Books/Brochures
The DIJuF periodically publishes books and brochures on youth welfare and family law.
- International enforcement of child support
Legal bases and practical application (2011) - Handbook on foster care services in Germany (2011)
- Family court proceedings in cases of separation or divorce and in cases of child endangerment (brochure, 2010)
- Data protection in early prevention – a compact guide to practical knowledge (brochure, 2010)
- Situation, prospects and need for development of reliable quality standards and clear role structuring in family court proceedings in child protection (position paper, 2010)
- Helping to shape legal reality – international networking – lively exchange (2010)
- Information brochure: Your guardian represents you
- Quality criteria, goals and key figures in counselling/assistance/advisory guardianships (position paper, 2009)
- Index of German youth welfare offices (2007)
- Profile of a modern youth welfare service provider (position paper, 2006)
- A century of youth welfare and family law (2006)
- Take responsibility – Protection and support of children in danger (2004)
- Child custody and visitation: Cooperation between family courts and youth welfare offices (2004)
Dein Vormund vertritt dich - Die Informationsbroschüre
Information brochure: Your guardian represents you
– in German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Russian
published by the International Association for Pedagogic Support (IGfH) and the German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law (DIJuF) e. V.
This brochure has been written by a number of acclaimed experts. It answers questions regarding guardianship and supplement fosterage. It targets/addresses children and adolescents as well as parents, educators and child care workers.
This brochure is temporarily out of stock. It can be downloaded in different languages. In order to do so, please visit: www.Dein-Vormund.de.
Jugendamtsverzeichnis – Verzeichnis deutscher Jugendbehörden (2007)
Index of German youth welfare offices
– in German
The new edition of the German youth welfare offices' index is comprehensive and up-to-date. It offers:
- Addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of all German youth welfare offices and regional youth welfare authorities
- Information about the youth welfare offices' chief executives
- Lists of departments as well as names and contact dates of the appropriate officials
- Index of youth welfare offices arranged according to regional authorities, cities and boroughs, administrative centres and federal states
If preferred, the index is also available as a CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is licensed for one work station.
Charge: See purchase order form.
For purchase orders please use our purchase order form.
Berater, Unterstützer und Beistand (position paper, 2006)
Profil eines modernen Dienstleisters im Jugendamt
(Profile of a modern youth welfare service provider)
– in German
published by the German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law (DIJuF) e. V.
A group of experienced „Beiständen” (youth welfare professionals, responsible for enforcing child maintenance claims) consulted together from 2004 until 2006. The above mentioned thesis paper is the result of this cooperation. It discusses the job description and job-related self-conception of the „Beistandschaft” in the Youth Welfare Office.
You can access the document here.
In 2006, the DIJuF's centenary year, the DIJuF published a book that takes a closer look at the institute's history.
Ein Jahrhundert Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht (2006)
(A century of youth welfare and family law)
– in German
Vom Archiv deutscher Berufsvormünder zum Deutschen Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht (DIJuF) e. V. – 1906 bis 2006
published by the German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law (DIJuF) e. V. – in German
During his extensive research for this book the historian, Dr. Harald Jenner, uncovered previously unknown documents. He vividly describes the development of the institute between 1906 and 1985. A special chapter is dedicated to the institute's social and political role in the Third Reich. The DIJuF's chairman, Mr. Thomas Mörsberger, describes the last 20 years of the institute's developments.
This anniversary publication is not only a review of the DIJuF's history, but also a retrospective of German legal history.
Price: The anniversary publication costs 7.80 EUR (17.80 EUR for non-members ) (plus shipment)
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Verantwortlich handeln – Schutz und Hilfe bei Kindeswohlgefährdung (2004)
(Take responsibility – Protection and support of children in danger)
Saarbrücker Memorandum
– in German
published by the German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law (DIJuF) e. V.
Following a number of extreme cases of child abuse and molestation as well as general criticism of the youth welfare offices' work, a commission was established in 2007. This commission was set up in order to compile propositions suited to improve the protection of children and adolescents. The memorandum became a landmark in the discussion about child protection, due to its suggestions about the handling of child endangerment notifications and guiding principles for the formulation of youth welfare offices' standards and guidelines.
The „Saarbücker Memorandum” was edited by the Bundesanzeiger Verlag.
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Zusammenarbeit zwischen Familiengerichten und Jugendämtern bei der Verwirklichung des Umgangs zwischen Kindern und Eltern (2004)
(Child custody and visitation: Cooperation between family courts and youth welfare offices)
Dokumentation einer Veranstaltungsreihe
– in German
The DIJuF, the German Federal Ministry of Justice and the German Federal Ministry of Family, Pensioners Women and Youth organised a number of workshops on the topic of cooperation between youth welfare offices and family courts in order to establish contact between parents and their children in cases of separation and/or divorce. The DIJuF presents a comprehensive and highly informative documentation of these workshops. This documentation outlines the possibilities for effective and individual cooperation between family courts and youth welfare offices.
The documentation includes expert contributions as well as information about prevailing case law, various cooperation schemes and new concepts of visitation accompanied by professionals.
You can access the documentation here.