On February 12th, 2010 in the Regional Centre for Foster Care in Shoumen five families - candidates for foster parents participated in a specialized training.

The first part of the training included topics related to the essence of the social service foster care; the duties of foster parents; the target groups - children and parents in need for support from foster families; the main phases of child development; skills for providing safe care for the child; the man rights and protection of the child; violence against the child and types of maltreatment.
The second part of the training touched upon topics included in the Programme for Additional Qualification of the candidates for professional foster families - specialized care accompanying the placement of a child in risk between 0 and 3 years old; specialized care in the case of a disabled child; specialized care for a child victim of violence or traffic under a regime of emergency accommodation. Four of the candidates for foster parents were directed for training by the Social Support Directorate - Shoumen and one family by the Social Support Directorate - Veliki Preslav.

The Regional Centre for Foster Care in Shoumen has been created within the framework of the project "Promotion of the Foster Care in Bulgaria". The implementation of the project is being carried out by Association "Social Activities and Practices Institute" and the International Social Service -Bulgaria and is being financed by UNICEF. The project is implemented through the upgrading of the existing local resources and using the tools and premises of the Complex for Social Services for Children and Families in Shoumen. The Regional Centre for Foster Care can be found at the following address: 11 Belasica Street, telephone for more information 054/850 777; 054/833124