Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadTHE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORK IN INTERNATIONAL CHILD anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la UniversidadPROTECTION: BEST PRACTICES IN STAKEHOLDER Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones de COOPERATION estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. EL ROL DEL TRABAJO SOCIAL EN LA PROTECCIÓN INTERNACIONAL Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177DE LA NIÑEZ: MEJORES PRÁCTICAS EN COOPERACIÓN DE LAS PARTES INTERESADAS El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autor o autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. Julie Gilbert Rosicky,M.S.1 Felicity Sackville Northcott, Ph.D.2 Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. Abstract Revista arbitrada The focus of this paper will be the intersection of law, policy implementation, PERSONA Y FAMILIA and social work in child protection, specifically child protection involving Revista del Instituto de la Família children who are separated by an international border from their families. Facultad de Derecho We will pay particular attention to international treaties, compacts, and Nº 0504 - 20162015 conventions on the one hand, and the need to increase the capacity of social ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 workers in the Americas to manage complex international child welfare cases in accordance with these laws and policies, on the other. The growing number of children migrants travelling between countries unaccompanied Dirección: are of special concern to social work agencies operating within the Northern UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ Triangle and the United States. Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía La Molina - Lima 12, Perú La Molina - Lima 12, Perú 1 B.A., Psychology, Honors Cum Laude, University of Colorado, Boulder; M.S., Developmental Psychology, Universi- Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 ty of Oregon, Eugene, 1993, with a Certificate of Excellence in Non Profit Leadership and Management, University of Página web : www.unife.edu.pe Wisconsin School of Human Ecology, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the Learning Institute of Nonprof- Página web : www.unife.edu.pe it Organizations, 2001. She was Director of Multiculrual Services, ay Mohawk Valley Rescoricer Center for Refugees. E-mail : [email protected] Utica N.Y and Project Director of Helping Outreach Progmras to Expand II in Maryland Crime Victim´s Resources E-mail : [email protected] Center, Inc; Currently she is working as the Executive Director, International Social Service, United States of America Branch, Inc. (ISS-USA) Baltimore, MD. Responsible for the oversight of the American Branch of an international Traducción: non-profit organization (ISS) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and more than 100 members around the Traducción: globe. Author of several articles and presentations related to the legal and social work to children adults an families MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y separated by international borders. Senior Advisor BCC S.A.C. 2 B.A. in Women´s Studies at Goucher College. Summa Cum Laude, with Honor’s in Women’s Studies; M.A (1991) Ciencias de la Comunicación and Ph. D. (1996) Johns Hopkins University. Department of Anthropology, with the Dissertation: “Acting in a Man- Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ ner Not Usual for Law. Abiding Citizens: Constructing Homelessness in Baltimore.” San Isidro, Lima 27 - Perú She served as Director of the Arthur C. Helton Institute for the Study of International Social Service - International Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía Social Service-United States of America Branch; Liaison to the Dean for Programs and Centers of the Johns Hopkins Teléfonos: (511) 222-6737 - (511) 221-2850 University and Associate Director, of The Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power and History, at Johns Hop- La Molina - Lima 12, Perú kins University. Currently she is working as Director of External Partnerships and International Services. Interna- PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 tional Social Service-United States of America Branch Baltimore, Maryland. E-mail : [email protected] In her performance in teaching and training experience we can mention the International Family Finding and En- gagement: Legal and Social Work Guidelines: Richmond, VA. Virginia Family Finding Roundtable.;ISS and Un- Impresión y diagramación accompanied Minors: Training for Correspondents, Melbourne, Australia; Capacity Building and Best Practices ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL in Case Management: Training for Correspondents, Melbourne, Australia; and Training for Pro Bono Attorneys: USCCB Child Advocates’ Program, Washington, DC. [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL Investigator and author of several articles and presentations related to supportig corss-border families, children in [email protected] foster care and abducted children.

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ThePersona first y Familiasection of es this una revistapaper científica,will provide multidisciplinaria,an overview of the de roleperiodicidad of social workanual indel child Instituto protection, de la Familia specifically de la Facultad focusing de on Derecho how the de practice la Universidad of social workFemenina centers del on Sagrado protecting Corazón, the best dedicada interests of a difundirthe child lasand producciones how social work de intersectsestudios en with el campo legal and de losjudicial Derechos partners de lain personaprotecting y la children familia. on the move. Next, the role of social workers when implementing relevant domestic and internationalHecho el Depósito conventions, Legal en laws, la Biblioteca and treaties Nacional will delbe Perúexamined. Nº 2013-05177 The third section of this paper will explore the crucial importance of building the capacityEl contenido of social de cada workers artículo to protectes de responsabilidad children on the exclusiva move on deboth su sidesautor of o theautores border. y no We compromete will promote la opinión several dekey la strategies revista. for building cooperation and collaboration between social workers and legal and judicial partners inSe necesitathe fourth autorización section. The del Institutofinal section de la Familiaof this depaper la Facultad will detail de Derecho specific recommendationsde la UNIFE para reproducirfor mutually los artículossupportive o partes and sustainablede esta revista. international social work and legal cooperation. Revista arbitrada Key words: Child protection, cross border, children on the move, unaccompaniedPERSONA Y FAMILIA minors, intersection of social work, law and migration, internationalRevista del Instituto child protection de la Família treaties, conventions, best interest of the child, rightsFacultad of thede Derechochild, child welfare, northern triangle, U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,Nº 0504 - 20162015 El Salvador, social work capacity, strategies for cooperation, collaboration,ISSN versión impresa: social workers, 2310-3345 judicial, legal, international social work.

Resumen Dirección: ElUNIVERSIDAD presente artículo FEMENINA se centrará en DEL la intersección SAGRADO entre CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ la ley, la implementación de políticasFacultad y de el Derechotrabajo social – Instituto para la protección de la Familia infantil, específicamente la protección infantilAv. Los queFrutales involucre 954 aUrb. niños Santa que Magdalenahan sido separados Sofía de sus familias por fronteras internacionales.La Molina - Lima Por 12, un lado,Perú se prestará particular atención a los tratados, convenios, yTeléfonos: convenciones (511) internacionales, 4364641 – (511) y, 4341885 por otro Anexolado, a 300la necesidad de fortalecer las capacidadesPágina web de : www.unife.edu.pelos trabajadores sociales en las Américas para gestionar los casos complejosE-mail de :bienestar [email protected] infantil internacional de conformidad con estas normas y políticas. El creciente número de menores migrantes que viajan sin compañía de un paísTraducción: a otro es de considerable preocupación para las agencias de trabajo social que operanMareFacultad Gordillo dentro de Traducción, del Triángulo Interpretación del Norte y Estados y Unidos. SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. LaAv.Universidad primera Canaval sección yFemenina Moreyra de este del425, artículo Sagrado Of. 94 proporcionará Corazón- UNIFÉ un panorama sobre el rol del trabajoSanAv. LosIsidro, socialFrutales Lima en 95427la protección- Urb. Perú Santa infantil, Magdalena enfocándose Sofía especialmente en cómo la prácticaTeléfonos:La Molina del (511) -trabajo Lima 222-6737 12,social Perú se - (511)centra 221-2850 en la protección de los intereses superiores del niñoPáginaTeléfonos: y cómo web (511) el: www.bcc.com.petrabajo 4364641 social – (511) interactúa 4341885 con los poderes legislativo y judicial para protegerE-mail a los :niños [email protected] migrantes. Seguidamente, se analizará el rol de los trabajadores socialesImpresión al implementary diagramación convenciones, leyes y tratados nacionales e internacionales. EnImpresiónIMPRENTA la tercera y diagramación EDITORIALsección, se examinará – GRAFIMAG la importancia SRL de desarrollar la capacidad de los [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] sociales para proteger a los niños durante la migración en ambos lados

