Support network
Guardians
benefit from a support network to carry out their complex tasks. Support should
be provided by the guardianship authorities, including access to a
multi-disciplinary group of professionals to provide expertise, advice and
assistance for the guardian’s tasks. Access to legal advice, interpretation and
cultural mediation are particularly important to support the guardian’s
communication with the child and enable the guardian to adequately represent
the child.
In
addition to the support provided by the guardianship authority, guardians could
develop their own support networks with persons from their community and other
guardians who exchange and consult on all relevant issues and mobilise support
as needed for children and guardians. In light of their own experience in
building and using a support network, guardians should also support the child
they assist in building a support network.
See
also:
Level 1: Child rights principles
Level 5: Mandate and tasks of the
guardian
Reference:
EU training and learning platform for guardians of unaccompanied children
Chapter 4: Session 4.1. A support network for guardians and accountability
Literature:
FRA (European Agency for Fundamental Rights)
(2014), Guardianship for children deprived of parental care, A handbook to reinforce guardianship systems to
cater for the specific needs of child victims of trafficking, Luxembourg, Publications
Office of the European Union (Publications Office), pp. 51-52.