Meetings

QA[4]EuroFam. COST Innovators Grant kick-off meeting

The kick-off meeting for the COST Innovators Grant A quality assurance protocol for family support services in Europe: An evidence-based and culturally informed model for professional practice (QA[4]EuroFam) was held online on 10th November. Throughout the meeting, a detailed overview of the project was presented, including the roles of the members, the scientific planning, the timeline, the budget and the forthcoming meetings. The kick-off meeting presented a great opportunity to share all aspects of the project with its members and to start working together towards our objectives.

Quality of Childhood (QoC) talk EurofamNet

Together with Alliance for Childhood, EurofamNet will co-host an event at the European Parliament with the objective to advocate for family support at a high policy level, by introducing key messages from the Network, as well as its future projection. 

You can follow the event online via this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/n9mb-sy1r-rp9z

PROGRAMME

• 10.00 Word of welcome
  Christopher Clouder, Alliance for Childhood European Network Group
• 10.10 Word of welcome and a contribution from the European Parliament
  MEP Helmut Geuking
• 10.20 A framework for child and family support in Europe. Contributions from the European Family Support Network
  Lucía Jiménez, University of Seville (Spain) & John Canavan, University of Galway, Chair and Vice Chair of EurofamNet
• 10.30 Quality standards in family support provision
  Metin Özdemir, Örebro University (Sweden)
• 10.50 Implementing evidence-based practices as a model for professional practice for quality family support: A comparative study
  María José Rodrigo, University of La Laguna, Coordinator of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda in positive parenting (Spain)
• 11.10 Discussion among participants
  Facilitator Christopher Clouder
• 11.55 Closing remarks
  Christopher Clouder, Alliance for Childhood European Network Group
• 12.30 - 14.00 Post QoC session. To enter more in depth on the topic through an informal session with speakers
  Host: Johanna Schima from Make Mothers Matter
  Co-Chair : Daniel Kropf from the Learning for Well-being Foundation

Contact: support@eurofamnet.eu

8th Management Committee Meeting

7th EurofamNet Management Committee Meeting

The 7th EurofamNet meeting was held online from the 7th to the 9th of February 2022. It was originally planned to take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, but was moved online due to the Covid-19 situation. On Monday 7th the meetings started with parallel working group sessions where leaders organized their work with their respective subgroups. The Policy and Practice group meeting also took place on the 7th, as well as the Young Researchers group. To end the day, the Core group meeting was held. Both WG and Horizontal leaders reported their progress and coordination issues were discussed. On Tuesday 8th a special workshop was held focused on exchanging learning from the working groups across the full network. It started with a Plenary session in which the Working Group leaders updated the network participants on the advances made regarding outputs and deliverables. After it, participants were divided into smaller, mixed groups containing members from the different working groups. The Workshop was closed with another Plenary session where participants shared their experience and reflections from the small group sessions. On Wednesday 9th, representatives from 26 out of 34 COST countries attended the Management Committee meeting. Among the decisions taken were the approval of deliverables and the inclusion of new participants of the Network. The meetings were closed by a stimulating Knowledge Exchange session, in which the voices of academics, practitioners, policy representatives and families were heard. The session addressed the relationship between COVID-19 and family support, while, on this occasion, paying special attention to vulnerable families.