Digital Notebooks for Social Work

Context

There are an estimated 120–150 million children in street situations worldwide. These children have varied profiles and experiences and suffer trauma due to street violence, exclusion and separation from their families, among other things. To care for these children, social workers and their trainers need specific theoretical, practical and relational skills. These skills can be acquired through initial and continuing training and field experience. However, in most developing countries, few training courses exist for social workers caring for children in street situations.

The overall goal of the project is to enable social workers to acquire the necessary skills and enhance the value of their profession, improve the care provided by child-protection organizations and thus contribute to the social reintegration of vulnerable young people. Specifically:

• Contribute to better care for children in street situations by child-protection organizations
• Improve the practices of social workers caring for children in street situations
• Foster the sharing of practices and boost the skills of our local partners on new topics