Family group conference as successful practice
Seminar on “Family group conference - successful practice in restorative justice for children and youngsters in contact with law” took place on 28 and 29 March at the office of Fund - IGA.
The training event was initiated by the National Network for Children and is part of the activities of project “Centres for the rights of children in conflict or in contact with the law in Bulgaria”, which Fund - IGA has been conducting since 2017.
The aim of the seminar is to introduce the participants to the main models and practices of restorative justice for children and to the essence and way of conducting the family group conferences. The training is directed to different specialists: representatives of the police, social services, education, etc. They will be assisted to develop a local model of family group conference in their work with young offenders.
The training event was attended by representatives of different institutions and organisations from Pazardzhik which are engaged in the topic: the team of the Centre for children’s rights (Fund - IGA), Child protection department, inspectors from Children pedagogic room (District Police Office), Local commission against antisocial acts of juveniles and minors, Directorate general “Execution of Punishments”, Complex for social services for children and families, Family type accommodation centre, Bulgarian Red Cross, and еducational psychologists.
The training event was initiated by the National Network for Children and is part of the activities of project “Centres for the rights of children in conflict or in contact with the law in Bulgaria”, which Fund - IGA has been conducting since 2017.
The aim of the seminar is to introduce the participants to the main models and practices of restorative justice for children and to the essence and way of conducting the family group conferences. The training is directed to different specialists: representatives of the police, social services, education, etc. They will be assisted to develop a local model of family group conference in their work with young offenders.
The training event was attended by representatives of different institutions and organisations from Pazardzhik which are engaged in the topic: the team of the Centre for children’s rights (Fund - IGA), Child protection department, inspectors from Children pedagogic room (District Police Office), Local commission against antisocial acts of juveniles and minors, Directorate general “Execution of Punishments”, Complex for social services for children and families, Family type accommodation centre, Bulgarian Red Cross, and еducational psychologists.