect van de NBM

• het toekomstperspectief van de NBM (gezinshereniging, terugkeer, illegaliteit, zelfstandig wonen,...)

• omgaan met afwezige ouders, aanwezige context

• het opvoedingsaspect van de NBM

• het welzijn van de NBM (psychisch, sociaal, hechting,...)

• Other:




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Indien u een vorming als voorbereiding heeft gevolgd, was deze:

• compleet en relevant

• niet compleet en relevant

• compleet en niet relevant

• niet compleet en niet relevant Indien u een vorming heeft gevolgd, hoe kan deze nog verbeterd worden?:

• thema's meer aanpassen aan de doelgroep

• organisatie van de vorming aanpassen (duur, locatie, vormingsmedewerker, aantal personen,...)

• Other: Heeft u nog ideeën of tips ter voorbereiding van pleegouders voor de opvang van NBM?: Bent u tevreden over de ondersteuning van de pleegzorgplaatsing?:

• ja

• nee verduidelijking: Heeft u nog ideeën, tips ter ondersteuning van de pleegzorgplaatsing? *


Documents

Mapping of Existing Training for Family-Based Care ... · placement. In 2017, Pleegzorg Vlaanderen counted 331 FBC providers for UMC: 257 kinship placements and 74 foster families