Child- and youth welfare law in Germany: An overview for educators, psychologists, paediatricians and politicians

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Contents
1 Introduction
	1.1	Role and Importance of Youth Legislation
	1.2	History of German Youth Welfare Law
	1.3	Assistance for a Better Understanding of These Social Laws
2 Principles, Structures, Tasks, Courts
	2.1	How Do I Claim My Right?
	2.2	Legal Claim and Discretion
	2.3	Subordination
	2.4	Cooperation, Participation
	2.5	Authorities and Other Points of Contact
	2.6	Youth Law: Structure and Relevance of the Chapters
3 Youth (Social) Work, Youth Protection, Educational Promotion
	3.1	Youth Work, Youth Social Work
	3.2	Youth Protection
	3.3	Promotion of Education in the Family
4 The Educational Services
	4.1	Foster Care
		4.1.1	Full-Time Care
		4.1.2	Partial Stationary Aids
		4.1.3	Closed Placement
		4.1.4	A Wild, Confused “Case 1”
	4.2	Qualified Outpatient Services
		4.2.1	Parental Counseling Centers
		4.2.2	Family Support and Individual Care
		4.2.3	Social Group Work According to § 29
5 Therapy for Mental Disorders; Help also for Young Adults
	5.1	Integration Assistance in Youth Welfare is Given to a Child Who Has Mental Disorders
	5.2	Fortunately, People Over the Age of 17 Can Also Receive Youth Welfare
		5.2.1	Financial Problems and Perspectives
6 Child Protection Issues
	6.1	Basics of Child Protection Regulations in Germany
		6.1.1	“Case 2”
	6.2	To the “Insofar Experienced Professional” (Child Protection)
7 Daycare and Childcare
	7.1	Positions of the Federal Law SGB VIII, §§ 22–26
	7.2	Daycare
		7.2.1	A Mother-Child “Case (3)”
	7.3	Daycare; Self-Organization of Care
	7.4	Implementation Laws of the 16 Federal States
	7.5	The After-school care Problem
8 Other Tasks, Cooperation, Planning
	8.1	Participation in Family and Youth Courts
	8.2	(Official) Guardianships
	8.3	What Does “Triangle Relationship” Mean?
	8.4	Youth Welfare Planning, §-78-Working Groups
	8.5	The Youth Office Consists of Two Instances
9 Other Important Laws in Juvenile Law and “Confidentiality”
	9.1	Youth Criminal Law in the JGG
	9.2	The Family Court Act FamFG
	9.3	The Cooperation and Information Act in Child Protection
	9.4	Youth Labor Protection Act/Ordinance on Child Labor
	9.5	The “Good” Early Childhood Education and Participation Act
	9.6	Law on Religious Education of Children RelKErzG
	9.7	Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure
10 Perspectives and Positions on Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Gender Mainstreaming
	10.1	Inclusion in Child and Youth Welfare
	10.2	Gender Diversity and Gender Mainstreaming — Approaches in the Language Regulations of the BMFSFJ
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