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadde la frontera. En la cuarta sección, se promoverán varias estrategias esenciales para anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadfomentar la cooperación y colaboración entre los trabajadores sociales y los poderes Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesdel Estado. de En la última sección de este artículo se detallarán las recomendaciones estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. específicas para el trabajo social y la cooperación judicial internacional mutua y sostenible. Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177 Palabras Clave: Protección Infantil, Cruce de Fronteras, Movimiento Migratorio El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de suInfantil, autor oMenores No Acompañados, Interacción del Trabajo Social, Derecho y autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. Migración, Tratados Internacionales de Protección Infantil, Convenciones, Interés Superior del Niño, Derechos del Niño, Bienestar Infantil, Triángulo del Norte, Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deEstados Derecho Unidos, México, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Capacidad de Trabajo de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. Social, Estrategias de Cooperación, Colaboración, Trabajadores Sociales, Judicial, Legal, Trabajo Social Internacional. Revista arbitrada

PERSONA Y FAMILIA SECTION ONE: Overview of the Role of Social Work in Child Protection Revista del Instituto de la Família Facultad de Derecho The lack of explicit reference to the need for, or role of, social workers in Nº 0504 - 20162015 domestic and international laws, conventions, or policies on child protection ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 is notable in that the effective implementation of international treaties and, domestic public policies on children on the move will best be met by utilizing the expertise of social workers. We assert that strong social work practices Dirección: and the use of social workers is paramount to ensuring that children are safe UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ and protected as they leave or return to their country of origin. Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía It is important to note that the notion of “best interest” of the child is viewed La Molina - Lima 12, Perú quite differently by legal professionals than by social work professionals. Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 This does not mean that with transparent communication and cooperation Página web : www.unife.edu.pe decisions about the proper and best final outcome for each child cannot be E-mail : [email protected] reached. It is vital that each stakeholder in the process understand fully the implications of their work and how best to retain a child-centered focus in Traducción: each individual case. The concept of the ‘best interest of the child’ is covered MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y explicitly in Article 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and is SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. also mentioned in articles 9, 18, 20, 21 and 40. Its philosophical and practical Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ dimensions underpin most of the 42 articles that constitute the first part of SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía this important treaty. Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 From Article 3: E-mail : [email protected] 1. In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public Impresión y diagramación or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative Impresión y diagramación IMPRENTA EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] a primary consideration.

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Persona2. States y Familia Parties es unaundertake revista científica,to ensure themultidisciplinaria, child such protection de periodicidad and care anual delas Institutois necessary de la for Familia his or herde lawell-being, Facultad de taking Derecho into accountde la Universidad the rights Femeninaand del duties Sagrado of his Corazón,or her parents, dedicada legal a guardians, difundir lasor other producciones individuals de estudioslegally en el camporesponsible de los forDerechos him or de her, la personaand, to ythis la familia. end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures. Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177 3. States Parties shall ensure that the institutions, services and facilities El contenidoresponsible de cada for artículo the care es or de protection responsabilidad of children exclusiva shall conform de su autor to the o autoresstandards y no compromete established la opinión by competent de la revista. authorities, particularly in the areas of safety, health, in the number and suitability of their staff, as Se necesitawell autorización as competent del supervision. Instituto de 3 la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. In addition, the work of the International Social Service (ISS), an international socialRevista work arbitrada network that works in the best interest of children and family separated across international borders, is based on the Convention on the Rights ofPERSONA the Child Yas FAMILIAwell as on the principles articulated in the following treaties: Revista del Instituto de la Família Facultad- Universal de Derecho Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. Nº 0504- - 20162015European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 ISSN- versiónEuropean impresa: Convention 2310-3345 on the Exercise of Children’s Rights, 1996. - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980. Dirección:- Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in UNIVERSIDADRespect of FEMENINA Intercountry DEL Adoption, SAGRADO 1993. CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ Facultad- Hague de Derecho Convention – Instituto on Jurisdiction,de la Familia Applicable Law, Recognition, Av. Los EnforcementFrutales 954 Urb.and Co-operationSanta Magdalena in Respect Sofía of Parental Responsibility La Molinaand - MeasuresLima 12, Perúfor the Protection of Children, 1996. Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 UsingPágina best web interests : www.unife.edu.pe of the child, to guide the social work profession, social workersE-mail aim : to [email protected] protect children’s interests in three specific ways. They are, as articulated by the International Federation of Social Workers, “Social analysts-Traducción: helping people understand, social catalysts - helping people achieveMareFacultad Gordillo change de Traducción, for themselves, Interpretación and social y activists - working through social relationshipsSeniorCiencias Advisor de la to Comunicación sustainBCC S.A.C. change. This work can be achieved on the individual, family,Av.Universidad Canaval local, yFemeninacommunity, Moreyra del425, national Sagrado Of. 94 and/or Corazón- global UNIFÉ levels.”4 Each of these roles playedSanAv. LosIsidro, by Frutales social Lima workers95427 - Urb. Perú isSanta described Magdalena in more Sofía detail below. Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] Impresión y diagramación 3ImpresiónIMPRENTA United Nations y diagramaciónEDITORIAL Office of the High – GRAFIMAGCommissiones for SRL Human Rigths. “Convertion on the Right of Child.” Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2011. [email protected] International EDITORIALFederation of Social – Workers.GRAFIMAG “The Best SRL Interest of the Child: Making the Principle a Reality; Social [email protected] Perspectives on Implementing the ‘Best Interest’ Principle.” Jan. 2009: 6. Microsoft Word file

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidad- Social analyst: Social workers assess the situation and help people anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadunderstand their options. For example, in the case of a child who Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones dehas been detained by Immigration Enforcement in the United States estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. and a decision must be made about whether to return the child to her home country, International Social Service-USA can obtain a Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177home study on family members in the home country, obtain criminal records, birth certificates, community surveys or other documents El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autorand o information that the child’s lawyer and the judge will need to autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. make a best interest determination for that child.

Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho- Social catalyst: Social workers are responsible for the provision de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. of services that will bring about change for the individual, family, community, or system. On an individual level, social workers will: Revista arbitrada use information gained from an initial assessment to link children and families with needed services (e.g., counseling, medical, educational, PERSONA Y FAMILIA legal, mediation); facilitate intra- and inter-system coordination Revista del Instituto de la Família by coordinating services in one domain (e.g., health) with services Facultad de Derecho in another (e.g., employment).5; and/or provide services directly Nº 0504 - 20162015 (transportation, counseling, preparation for court, advocacy, high ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 quality assessments for both children and families, child welfare check, search for relatives, background check). On a broader level, social workers also advocate for systemic change. For instance, in Dirección: the case of immigration detention in the U.S., social workers raise UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ awareness of how our immigration system, and in particular parental Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia detainment, has an impact on the well-being of children. Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía La Molina - Lima 12, Perú - Social activist: Social workers work to sustain change at all levels. Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 In the case of unaccompanied children who are repatriated social Página web : www.unife.edu.pe workers can provide reintegration services to ensure that the E-mail : [email protected] placement is sustainable for the child. This could include counselling, providing linkages and oversight for educational, vocational, or Traducción: employment resources or develop an anti-gang programs. In the MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y case of immigration detention, social workers in the country where SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. the child is detained are changing their practices to better identify Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ and serve families that could be affected by immigration detention SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía and actively lobby for changes to immigration practices that harshly Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 affect children. PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] Impresión y diagramación ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 5 “Professional Social Workers in Child Welfare Work: Research Addressing the Recruitment and Retention Dilem- [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL ma” Child Welfare. Social Work Policy Institute. 4 Jan. 2010. Web. 3 Oct. 2011. http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/ [email protected] research/child-welfare-2.html

