Field visits - Pre-congress day, 2 September

Option 2: Barneverntjenesten i Frogn kommune

https://www.frogn.kommune.no/artikkel/Barnevern
Presentation will be held at Drøbak Aquarium, Havnegata 4, Drøbak.

Welcome to the Child Welfare Service in Frogn municipality, based in beautiful Drøbak. Drøbak is located by the Oslofjord, approximately 40 minutes by bus from the center of Oslo. Drøbak has a population of approximately 16,000 inhabitants. Visit Drøbak & Oscarsborg (visitgreateroslo.com)

Drøbak is a beautiful small town, where we recommend you to arrive in good time for a stroll before the actual program starts at 12:00, and we will be there until approx. 2:30 p.m. 

Drøbak has many cafes and restaurants which can be nice to stop by, either before or after, for a small snack or lunch. 

We look forward to your visit and wish you a warm welcome.

Option 3: Barnevernvakten i Oslo

https://www.barnevernvakten.no/kommuner/oslo-kommune
Politihuset i Oslo
Grønlandsleiret 44
0190 Oslo 

Program at Politihuset from 12.30 to 14.30.
On this visit you will learn more about how emergency preparedness for children and young people is organised in Oslo. You will receive information about the Emergency Child Care Units tasks and how they are organised. The Emergency Child Care Unit consists of two teams. One works at the system level, while the other works operationally in emergency cases in the city of Oslo. The Unit cooperates closely with the police and is located at the main Police station in Oslo. The Unit has existed since 1982 and is on duty for Oslo children and families around the clock.

Our organizer Linda will be waiting by the 4.5-metre bronze tiger in front of Oslo Central Station at 12.00. She will take you on a twenty-minute walk to Politihuset and back after the visit. If you want to go by bus, you can take bus no 37 from Jernbanetorget to Politihuset.

Option 4: Brusetkollen barneverninstitusjon

https://brusetkollen.no/barnevernsinstitusjon/
Otto Valstads vei 70
1395 Hvalstad
40 min from Oslo Central Station

Welcome to Oslo Sanitetsforening Brusetkollen, situated in Asker, 20km west of Oslo. We are a non-profit institution that has been running for 102 years - owned by Oslo Sanitetsforening. Brusetkollen is a child welfare institution and we have places for around 40 children/teens. We have five departments located in Asker, four of these are for teenagers aged 13-20. One smaller department houses children aged 6-12 years old. In addition to this, we run spescialised foster homes, provide support for young people moving into their own rented accommodation, and we offer family support through an agreement with local government. We have an in-house department with specially trained and qualified family consultans and a psychologist.

The program starts at 13.00 until approx 15.00 p.m. When you visit us at Brusetkollen, we will tell you a bit about our institution. Our psychologist and family consultants will give a brief presentation regarding the importance of the relation between the young people and the social carers - explaining how this is the most important tool in the meeting with the children/teens. We will also facilitate an exchange of experiences between the students visiting and some of our staff.

Where can you find us? You can board a train from Oslo Central Station or Nationaltheateret station to Vakås train station (train line L1 direction Spikkestad), which is the closest stop to our head office. From the station there is a 10-15 minute walk To Otto Valstads vei 70. Alternatively, you can get the train (any  train that goes in the direction of Drammen) to Asker station, and from there get the bus 270 to Solgården. From there it is only a short 5 minute walk to us.  If required we can meet you at the train- or bus stop near us. The easiest way to get to Brusetkollen is to take the L1 train from Oslo S at 11.57 or from The National Theater at 11.59 to Vakås. It´s a westbound train. The train takes 30 minutes and someone from Brusetkollen will meet you at Vakås for a 10-15 minute walk to the institution.