On the 23.10.2015, BRTMI Association hosted a one day workshop on “Deinstitutionalization and family affection” organized within the project “The Child Protection Hub” by Know-how Centre for Alternative Child Care, NBU. BRTMI social services team working in cooperation with colleagues from “Social Assistance” Directorate, “Child Protection” Department, Ruse. The training was conducted by Kalina Yordanova and Eleonora Todorova.

The program was divided in two parts. The first one introduced theories and basic concepts of family affection and the second one – loss and separation of families. Two documentaries were shown to illustrate the theories of affection. Both of them had a great impact on the audience. Balancing of case studies and group tasks let the participants get away and exchange their experience and ideas. The day slipped by in a pleasant and creative atmosphere. All the participants expressed their satisfaction and thankfulness towards the trainers for the useful and well-structured and conducted training.

At the end of the day, “The Child Protection Hub” (www.childhub.org) was presented to the professionals working with children from Ruse. This is a multilingual platform where the exchange of knowledge, learning, creativity and innovations work together to create a solid community of professionals working with children.