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SECTIONPersona y Familia TWO: esImplementing una revista científica, Policy, Laws,multidisciplinaria, and Treaties: de Theperiodicidad Role of Socialanual del Workers Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones de Asestudios noted en in elthe campo previous de los section, Derechos social de workers la persona have y lathree familia. important roles: analyst, catalyst, and activist. These roles enable them to provide and/or coordinateHecho el Depósito services, Legal advocate, en la Bibliotecaand educate. Nacional This positions del Perú Nºthem 2013-05177 to being at the forefront in protecting and promoting the best interest of children. Social workersEl contenido have, de in cadasome artículo regions, es become de responsabilidad a critical component exclusiva in de ensuring su autor the o effectiveautores y implementationno compromete laof opinióntreaties deon childla revista. welfare issues. In other regions, lack of social work professionals has precluded the effective implementation of,Se necesitaand fidelity autorización to, international del Instituto child de protection la Familia accords. de la Facultad In this de section, Derecho we willde la examine UNIFE parahow reproducirsocial workers’ los artículos actions ensureo partes the de properesta revista. enforcement of current domestic and international laws and conventions. Revista arbitrada Multilateral Conventions and Treaties PERSONA Y FAMILIA ThereRevista are del several Instituto multilateral de la Família treaties and international conventions that have establishedFacultad de internationalDerecho standards of behavior and rule of law on matters betweenNº 0504 - 20162015 countries related to child protection. ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 1. International Adoption Convention (Hague 1993)

Dirección:More and more countries are acceding to the Hague Adoption Convention andUNIVERSIDAD the implications FEMENINA for the DELwork SAGRADO of social workersCORAZÓN-UNIFÉ is being realized on multipleFacultad delevels. Derecho On a– practical Instituto level, de la socialFamilia workers help enforce the treaty byAv. carrying Los Frutales out some954 Urb. of the Santa essential Magdalena services Sofía that the treaty specifies, such asLa conductingMolina - Lima home 12, studiesPerú of prospective parents in accordance to treaty andTeléfonos: state regulations. (511) 4364641 6 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 Página web : www.unife.edu.pe E-mailThe U.S. : [email protected] of State has created a resource specifically for social workers detailing their roles in assisting with international adoptions underTraducción: the Hague Convention. The resource cites six specific services that a socialMareFacultad Gordilloworkers de Traducción, should be Interpretación involved in the y process: “1) Identifying a child for adoptionSeniorCiencias Advisor deand la Comunicaciónarranging BCC S.A.C. an adoption; 2) Securing the necessary consent to terminationAv.Universidad Canaval ofyFemenina Moreyra parental del425,rights Sagrado Of. and 94 to Corazón- adoption; UNIFÉ 3) Performing a background studySanAv. LosIsidro, on Frutales a Limachild 95427 or - Urb. aPerú home Santa study Magdalena on prospective Sofía adoptive parent(s), and reportingTeléfonos:La Molina on (511)- Lima such 222-6737 12,a study; Perú - 4)(511) Making 221-2850 non-judicial determinations of the best interestsPáginaTeléfonos: web of (511) a : child www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 and of – the(511) appropriateness 4341885 of an adoptive placement for theE-mail child; 5) Monitoring: [email protected] a case after a child has been placed with prospective adoptiveImpresión parent(s)y diagramación until final adoption; or 6) When necessary because of a ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] United States EDITORIALDepartment of State. – GRAFIMAGBureau of Consular SRL Affairs, Intercountry Adoption. “Social Workers.” Intercoun- [email protected] Adoption. n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2011.

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidaddisruption before final adoption, assuming custody of a child and providing anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad(including facilitating the provision of) child care or any other social service Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionespending de an alternative placement.”7 estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. In addition to carrying out some of the Convention’s core services, social Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177workers are also educating and advocating for the correct applications of the treaty in less typical situations. Here are two examples: El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autor o autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. When a U.S. family wants to adopt an undocumented child involved in the U.S. child welfare system who is from a country that is a signatory to the Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deConvention, Derecho the social worker working with the child and family must ensure de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. that all parties, including the lawyer and Judge, understand that the case needs to be handled under Hague guidelines, not state or local guidelines. Revista arbitrada When sending a child from a Hague country to live in a kinship PERSONA Y FAMILIA placement in another Hague country and the receiving family is considering Revista del Instituto de la Família adopting the child eventually, the social worker needs to advocate strongly Facultad de Derecho for a Hague Adoption rather than kinship placement. The social worker Nº 0504 - 20162015 can educate all involved on the importance of not trying to, or appearing to, ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 circumvent the safeguards established through the Hague Convention on International Adoption.

Dirección: Social workers also advocate for the key principles within the treaty. UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ In particular, social workers are strong proponents of the appropriate use Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia of intercountry adoption in relation to other permanency options. Social Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía workers are advocating for systems of care that enable families, especially La Molina - Lima 12, Perú extended families, to remain together. The Hague adoption convention Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 clearly states in the Preamble that these permanency decisions must ideally Página web : www.unife.edu.pe aim to enable the child to remain in the care of his or her family of origin. E-mail : [email protected] Social workers have been instrumental in advocating for the principle of Traducción: subsidiarity, in particular in countries that have long relied almost exclusively MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y on the use of institutional care for orphans. The research on institutional care SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. is conclusive, “families, not orphanages” are in the best interest of children8. Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ However, the lack of resources to fund a social work infrastructure to support SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía families prevents some countries from implementing a well-regulated and Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 appropriate child welfare system.9 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] 7 United States Central Authorithy. Offie o Cide’ Isse, Itronr Aoto: “FAQ fr Sca Workers”n.d Impresión y diagramación PDF file. ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 8 Williamson, John and Aaron Greenberg. Better Care Network Working Paper. “Families, Not Orphanages.” Sept. 2010. PDF file. [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 9 Davis, Rebecca. The Global Health Technical Assistance Project. “Human Capacity within Child Welfare Systems: [email protected] The Social Work Workforce in Africa.” Dec. 2009. PDF File.

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2.Persona U.N. y FamiliaGuidelines es una for revista Alternative científica, Care multidisciplinaria, of Children, Implementingde periodicidad anualGuidelines, del Instituto Training de la Familia Tool and de la Conference Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones de estudiosThe Guidelinesen el campo for de thelos DerechosAlternative de Carela persona of Children y la familia. (the Guidelines) are intended to enhance and strengthen the implementation of the U.N. ConventionHecho el Depósito of the RightsLegal enof lathe Biblioteca Child 1989, Nacional and other del Perúrelevant Nº provisions2013-05177 of international and regional human rights law. The Guidelines focus on matters ofEl protectioncontenido deand cada child artículo well-being. es de Inresponsabilidad other words, children exclusiva who de suare autor at risk o ofautores needing y no alternative compromete care, la or opinión care outside de la revista. of the family of origin because to remain in their home could be considered NOT in their best interest, unless appropriateSe necesita autorización interventions del are Instituto undertaken. de la Familia As stated de inla Facultadthe U.N. Guidelines:de Derecho de laEach UNIFE child para in reproducirneed of alternative los artículos care o parteshas specific de esta requirementsrevista. with respect to, for example, short or long-term care or keeping siblings together. TheRevista care arbitrada option chosen has to be tailored to individual needs. The suitability of the placement should be regularly reviewed to assess the continued necessity ofPERSONA providing Y alternative FAMILIA care, and the viability of potential reunification with theRevista family. del10 Instituto de la Família Facultad de Derecho Nº 0504The - 20162015 Guidelines establish specific actions for the state to follow if a child isISSN potentially versión inimpresa: need of 2310-3345 alternative care: “44. When a public or private agency or facility or a lawyer or other professional is approached by a parent or legal guardian wishing to relinquish a child permanently, the State should be notified and in turn ensureDirección: that the family receives counseling and social support to encourage and enable themUNIVERSIDAD to continue to FEMENINA care for the child. DEL If SAGRADO this fails, a social CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ worker or other appropriate professionalFacultad de assessment Derecho – should Instituto be completedde la Familia to determine whether there are other familyAv. Los members Frutales who 954 wish Urb. toSanta take Magdalenacare of the child. Sofía If other parties are identified, aLa procedure Molina -needs Lima to 12, be Perúundertaken to ensure that such arrangements would be in theTeléfonos: best interests (511) of4364641 the child. – (511) Where 4341885 such arrangements Anexo 300 are not possible or are not inPágina the best web interests : www.unife.edu.pe of the child, efforts should be made to find a permanent family placementE-mail within : [email protected] a reasonable period”.

