For professionals

Laws and regulations

Laws

• Amended and Restated Act of September 8, 1998 regulating relations between the State and organizations working in the social, family and therapeutic fields (ASFT)
• Amended Act of December 16, 2008 on child and family services

Grand-Ducal Regulations 

• Amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of November 10, 2006 implementing sections 1^er and 2 of the law of September 8, 1998 regarding the approval to be granted to natural persons or legal entities undertaking or carrying out an activity of consultation, training, counseling, mediation, reception and animation for families
• Grand-Ducal Regulation of February 18, 2009 concerning the approval to be granted to the managers of socio-familial boarding schools
• Grand-Ducal Regulation of August 17, 2011 respecting the approval of operators of activities for children, young adults and families in distress
• Grand-Ducal Regulations of August 17, 2011 organizing child and family support
• Grand-Ducal Regulation of August 17, 2011 regulating the organization and operation of the National Children's Agenda
• Amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of August 17, 2011 regulating the organization and functioning of the Superior Council for Child and Family Assistance
• Grand-Ducal regulation of August 17, 2011 amending the Grand-Ducal regulation of November 10, 2006 implementing articles 1 and 2 of the law of September 8, 1998 regulating the relations between the State and the organizations working in the social, family and therapeutic fields as regards the approval to be granted to natural persons or legal entities undertaking or exercising an activity of consultation, training, counseling, mediation, reception and animation for families.

Child and Family Services

Terms of reference

The very first national reference framework for child and family assistance (CFA) aims to contribute to harmonizing the framework of intervention of professionals, by referring to the main principles as formulated in the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, by marking out reflective professional practices and by defining common evaluation criteria. It aims to ensure that each child, each young person and each family that needs it receives the best possible support, whether it be family assistance, psychological consultation, outpatient measures, socio-educational care, foster care, etc.

https://aef.lu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nationaler-Rahmenplan-der-Kinder-und-Familienhilfe.pdf 

AEF Social Lab 

The AEF Social Lab is a platform for exchange, innovation and co-creation whose mission is to frame the consultation process for the development of the national reference framework for child and family support (AEF). This initiative was launched by the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth. Over several months and through various activities, the multidisciplinary team of the AEF Social Lab gives the opportunity to all stakeholders (beneficiaries, providers, professionals) to be actively involved in this consultation process.

https://aef.lu/aef-social-lab/ 

Library and publications

GUIDES 

Standards 

Synthesis

National Children's Agenda professional site

This site is intended for child and family service professionals (organizations and individuals) who are already licensed or approved by the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth or who want to become child welfare providers. General information about child welfare for parents and the general public is available at www.officenationalenfance.lu 

Link to the site https://portal.education.lu/aide-pro/