Step 4
Competent and
Committed staff
A competent, specialized and committed workforce is at the heart of Barnahus. It is a central aspect of the Promise Vision and the Barnahus Quality Standards.
The Barnahus Competence Initiative brings together the Promise Barnahus Competence Centre in Stockholm, the Barnahus Virtual Competence Centre, the Barnahus On-site training & development facility and our Peer Support (consultations and support desk) to offer a broad range of educational activities for staff and teams in Barnahus across all disciplines.
This includes:
- Certified training
- External supervision, mentorship, supervision
- Multidisciplinary and interagency teams
- Building a participatory environment in Barnahus
- Law, proceedings and legal professions in Barnahus
- Study visits for professionals
Find our related courses, publication, and other resources below, or move on to Step 5 – Excellence in practice. Read more >
Related publications
About the Barnahus model and the Quality Standards
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The Lighthouse: A safe space for child sexual abuse victims in the UK
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The PROMISE Barnahus Quality Standards
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Barnahus roadmap guidance and template
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At the Crossroads of child-centred criminal and welfare proceedings
At the Crossroads is a legal briefing which explores the considerations for when...
Child participation tool
To facilitate Barnahus and similar setups to hear about how children experience their...
Interagency agreement template and guidance
This Template and Guidance offers inspiration for drafting an interagency agreement,...
Considerations for evidence recording at the Barnahus
There is much more to recording interviews at a Barnahus than setting up a system and...
Related webinars
Working together in the best interests of the child
This webinar features discussions on the formal agreements and the daily work of multidisciplinary interagency cooperation.
Formal interagency agreements in the best interests of the child
With reference to Barnahus Quality Standards 2 & 5 on multidisciplinary and interagency collaboration and Interagency case management, this webinar invited a panel of experts to discuss key questions regarding the setup and operation of multidisciplinary teams in Barnahus.
How we can help
Courses and training
The Competence Centre at the PROMISE Barnahus Network can support your work on getting to yes through a variety of training, courses, and other interventions. Details coming soon.
Support desk
The Secretariat of the PROMISE Barnahus Network is the eyes and ears of the Network, and acts as a support desk for Network Members. We stand ready to field your questions and ideas, and to connect you to information and colleagues which might help.