Abstract
The conference aims to identify ways to empower children and young adults, to promote the implementation of quality care standards, to provide a platform and networking opportunities and to identify changes needed to policy and practice to align them with international frameworks. In order to achieve these objectives the topics of this conference will include: · Quality management in alternative care (quality standards, monitoring, evaluation, training courses, staff motivation, challenges of financial crisis, etc.) · Changes in policies and practices in correlation with international documents (CRC, Guidelines, CoE Recommendations, Q4C Standards, etc.)* · De-institutionalisation processes (status quo, developments, challenges, etc.) · Special quality requirements (leaving care, care of siblings, child and youth participation, decision-making & admission processes, care of children with special needs, early childhood, emergency relief, etc.)