On May 16, 2017 a team from the Institute for Social Activities and Practices, including Prof. Dr. Nelly Petrova-Dimitrova, PhD Jana Staneva of FNPP at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski ", Darinka Yankova - Executive Director and the experts Borislava Gitsova and Zvezditza Kovacheva took part in the international conference ERFCON 2017" Growing resilience: researching beyond academia "in Zagreb, Croatia. The Resilience research was presented by scientists from universities in the United States, Canada and Europe.”

Large-scale studies in action were presented by Professor Anne Mason from the University of Minnesota, USA- one of the pioneers of Resilience Science, by Professor Linda Liebenberg from the University of Halifax, Canada, lead researcher, appraiser and consultant in resilience, Angie Hart from the University of Brighton, UK, co-chair of the university partnership program, and others.

The Bulgarian participation covered the topic "What do professionals do for resilience for people with difficulties?". The report presented results of a theoretical and empirical study of the factors of resilience for  women at risk of separation from their children who were using social services. The study was conducted within the framework of a doctoral program by Yana Staneva under the scientific guidance of Prof. Dr. Nelly Petrova-Dimitrova on the topic "Competences of the social pedagogue for resilience with parents at risk of separation from the child". The main focus of the report was the relationship between experienced resilience and professional support received, as well as the characteristics of professional support that are considered to be the most significant with the women surveyed. "

The SAPI team, which took part in the international event, learned new practices in working with children and youth based on the resilience approach; Valued highly the organization's position of the European Resilience Network and created opportunities for new networks