General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection Timiș*

This procedure refers to the social evaluation of persons requesting the AMP certificate.

The professional maternal assistant is the natural person, certified according to the law, who provides through the activity carried out at his/her home, the upbringing, care, and education necessary for the harmonious development of the children placed in his/her care.

Only persons who meet the following conditions may be certified as professional maternal assistants:

a) have full exercise capacity;

b) by their behavior in society, health status, and psychological profile, provide guarantees for the correct fulfillment of the obligations incumbent on a parent regarding the upbringing, care, and education of their children;

c) have at their disposal a dwelling that meets the needs for food preparation, hygiene, education, and rest for its users, including the children who are to be placed;

d) have attended professional training courses organized by the specialized public child protection service or the authorized private body conducting the evaluation for issuing the certificate of professional maternal assistant.

Cannot be a professional maternal assistant:

a) the person who has been convicted by a final court decision for intentionally committing a crime;

b) the parent deprived of parental rights or whose child has been declared abandoned by a final court decision;

c) the person suffering from chronic communicable diseases.

1. Recruitment of professional maternal assistants:a. The applicant will submit a request to the DGASPC Timiș Registry, in which they will also state the reasons why they wish to become a professional maternal assistant.

The request will be accompanied by: applicant’s curriculum vitae;copy of the identity document (with permanent residence in Timiș county);copy of the diploma of the last school graduated (the applicant must be a high school graduate);criminal record;medical certificate specifying that they do not suffer from communicable, infectious-contagious or mental diseases;

b. The request will then be referred to the Head of the Child Case Management Service.

c. The requests will be assigned to the case manager, who is required to inform the applicant regarding: - The stages of the evaluation process; - The rights and obligations of the AMP; - The minimum mandatory criteria provided by law.

2. Evaluation of applicants:

a. After submitting the evaluation request, within 10 days from its registration, the applicant will receive a confirmation and the name of the designated case manager. The applicant’s request will be resolved within 90 days.

b. The designated case manager will check the following aspects:

1. Material conditions

2. Health status

3. Moral profile

4. Parental skills

5. Others.

The case manager will draw up the intermediate evaluation report, which will establish whether the conditions are met to proceed to the next stage – the training process. d. The psychologist designated by the Psychological Counseling Service will conduct the psychological evaluation, in order to assess the parental capacities and moral guarantees of the applicant. e. The psychologist will quantitatively and qualitatively interpret the information obtained and will draft the psychological profile, which complements the initial evaluation report. · Responsible – case manager and psychologist

3. Training process (part of the evaluation process):

a. Selected applicants will compulsorily participate in the minimum mandatory module, which covers topics approved according to the curriculum developed by the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption,

b. Upon completion of the course, applicants will take an exam consisting of two parts (written and interview) · Responsible – the course organizing team and the lecturers designated in the curriculum - Duration – minimum 60 hours 4.

Final evaluation for certification:

a. The case manager will prepare the certification report, which will be based on the intermediate evaluation report (minimum 2 visits);

b. The psychologist will prepare a psychological evaluation report for certification, following a psychological test applied to the applicant as well as his/her spouse.

c. Presentation of the certification file within the Child Protection Committee. · Responsible – the case manager and psychologist, designated by the head of the service

The stages of the social evaluation of persons requesting the AMP certificate

1. Recruitment of professional maternal assistants;

2. Initial evaluation of applicants;

3. Training process (part of the evaluation process);

4. Final evaluation for certification.