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A professional social worker with skills, knowledge, and experience working with children and young people without parental care, and vulnerable families. My preference is to work in Kenya, or regionally (east and southern Africa) with organization (s) whose mission and vision is family and child focused. Providing knowledge, skills, services and expertise in family preservation and strengthening through effective and efficient policies and practices. Areas of expertise and interest include;o Foster care, kinship care, adoption, guardianshipo Project management and coordinationo Child rights based approaches/ Child protection o Best interest assessment/ Best interest determination assessmentsOther Professional Roles:o Expert participant in the development of the best practice standards and training manual for Charitable Children Institutions in Kenya with the Kenyan Government, UNICEF and other Non-government organizationso Expert participant in the development of alternative care guidelines for Children in Kenya with UNICEF, Government of Kenya and Non-governmental organizationso Expert participant in the technical Working group (UNICEF, Government of Kenya and NGO,s) on alternative care in Kenyao Board Member/ Youth Committee Member, International Foster Care Organization advocating family based care and support for children without parental careo Expert member of the advisory Committee, Better Care Network (BCN); advising the network on best practice issues in regard to children without parental care globally

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