EFTA Conversation: Advancing Quality in Family Support: Practical Tools and Critical Insights from EurofamNet

With Lucia Jiménez

Chairperson: Joana Sequeira

In this presentation, we will introduce the work of EurofamNet, a pan-European network that brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and family representatives with the aim of informing family support policies and practices through an evidence-based, interdisciplinary and co-productive approach.

Building on this collaborative process, EurofamNet has developed a shared evidence base and a wide range of practice-oriented materials. In this session, we will share practical tools and critical insights emerging from this collaborative work—including programmes, quality frameworks and assessment tools—with a focus on how they can support professionals in strengthening family support and relational practices across diverse contexts from a systemic approach. We also aim to open a space for dialogue and mutual learning, engaging with participants’ experiences and perspectives.

Lucía Jiménez
Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Universidad de Sevilla
The European Family Support Network https://eurofamnet.eu/
Red de asesoramiento en políticas informadas de parentalidad positiva P+GARANT[IA] https://pgarantia.familiasenpositivo.org/

Recent publications:
Family support in Europe: theory, policy and practice: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740925005997
Validation of the Interview for the Assessment of Parental Competencies (ECP-12):https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0192513X251362457

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