The right to grow in a family, the ties to be formed outside the family. Reflections on a qualitative research on foster care system in Veneto (Italy).** The foster care system is a resource for the whole community. It gives voice to the right of the child to grow in a family environment, when his or her natural family is temporarily not able to handle his or her best interest (art. 3, Convention on the Rights of the Child). Secondly, it activates relations, connects two worlds (natural and foster families), or even more than two, when it helps building bridges among foster families that support each other in their experiences, in order to face difficulties, and that can serve as a starting point for wider forms of solidarity among families. This article briefly describes some of the results of a qualitative research on foster care system, conducted in some cities in the Veneto (Italy) and based on in-depth interviews and focus groups. The research aims at analyzing crucial aspects of foster care system, namely specific problems related to the initial training and guidance for foster families.
L’affido familiare è risorsa per la comunità, in quanto realizza l’esigenza di attuare il diritto del minore a crescere in un ambiente familiare, quando la sua famiglia di origine non sia temporaneamente in grado di provvedere al suo «migliore interesse» (art. 3 CRC), ma anche perché mette in moto relazioni, collega due mondi familiari (genitori e affidatari), o più di due, quando crea un ponte fra famiglie affidatarie che si sostengono nell’esperienza, per affrontarne insieme le difficoltà, e che possono costituire la base per la diffusione di forme più ampie di solidarietà fra famiglie. L’articolo sintetizza i primi risultati di una ricerca qualitativa condotta in alcune province venete, attraverso interviste in profondità o focus group, per far emergere i nodi dell’affido familiare, di cui qui sono sottolineati le problematiche sottese alla formazione iniziale e all’accompagnamento in itinere dell’affidatario.
Diritto a crescere in famiglia, legami da stringere fuori famiglia. Riflessioni su una ricerca qualitativa sull'affido etero-familiare in Veneto (Italia)
CROCETTA C
2018-01-01
Abstract
The right to grow in a family, the ties to be formed outside the family. Reflections on a qualitative research on foster care system in Veneto (Italy).** The foster care system is a resource for the whole community. It gives voice to the right of the child to grow in a family environment, when his or her natural family is temporarily not able to handle his or her best interest (art. 3, Convention on the Rights of the Child). Secondly, it activates relations, connects two worlds (natural and foster families), or even more than two, when it helps building bridges among foster families that support each other in their experiences, in order to face difficulties, and that can serve as a starting point for wider forms of solidarity among families. This article briefly describes some of the results of a qualitative research on foster care system, conducted in some cities in the Veneto (Italy) and based on in-depth interviews and focus groups. The research aims at analyzing crucial aspects of foster care system, namely specific problems related to the initial training and guidance for foster families.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


