The purpose of the operational procedure is to establish and describe the steps to be followed, the working methods and the rules to be applied, as well as the responsibilities of the persons involved in carrying out the process of termination of care within the Case Management Department for children in family-type services

Placing the child with a Professional Maternal Assistant is a temporary special protection measure established for the child separated from the care of their parents, through which the material and moral conditions necessary for their harmonious development are ensured.

Termination of care for children placed with a professional maternal assistant is carried out only with their prior preparation and under the conditions stipulated by law. In this regard, Service specialists, in collaboration with other specialists, provide specialized services: counseling, information, support, preparation of children/young people regarding the termination of services provided to children in placement;

Termination of the special protection measure by the professional maternal assistant occurs in the following cases:

1.Reintegration of the child into the natural family;

2.The young man/woman who has reached the age of 18 and is no longer attending any form of education;

3.At the request of the young man/woman who has reached the age of 18, is attending a full-time education form, but no longer wishes to maintain the special protection measure;

4.The young man/woman who has reached the age of 26;

5.The child’s death has occurred;

6.Transfer to another social service;

7.Adoption;

8.Marriage;