Traducción:Some countries in the Americas and in other regions of the world continueMareFacultad Gordillo deto Traducción,struggle with Interpretación a large number y of children in institutional care, ratherSeniorCiencias thanAdvisor de lafamily Comunicación BCC based S.A.C. care.11 In order to fully achieve the true intent of theAv.Universidad CanavalHague Adoption yFemenina Moreyra Convention, del425, Sagrado Of. 94 and Corazón- more particularly, UNIFÉ the Guidelines on AlternativeSanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima Care, 95427 social - Urb. Perú workers Santa Magdalena are instrumental Sofía in: Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] 10 United Nations. General Assembly. “Resolution adopted by the General Assembly; 64/142 Guidelines for the ImpresiónAlternative y Care diagramación of Children.” 24 Feb. 2010. PDF file. < http://www.iss-ssi.org/2009/assets/files/guidelines/ ImpresiónIMPRENTAGuidelines-English.pdf> y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 11IMPRENTA The Relaf Project, EDITORIAL the Latin American – GRAFIMAG Foster Care Network, SRL and SOS Children’s Villages International. “Children [email protected] adolescents without parental care in Latin America: Contexts, causes and consequences of being deprived of [email protected] right to family and community life.” June 2010. PDF file.

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidad- Identifying children at risk and help to prevent family separation. anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad- When separated, searching for families or family members to care for Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones dethe child; estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. - Providing reintegration services if children are placed with family. - Finding and evaluating possible adoptive families if there are no foster Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177or kin families available to care for the child. - Providing post adoptive services to help prevent the dissolution of an El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autoradoption. o autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. - Providing a host of case management, counseling or other needed services to support children and families in the various stages of Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derechoseparation and reintegration. de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. - Advocating for a children’s right to family, and promoting policies and laws and best practices that support the care of children with their Revista arbitrada families or in family based care whenever possible. - Educating professionals and the state about the special needs of PERSONA Y FAMILIA specific populations, such as children with disabilities. Children with Revista del Instituto de la Família disabilities tend to be overrepresented in institutional care due to lack Facultad de Derecho of training, the availability of specialized services and social stigma. Nº 0504 - 20162015 ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 Social workers play a critical role in the Hague adoption convention and in following UN Guidelines by providing necessary services and advocating for family-based care, first with their own families, and if not their own, then Dirección: with 1) kin, 2) domestic, non-kin, families and 3) finally with families (non- UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ kin) outside their country of origin, as a last resort. Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía However, being equipped with guidelines alone is not enough to La Molina - Lima 12, Perú transform practice. Key actors need to know how. Therefore, the same Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 group that developed and advocated for the Guidelines created a tool to help Página web : www.unife.edu.pe implement the guidelines called, Moving Forward Handbook (2011-2013). Página web : www.unife.edu.pe 12 E-mail : [email protected] Moving Forward (MF) provides:

Traducción: - Promising practices using examples of implementation from different countries and regions of the world. MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y - Implications for policies and practices. SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. - Critical guidance to civil society monitor and measure the effectiveness Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ of program implementation so that outcomes can be provided to SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía monitoring bodies. Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 - A practical list of who does what, including the roles of the state, PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] judiciary, social work and professional organizations, academia, the business community, licensing and inspection bodies to name a few. Impresión y diagramación ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] 12 Available in: http://www.alternativecareguidelines.org/Home/tabid/2372/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

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PersonaIn order y Familia to track es una implementation revista científica, ofmultidisciplinaria, the Guidelines, de theperiodicidad steering committeeanual del Instituto next developed de la Familia The de“Tracking la Facultad Progress” de Derecho Initiative de la Universidad(TPI) and is inFemenina process delof developing Sagrado Corazón, an International dedicada Training a difundir Tool, las produccionesusing a Massive de Openestudios Online en el campoCourse de (MOOC) los Derechos “to help de lagovernments persona y la and familia. NGOs determine the extent to which a state or region has effectively implemented the Guidelines, andHecho the el priorities Depósito for Legal change en lastill Biblioteca ahead. By Nacional identifying del Perúgaps, Nº this 2013-05177 in turn can inform improvements in services and support evidence-based advocacy and strategicEl contenido planning. de cada Promising artículo espractices de responsabilidad identified in exclusivamonitoring de cansu autor then obe sharedautores for y noreplication. compromete In these la opinión ways systematic de la revista. monitoring will help ensure full implementation of the Guidelines, improving the quality of care for children and aboveSe necesita all creating autorización positive delchange Instituto for children de la Familia and their de families.la Facultad 3. International de Derecho trainingde la UNIFE tool: Buildingpara reproducir on the Guidelines, los artículos MF o and partes TPI, de an esta International revista. Training Tool is a logical follow up initiative: • Stage 1: Handbook provides direction on theRevista conditions arbitrada at practice and policy levels needed to implement the Guidelines • Stage 2: TPI measures the progress of the Guidelines’ implementation, identifying achievementsPERSONA Y and FAMILIA areas for progress • Stage 3: International training tool provides teaching,Revista del supporting Instituto policy de la Famíliaand practical implementation between the Guidelines 13 andFacultad priority de areasDerecho for change revealed in the TPI.” Nº 0504 - 20162015 ISSNFinally, versión in impresa: order 2310-3345to promote broad level and global usage of the Guidelines and their associated implementation and outcome measurement tools, the committee has organized a three day “International Alternative CareDirección: Conference” October 3-5. UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ Facultad“The deconference Derecho provides – Instituto a bridge de labetween Familia research, policy and practice in the overallAv. Los sphere Frutales of alternative 954 Urb. care, Santa and Magdalena a much-needed Sofía space for discussion and exchange amongLa Molina experts, - Lima practitioners, 12, Perú academics, researchers, government representatives andTeléfonos: young (511)people 4364641 with experience – (511) 4341885of alternative Anexo care. 300 The conference will enable thosePágina involved web : with www.unife.edu.pe alternative care issues to participate in an exceptional exercise inE-mail mutual learning : [email protected] and networking – helping us to move forward with necessary reforms in line with the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. Participants will review the current status and thinking on alternative care and will examine Traducción: promising practices for the prevention of family breakdown, family strengthening, and MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y the provision of quality forms of alternative care, as well as pinpointing remaining SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. challenges and obstacles for putting the Guidelines into practice.”14 Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía 3. Abduction Convention (Hague 1980) Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mailUnlike the : [email protected] Hague adoption convention which is aimed finding families for children, that are in their best interest,, the Hague abduction convention Impresión y diagramación ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 13 Available in: http://www.bettercarenetwork.org/sites/default/files/TOR-%20MOOC%20Online%20Trai- [email protected]%20Tool.pdf EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] Available in: http://www.alternativecaregeneva2016.com/index.php/en/

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadfocuses on determining which county meets the jurisdiction criteria to oversee anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadand determine the outcome of the case. Social workers, though they do not Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccioneshave influence de over the jurisdiction decisions, play a critical role by providing estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. services to prevent a parental abduction, to intervene during abductions, and to advocate for additional protocols to the current convention to better protect Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177the best interests of children. Each of these roles is described below.

