260 KB48 KB198220252023Horvat, Gordanaštevilka:4letnik:62str. 259-274ISSN:0352-7956DOI:10.51741/sd.2023.62.4.259-274COBISSID_HOST:180150019URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-XTLZYS9GenFakulteta za socialno deloSocialno delocentri za socialno delochildcaredeinstitucionalizacijadeinstitutionalisationdružinafamiliesfoster careotroško varstvorejništvosocial worksocial work centressocialno deloThe importance of formal and informal support networks for foster parents in establishing the normalisation of children’s life| the case of Croatia|Foster care has become the focus of social work in Croatia in recent years, due to the lack of placement capacity in institutions and process of deinstitutionalisation which aims to achieve normalisation of human life in the community. In foster care, the normalisation of a child’s life is a challenge for all those involved in the process, as there is no inclusive model of foster care in Croatia and the role of social work is divided between all actors in the foster care process. Therefore, the thesis is put forward that for the establishment of the normalisation of the life of a foster child, it is important to provide formal and informal networks in the community, which are built and connected by social work in joint collaboration. The purpose of this paper is to identify the current support network for foster care, determine the needs of foster parents for normalizing the life of a child in foster care, and examine how social work as a profession contributes to this process. Through a qualitative analysis of eight semi-structured interviews with foster families conducted between November 2021 and January 2022, the findings indicate that foster parents need more accessible ongoing institutional support from social workers, but also non-formal forms of support, particularly associations of foster parents in the civil sector and better collaboration with children’s primary familiesRejništvo je v zadnjih letih na Hrvaškem postalo predmet zanimanja socialnega dela zaradi pomanjkanja namestitvenih kapacitet v institucijah in zaradi procesa deinstitucionalizacije, ki si prizadeva za normalizacijo življenja v skupnosti. Pri rejništvu je normalizacija otrokovega življenja izziv za vse vpletene, ker na Hrvaškem ne ostaja inkluzivni model rejništva in ker je vloga socialnega dela razdeljena med vse akterje v rejništvu. Avtorica izhaja iz domneve, da je za zagotovitev normalizacije pomembno poskbeti za formalne in neformalne mreže v skupnosti, ki jih socialno delo vzpostavlja in povezuje. V članku prepozna obstoječe podporne mreže za rejništvo in preučuje vlogo socialnega dela pri tem. Na podlagi kvalitativne analize osmih polstrukturiranih intervjujev z rejniškimi družinami, opravljenih med novembrom 2021 in januarjem 2022, izsledki kažejo, da rejniški starši potrebujejo več dostopne kontinuirane institucionalne podpore od socialnih delavk in delavcev, pa tudi neformalne oblike podpore, zlasti združenj rejniških staršev v civilnem sektorju, in boljše sodelovanje s primarnimi družinami otrokTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za socialno delo