The idea for the project
The idea for the project was born during a debate with representatives of institutions working with families in multi-problem situations, triggered by an exhibition of photovoices of socially disadvantaged parents, which took place at the Urban Activity Factory on 20 February 2023. About the meeting.
During the debate, a number of ideas were raised related to the introduction of solutions to improve the support offered to parents. One of them was the idea of creating a handbook to clarify legal provisions and court procedures. CAPZ representatives were present at the event, picked up on the idea and decided to collaborate with each other in this regard. Thanks to the social impact of the event, we also gained a sponsor for our activities – the FIDEES Foundation for Social Ideas – which will make it possible to print the handbook and put it on the website with open access.
"I was encouraged to participate in the 'Parent, know your rights' project by the vision of creating a tool to help parents in a difficult situation to know their rights and responsibilities towards their children." - comments Aneta Grober, social pedagogy student and the member of the project team.
Project implementation
The students of the Faculty of Education Sciences carrying out the project have completed research in the community of parents with limited parental authority. They have conducted questionnaire interviews among CAPZ clients. Expert interviews are currently being conducted with lawyers, judges, legal counsels, family probation officers to gather information that is a real support for parents.
Sandra Chojnacka, a student of social pedagogy and the member of the project team, comments on the status of the project:
"We are in the process of implementing the project, 'Parent, Know Your Rights'. In September, we completed research with parents in the reintegration process, as well as with those who have already regained their children, but are still under assistantship. At the moment, we are conducting expert interviews with specialists in family and guardianship law. Conducting research is an important part of the project's implementation and looking at what is important in creating informative support for parents in the form of a handbook, as well as a workshop, which we plan to conduct in February 2024."
The 'Parent Know Your Rights' project is being positively received by representatives of the legal community. As mentioned, we are currently conducting expert interviews to expand our legal knowledge allowing for the creation of professional information support in this area.
About the project:
The project was carried out as part of Science Hub of the University of Lodz – a university-wide collaboration platform that aims at supporting the University of Lodz academic community in implementing implementation scientific projects in cooperation with the environment.
Project title: "Parent, Know Your Rights".
Supervisor: Dr Izabela Kamińska-Jatczak, Department of Social Pedagogy and Social Rebabilitation.
Students: Sandra Chojnacka, Mateusz Dymowski, Aneta Grober, Jagoda Kazimierska, Social Pedagogy
Partner: Administrative Centre for Foster Care in Lodz
Project description: The aim of our project is primarily to create a mini-guide that will provide informative support for parents with limited, suspended or revoked parental authority. In addition to the handbook, we also want to conduct a workshops to help parents understand their parental rights and responsibilities. The workshop will be conducted in collaboration with probation specialist Mateusz Korzeniowski.