El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de sua) autorPrevention—Awareness o and early intervention: autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. Ideally, parental conflict is mitigated so that parental child abduction Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deis Derecho prevented. Social workers work with conflictual families by educating de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. them about options to deal with their conflict, developing awareness about putting the concerns of their children first, and referring families to other Revista arbitrada services as needed. Most parents under good circumstances do not consider the possibility of a child abduction. However there are certain factors that PERSONA Y FAMILIA predispose some families more than others. For instance, a foreign born Revista del Instituto de la Família parent with strong ties to his or her homeland or family that still live there Facultad de Derecho can be more at risk to become an abductor as compared to a parent without Nº 0504 - 20162015 such ties. Parents who may me more at risk for abducting their child also ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 tend to be those who idealize their own family, country, and culture while devaluing or being unable to fully adapt to the culture they are currently living in. A potential abducting parent also generally has emotional and Dirección: financial support available to him/her in their country of origin in the event UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ that the relationship with the other parent ends or is in crisis.15 Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía Couples with significant and persistent family conflict are often more at La Molina - Lima 12, Perú risk of child abduction, especially when one partner does not see any way Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 out of the conflict and has strong ties to another country as described above.16 Página web : www.unife.edu.pe Therefore, social workers can help families in the following ways: E-mail : [email protected] - Understand the risks of prolonged conflict, impact on children. Traducción: - Understand the impact of abduction on children. MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y - Consider their options to resolve conflict such as mediation and SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. counseling. Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ - Refer families to mediation and counseling. SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía - Support the families during mediation and counseling by checking Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 on progress. PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] 15 Hoff, Patricia M. Obstacles to the Recovery and Return of Parentally Abducted Children Project, American Bar Asso- Impresión y diagramación ciation. “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: A Curriculum for American ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL Judges and Lawyers.” Oct. \1997: 86. PDF file. 16 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Consular Services. “International Child Abductions: A Manual [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL for Parents.” Sept. 2009. PDF file.

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Se necesitaAt any autorizaciónpoint before, del during, Instituto or deafter la Familiaan abduction de la Facultad social workers de Derecho can assistde la UNIFEfamilies para in learning reproducir about los theartículos benefits o partes of using de estamediation. revista. Mediation is an effective tool to resolve cross border family conflicts. Since the useRevista of mediationarbitrada is fairly new in some regions, and recently becoming more mainstream in others, it is critical that the practice of mediation is appropriatelyPERSONA Y FAMILIAexplained and that parties fully understand the process before decidingRevista del whether Instituto to de participate. la Família International Social Work and mediation experts,Facultad ledde Derechoby International Social Service has developed a handbook to helpNº 0504 families - 20162015 understand what the mediation process is.18 ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 Similarly, International Social Service is leading in the development of an international charter for mediation and an online tool to find a mediator19. Dirección: UNIVERSIDADSocial workers FEMENINA will actively DEL educate SAGRADO the abductorCORAZÓN-UNIFÉ and the left behind parent,Facultad and de Derechohelp them – Institutoto determine de la ifFamilia mediation is the appropriate course toAv. resolve Los Frutales their conflict. 954 Urb. SantaMediation Magdalena can also Sofía be used to develop a parenting andLa Molina access -plan, Lima and 12, establish Perú some form of communication if there is none. IdeallyTeléfonos: through (511) 4364641mediation – (511) or legal 4341885 means Anexo the parents 300 will reach some form ofPágina an agreement. web : www.unife.edu.pe Social workers play a critical role in ensuring that both partiesE-mail understand : [email protected] the agreements reached and most importantly how to follow what is in the agreement, including the return of the abducted child.20 Traducción: MareFacultadIn Gordillo addition de Traducción, to mediation, Interpretación social workers y either or both parents to other typesSeniorCiencias of Advisor needed de la Comunicación BCCservices. S.A.C. In the case of the left behind parent, social workers mightAv.Universidad Canaval recommend yFemenina Moreyra legal del425, action, Sagrado Of. 94 individual Corazón- or UNIFÉ group support services, and mentalSanAv. LosIsidro, healthFrutales Lima services. 95427 - Urb. Perú SantaThe social Magdalena worker Sofía in contact with the abducting Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 17E-mail National Center : [email protected] Missing & Exploited Children and Offce o f J uvenile J ustice a nd D elinquency P revention. “Family Abduction: Prevention and Response.” 6th ed. 2009. PDF file. http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/ Impresiónpublications/NC75.pdf y diagramación 18ImpresiónIMPRENTA Available in: y http://www.iss-usa.org/uploads/File/Guide%20to%20IFM.pdfdiagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 19 Available: http://www.iss-ssi.org/index.php/en/what-we-do-en/mediation-en). [email protected] “International EDITORIAL Family Mediation: – AGRAFIMAG global project for SRL ISS.” International Social Service. International Social Service, [email protected]. Web. 3 Oct. 2011.

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadparent (assuming the abducting parent is cooperating) might refer or link the anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadchild to mental health, educational or reunification services in the country Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesto which de s/he has been abducted. Assuming appropriate permissions are estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. granted by parties, services can be coordinated by a social worker, whose role includes advocating to both parents and the appropriate legal representatives Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177that the child’s best interests be kept front and center throughout the entire process.21 El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autor o autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. In the event when a child will be returned to his/her country of habitual residence, social workers may be called upon to meet the child and Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deaccompany Derecho the child either with or without parents present., After a child de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. is returned, social workers are called to conduct a child welfare check to ensure the child’s safety post return and that well-being is being maintained. Revista arbitrada Social workers might also provide assistance to the child and family who are suffering from parental alienation syndrome or for other emotional and PERSONA Y FAMILIA behavioral challenges that may occur during post-return and reintegration. Revista del Instituto de la Família Facultad de Derecho c) Advocate for Additional Protocols Nº 0504 - 20162015 ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 As mentioned earlier, many social workers and lawyers alike are unhappy with the shortcomings of the Abduction Convention. Progress is underway in The Hague to develop additional protocols in order to enhance Dirección: the Convention and promote better outcomes for children. A delegation of UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ expert social workers from ISS around the world have been actively engaged Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia in providing feedback to The Hague based on their expertise and experience Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía in providing social work assistance in abduction cases. Similarly, ISS and the La Molina - Lima 12, Perú Hague Permanent Bureau are working on filling in the needed gaps in the Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 Abduction Convention, in the applicable places in the Hague Convention Página web : www.unife.edu.pe on Parental Responsibility and Protection of Children (Child Protection E-mail : [email protected] Convention, 1996).

Traducción: 4. Child Protection Convention (Hague 1996) MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. Like the Abduction Convention, The Child Protection Convention Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ determines which country’s authorities have jurisdiction to take measures SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía to protect children across international borders. It also clarifies which are Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 the applicable laws and enables recognition and enforcement of protection PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 measures in all Contracting States. While the focus of this Convention is on E-mail : [email protected] jurisdiction and other legal aspects of children moving across international Impresión y diagramación Impresión y diagramación IMPRENTA EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 21 United States Department of State. Bureau of Consular Affairs, Child Abduction. “Compliance Reports.”Child Ab- [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL duction. n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2011.

PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 054 (1) (1) 2015 2016 2 PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 05 2016 Revista del Instituto de la familia 111 Revista del Instituto de la familia Facultad de Derecho Facultad de Derecho The role of social work in internacional child protection: Julie Gilbert Rosicke, M.S. Best practices in stakeholder cooperation Felicity Sackville Northcott, Ph.D borders,Persona ythe Familia involvement es una revista of social científica, workers ismultidisciplinaria, needed to implement de periodicidad many of theanual regulations del Instituto set deout la in Familia the articles de la ofFacultad Chapter de V Derecho of this Convention. de la Universidad 22 Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones de estudiosFor example, en el campo Article de 31(b)los Derechos of Chapter de Vla statespersona that y thela familia. Central Authorities of each participating country are required to take all appropriate steps to facilitate,Hecho el Depósitoby mediation Legal or en similar la Biblioteca means, Nacional agreed solutions del Perú for Nº the 2013-05177 protection under the Convention of the child’s person or property. Social workers, as describedEl contenido above, de cada are instrumental artículo es de in responsabilidad explaining how exclusivathe mediation de su process, autor o referringautores y partiesno compromete to mediation, la opinión and providingde la revista. follow up in how to enforce mediation agreements if obtained. Article 32(a) states that upon request by theSe necesita authority autorización of a Contracting del Instituto State where de la aFamilia child has de substantialla Facultad connection,de Derecho thede la Central UNIFE Authority para reproducir of the State los artículos where the o partes child isde habitually esta revista. resident and present may provide a report on the situation of the child. Likewise, Article 33Revista states arbitrada that if an authority of a Contracting State contemplates placement of a child in foster or institutional care or the provision of care by Kafala23 forPERSONA a child in Y anotherFAMILIA Contracting State, it shall first transmit a report to the CentralRevista delAuthority Instituto of de the la latter Família State, and can only authorize the placement withFacultad the latterde Derecho State’s consent. Nº 0504 - 20162015 ISSNIn versión implementing impresa: the 2310-3345 requirements of both articles, it may be necessary for a social work assessment to determine the child’s situation (and whether a subsequent placement elsewhere might be in the best interest of that child) orDirección: the situation of a potential placement prior to relocating a child. Both of theseUNIVERSIDAD activities need FEMENINA to be carried DEL SAGRADOout by a qualified CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ social worker in order forFacultad it to bede recognizedDerecho – Institutoby the court. de la ThereFamilia must be coordinated system of socialAv. Los services, Frutales wherein954 Urb. socialSanta Magdalenaworkers can Sofía work collaboratively between countriesLa Molina in - Limaorder 12, to facilitatePerú timely and professional services, placements wereTeléfonos: appropriate, (511) 4364641 and follow-up – (511) 4341885 in the best Anexo interest 300 of the child. Página web : www.unife.edu.pe E-mailLike the : UN [email protected] Guidelines, one of the biggest challenges with the Child Protection convention, besides the fact that less than 50 countries have accededTraducción: to it, is that it is not always obvious how to implement the principles setMareFacultad forth. Gordillo deIn otherTraducción, words, Interpretación saying “one must y provide a report of the child” and SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ 22San International Isidro, LimaSocial Service, 27 - AustralianPerú Branch. “1996 Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Child Pro- Av.tection: Los ApplicationsFrutales in954 the inter-countryUrb. Santa casework Magdalena of International Sofía Social Service.” 30 Sept. 2008. 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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadknowing exactly who and how one would engage the appropriate competent anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadauthority to secure such a report are very different. Unlike the Guidelines, Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesthere is de significant work still ahead for the Child Protection Convention to estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. help operationalize the principles it sets forth.

Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177As a first attempt to do this, the Hague Conference on International Law and International Social Service organized “Cross Border Child Protection - El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de suInternational autor o Conference” in Geneva, Switzerland, October 2015. autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. Over 280 experts from 66 countries attended, including child protection Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deauthorities, Derecho judges, social workers, mediators, lawyers, psychologists, and de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. international organizations from around the globe. This conference promoted and strengthened the effective implementation of the Hague Child Protection Revista arbitrada Convention of 1996 and facilitated dialogue on the socio-legal dimensions of international child-protection. In particular, the speakers were able to drill PERSONA Y FAMILIA down to a very practical level how certain aspects of the convention could Revista del Instituto de la Família be applied. For example, in the case of securing a home assessment before Facultad de Derecho the placement of a child, ISS described its network’s ability to coordinate Nº 0504 - 20162015 the completion of a home study in more than 120 countries and provided ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 specific case examples of how this is done.

Another outcome of this conference was to bring expert mediators Dirección: together to develop a charter on mediation, and begin to develop a global UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ database to list mediation experts, Ideally, ISS aims to be able to refer all Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia interested parties to expert mediation in all countries. Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía La Molina - Lima 12, Perú Finally, Hague 1996 also provides provisions for all children separated Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 from their families due to abuse or neglect, migration and other reasons, Página web : www.unife.edu.pe beyond family conflict. The conference created an opportunity to examine E-mail : [email protected] how the convention and social work activities could support decisions in the best interest of children on the move in Europe due to the crisis in Syria, Traducción: children on the move in the Northern Triangle and Mexico, and in other MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y countries in Latin America and Africa. For more information about key SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. findings from the conference, please seehttp://www.iss-ssi.org/images/ Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ CLH-96/CR_final_ENG.pdf SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 SECTION THREE: Building Capacity of Social Workers to Protect Children PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 in International Contexts E-mail : [email protected] Impresión y diagramación In order for social workers to be able to effectively engage in the direct service, ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL educational, and advocacy activities as described in a previous sections, they [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] need access to the appropriate training and resources. Unfortunately, social

PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 054 (1) (1) 2015 2016 2 PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 05 2016 Revista del Instituto de la familia 113 Revista del Instituto de la familia Facultad de Derecho Facultad de Derecho The role of social work in internacional child protection: Julie Gilbert Rosicke, M.S. Best practices in stakeholder cooperation Felicity Sackville Northcott, Ph.D workersPersona typicallyy Familia work es una in revistaenvironments científica, with multidisciplinaria, limited financial, destaff, periodicidad and other resources.anual del Instituto Exacerbating de la thisFamilia is that de there la Facultad is often de not Derecho political de will la to Universidad invest in or strengthenFemenina delthis Sagradosector, thus Corazón, leaving dedicada countries aaround difundir the lasglobe producciones with a myriad de ofestudios challenges en el as campo to how de to los develop Derechos a professionally de la persona trained, y la familia. valued and stable workforce. (The review of five years of workforce strengthening…http:// www.socialserviceworkforce.org/resources/state-social-service-workforce-Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177 2016-report-review-five-years-workforce-strengthening). Therefore, we assert thatEl contenido building dethe cada capacity artículo and fundinges de responsabilidad for social workers exclusiva both in de the su U.S. autor and o otherautores countries y no compromete needs to becomela opinión a priority de la revista. for governments. Strategically, social workers are best positioned to carry out some of the ideals set forth in ourSe necesita international autorización laws, treaties, del Instituto guidelines de la and Familia goals. de la Facultad de Derecho de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. “In 2015, world leaders gathered at the UN to adopt 17 Sustainable Development GoalsRevista to achievearbitrada several extraordinary things by 2030: end poverty, promote prosperity and well-being for all, and protect the planet. The Sustainable Development Goals set aPERSONA course to achieve Y FAMILIA these objectives – for people everywhere.”24 Revista del Instituto de la Família WithinFacultad the de goals,Derecho Sustainable Development Goal 16 is “dedicated to the promotionNº 0504 - 20162015 of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, theISSN provision versión impresa:of access 2310-3345 to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels” (UN 2015). Target 16.2 aims to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children. This goal andDirección: target, as well as others such as SDG targets 5.2, 8.7 and 16.1 related toUNIVERSIDAD violence against FEMENINA women and DEL girls, SAGRADO trafficking CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ and child labor are aligned withFacultad the rolede Derecho of social – service Instituto workers. de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía AccordingLa Molina -to Lima the Global12, Perú Social Work Alliance, “The attainment of these targets willTeléfonos: depend (511)on workers’ 4364641 trained – (511) ability 4341885 to create Anexo protective 300 environments for healthy developmentPágina web and : www.unife.edu.pe well-being by tackling poverty; reducing discrimination; promoting socialE-mail justice; : ensuring [email protected] protection from violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect and family separation; and providing needed services. The SDGs can act as a mobilizing factor to generate political will and financial resources and provide a real opportunity Traducción: for increased collaboration to strengthen the workforce to affect positive change in the MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y lives of children and families.”25 SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ In order to achieve the sustainable development goals, one must have a social SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía work workforce prepared to take on the challenges of a global world. To that Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 end, specialized training is essential. PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] 24 Avaiable in: http://www.unfoundation.org/features/globalgoals/the-global-goals.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwouW9 ImpresiónBRCN0ozIifTI6_cBEi y diagramaciónQAD9gNsZiHDAriivE-Kd9XVoaSn1Foww9GbqsAZtNxsIcsxWcaAmbb8P8HAQ?referrer=htt ImpresiónIMPRENTAps://www.google.com/ y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 25IMPRENTA Available in: EDITORIALhttp://www.socialserviceworkforce.org/system/files/resource/files/The%20State%20of%20the%20 – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected]%20Service%20Workforce%202016%20Report%20-%20A%20Review%20of%20Five%20Years%20of%20 [email protected]%20Strengthening.pdf (p 47)

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadWhile there are a growing number of reputable social work programs in some anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadparts of the world, there is still a shortage of quality social work education Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesin many de countries and regions of the world. In addition, too often there estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. is also a disparity between the number of trained social workers and the needs of the community. Even in countries that have sufficient educational Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177opportunities, there is still a serious need to revise social work curricula to integrate the notion of transnational families, and how to best support El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de suthem, autor into o basic child protection training. Finally in some countries, there autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. are trained social workers, prepared to work, but no employment for them because either the government has severely cut or reduced funding on social Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deprotection, Derecho and/or the government relies heavily on para professionals and de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. volunteers to do the work of professionals.

Revista arbitrada One in five U.S. children has at least one foreign-born parent today; many more have family living outside the U.S. due to military deployment, jobs PERSONA Y FAMILIA overseas, and adults retiring in a foreign country. “More than 1.2 million people Revista del Instituto de la Família have now reached Europe through irregular means since 2015 in what constitutes the Facultad de Derecho continent’s biggest wave of mass migration since the aftermath of the Second World Nº 0504 - 20162015 War.” 26 ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 “In 2013, approximately 3.2 million Central American immigrants resided in the United States—the majority from the so-called Northern Triangle formed by El Dirección: Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—representing 7 percent of the country’s 41.3 UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ million immigrants.”27 Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía In fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and additional 373,801 people from the northern La Molina - Lima 12, Perú triangle were apprehended in the US, and 268,569 in Mexico.28 Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 Página web : www.unife.edu.pe Therefore, it is necessary to rethink how we prepare social workers to work E-mail : [email protected] with children and families. Rather than including “international social work or international child protection” as a specialty, social work programs need to Traducción: find ways to incorporate the notion of a global family in its routine curricula. MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y In addition to globalizing curricula and expanding social work education SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. programs, attention needs to be paid to the recruitment and retention of Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ professional social workers. In many countries there are shortages of social SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía workers, not only because there are not schools of advanced social work Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 training, but because of poor salaries, high stress, and low prestige associated PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 with the field of social work. The professionalization and globalization of E-mail : [email protected] Impresión y diagramación ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 26 Available in: https://savethechildreninternational.exposure.co/children-on-the-move-in-europe IMPRENTA EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL 27 Available in: www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-immigrants-united-states [email protected] 28 Available in: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/increased-central-american-migration-united-states-may- [email protected] prove-enduring-phenomenon

PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 054 (1) (1) 2015 2016 2 PERSONA Y FAMILIA N° 05 2016 Revista del Instituto de la familia 115 Revista del Instituto de la familia Facultad de Derecho Facultad de Derecho The role of social work in internacional child protection: Julie Gilbert Rosicke, M.S. Best practices in stakeholder cooperation Felicity Sackville Northcott, Ph.D thePersona discipline y Familia of social es una work revista including científica, fair wages,multidisciplinaria, better working de periodicidadconditions, andanual opportunities del Instituto forde advancementla Familia de la will Facultad help to de attract Derecho and retainde la Universidad more social workers.Femenina This del in Sagrado turn will Corazón, improve dedicada outcomes a for difundir children las and producciones families. de estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. SECTION FOUR: Social Work and Legal Cooperation Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177 If we want to truly want to achieve “prosperity and well-being for all” weEl contenido need to ensurede cada that artículo we ases deregions, responsabilidad countries, exclusivaand local de actors su autor work o cooperativelyautores y no compromete with the single la opinión aim of deensuring la revista. the best interest of the child. This collaboration and cooperation must occur between the fields of social workSe necesita and law; autorización with the delmany Instituto levels de of lagovernment Familia de laand Facultad nongovernmental de Derecho organizationsde la UNIFE para involved reproducir in a child los protectionartículos o andpartes it must de esta occur revista. across borders. Therefore, in this discussion about the social work profession across national borders,Revista arbitrada it is imperative to examine how legal and social work actors should work together towards a regional approach to child protection issues. PERSONA Y FAMILIA a)Revista Social del Workers, Instituto deLawyers, la Família and Judges Facultad de Derecho Nº 0504Social - 20162015 workers, lawyers and judges have a much better chance of achieving outcomesISSN versión in theimpresa: best interest 2310-3345 of the child when working together. In some instances, social workers can step in where the law ends in order to best meet the needs of the child. For example, in abduction cases, once it is decided that aDirección: child is going to be returned, the social worker can begin to prepare the child andUNIVERSIDAD secure services FEMENINA to help the DEL child SAGRADO adjust. In CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ immigration cases, if change ofFacultad status deis not Derecho granted, – Instituto social workers de la Familia can begin to prepare and coordinate forAv. aLos child’s Frutales return 954 to Urb. his/her Santa home Magdalena country. Sofía In cases where a lawyer must representLa Molina the - Lima child’s 12, wishes,Perú which are clearly NOT in the best interest of theTeléfonos: child, social(511) 4364641workers –can (511) be 4341885called in Anexoto advocate 300 for what’s best for the child,Página and web present : www.unife.edu.pe the social evidence to support what’s best. Lawyers might hearE-mail and represent : [email protected] the facts of the case, but the social worker can connect the person to services while awaiting a judicial outcome. Both professions need toTraducción: work together with the judiciary, governmental and non-governmental organizationsMareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, at every level Interpretación to ensure thaty a child’s best interest is served. JudgesSeniorCiencias Advisorcan de also la Comunicación beBCC instrumental S.A.C. in facilitating the cooperation between social workersAv.Universidad Canaval and yFemeninalawyers, Moreyra and del425, ensuringSagrado Of. 94 Corazón-that best UNIFÉpractice in both professions is followedSanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales and Lima that 95427 where - Urb. Perú one Santa ‘s obligation Magdalena ends, Sofía the other can pick up.. Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 b)PáginaTeléfonos: Government web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] ImpresiónThe issuey diagramación of child protection involves all levels of government; multinational,ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL federal, state, – GRAFIMAG local. Similarly, SRL it also involves many departments IMPRENTA EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] each level of government (e.g., Justice, Labor, Social Welfare, etc). . [email protected]

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadWhen working within the parameters of an international convention or treaty, anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadoften there is an appointed or designated Central Authority, which could be Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesone or more de departments within the government. In order to ensure the best estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. interest of the child while also abiding by the regulations of the convention and/or law, lawyers, social workers, and government workers must work Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177cooperatively and proactively across departments.

El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de suc) autorNon-Governmental o Organizations autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. Many non-government organizations have been founded with the purpose Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deto Derecho address specific issues within the field of child protection. Lawyers and de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. social workers rely on the expertise of these organizations to provide services and promote awareness of best interests and international child protection. Revista arbitrada One reality in the U.S. is that there is an organization for every issue. While this is great that organizations specialize in a particular issue, it is challenging PERSONA Y FAMILIA because it creates silos amongst complementary organizations that should be Revista del Instituto de la Família knowledgeable of one another and working together. In other countries, one Facultad de Derecho organization can be a one size fits all, and handle a myriad of issues. While Nº 0504 - 20162015 there can be a great deal of collaboration, there can also be a great deal of ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 fragmentation in the knowledge base and service delivery. In particular, we have found especially in developing parts of the world, that there are so many humanitarian organizations doing different things, that often one organization Dirección: has no idea who they can call to address a complimentary issue. Therefore, UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ it is incumbent on social workers and lawyers to familiarize themselves with Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia who is doing what, map the availability of services and create opportunities to Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía bring various groups together across related issues or themes, and refer to one La Molina - Lima 12, Perú another when appropriate. Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 Página web : www.unife.edu.pe If social workers and lawyers worked together with all levels of E-mail : [email protected] government and nongovernmental actors around issues of international child protection many things could be accomplished on behalf of children. Traducción: Often this collaboration happens on a per-child basis or on a national basis, but it’s not built in to overall systems. It is critical to consider how MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y this type of collaboration might be facilitated across borders on a regional SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. level. Specifically we need appropriate mechanisms, in addition to central Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ authorities, to link social workers, lawyers and judges in one country to their SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía counterparts in others. By adding this layer of a regional collaboration in Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 child protection, outcomes for children can improve on a much larger scale. PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 E-mail : [email protected] SECTION FIVE: Recommendations Impresión y diagramación ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL While there is much to be done to a) create best practices for effective [email protected] collaboration of law, policy, and social work professionals in child protection

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadbig picture and do not consider the logistics of who will ultimately anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidadbe carrying out the work. Similarly, in order to create services that Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las producciones dewill be consistent to applicable law, it is necessary to have lawyers estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. informing the implementation strategies to ensure practice aligns and is consistent with policy. Either way, legal and social practitioners Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177alike should seek out guidance from one another when creating policy and practice. If we aspire to achieve X, we always need to ask El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de su autorthe o question, then who will do Y to make X possible? autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. 4. Appropriate training and resources. Programs at the undergraduate Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derechoand graduate levels need to include course work on working on de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. transnational families as part of their core curriculum because in today’s world, more and more children are involved in cross Revista arbitrada border issues. Just as important, resources need to be provided to child welfare agencies and other related organizations who handle PERSONA Y FAMILIA cases with international dimensions. We must recognize that while Revista del Instituto de la Família knowing about applicable laws and services is helpful, understanding Facultad de Derecho what laws and services are available and how to apply them is critical. Nº 0504 - 20162015 Most people want to do the right thing, but many are not sure what ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 the right thing is, and how to go about it.

5. Dialogue and knowledge-sharing between social workers, Dirección: lawyers, and judges. Opportunities and forums need to be created UNIVERSIDAD FEMENINA DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN-UNIFÉ so that social workers, lawyers, and judges can exchange ideas, share Facultad de Derecho – Instituto de la Familia expertise, and explore best practices and potential remedies. When Av. Los Frutales 954 Urb. Santa Magdalena Sofía conducting a social worker training, representatives from the legal La Molina - Lima 12, Perú profession should be included and vice-versa. When developing a Teléfonos: (511) 4364641 – (511) 4341885 Anexo 300 new legal protection, social workers should be included to discuss Página web : www.unife.edu.pe the feasibility of carrying out the ideals. When resources are being E-mail : [email protected] created on a child protection topic, all groups should receive the same information even if the delivery or particulars are adapted for each Traducción: stakeholder’s specific role and responsibilities. Be sure that child MareFacultad Gordillo de Traducción, Interpretación y welfare agency workers know and understand the relevant domestic SeniorCiencias Advisor de la Comunicación BCC S.A.C. laws and international conventions and treaties, and the legal Av.Universidad Canaval yFemenina Moreyra del425, Sagrado Of. 94 Corazón- UNIFÉ implications if the guidelines are not followed, that are applicable to SanAv. LosIsidro, Frutales Lima 95427 - Urb. Perú Santa Magdalena Sofía their work. Teléfonos:La Molina (511)- Lima 222-6737 12, Perú - (511) 221-2850 PáginaTeléfonos: web (511) : www.bcc.com.pe 4364641 – (511) 4341885 6. Collaboration among stakeholders. Find ways to collaborate across E-mail : [email protected] government and nongovernment organizations as well as across Impresión y diagramación regions. Get to know as many people as possible within your Central ImpresiónIMPRENTA y diagramaciónEDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL Authority. Get to know other organizations doing similar types of [email protected] EDITORIAL – GRAFIMAG SRL [email protected] work to yours. Create a multidisciplinary and multi-topic panel of

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Persona y Familia es una revista científica, multidisciplinaria, de periodicidadCONCLUSION anual del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, dedicada a difundir las produccionesIn this de paper we provided a brief description of the role of social workers estudios en el campo de los Derechos de la persona y la familia. in child protection. Next, we offered some examples of how social workers intervene on issues that affect the international protection of children, Hecho el Depósito Legal en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú Nº 2013-05177including their role in implementing multilateral treaties and conventions as well as domestic family law. Then we described the need for additional El contenido de cada artículo es de responsabilidad exclusiva de sutraining autor oand building capacity within the field of social work. Next, we autores y no compromete la opinión de la revista. provided some brief examples of how the field of social work could effectively collaborate with other key stakeholder groups. Finally, we provided Se necesita autorización del Instituto de la Familia de la Facultad deconcrete Derecho recommendations centered on keeping the child as the focus of de la UNIFE para reproducir los artículos o partes de esta revista. all of our works and finding the appropriate mechanisms to collaborate on training, policy, and practice across disciplines, organizations and regions. Revista arbitrada While these recommendations are straightforward and may sound easy to do; time, resources, and a familiar way of thinking can easily prevent us PERSONA Y FAMILIA from implementing them effectively. If, however, we continue to challenge Revista del Instituto de la Família ourselves by asking the question, “What will it take to help this family keep Facultad de Derecho its children safe? Who else can I involve that can help make this situation better for Nº 0504 - 20162015 this child, or children in general?” we will, in time, be able to ensure the safety ISSN versión impresa: 2310-3345 of and improve the outcomes for all our children.

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