1^ST INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS ON
TRANSITION OF
YOUTH IN THE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SYSTEM TO
ADULT LIFE

• Alfonso Rueda Valenzuela – President of Galicia Regional Government
• Manuel Joaquín Reigosa Roger – Chancellor of the University of Vigo
• Xosé Manuel Cid Fernández – Dean at the Faculty of Social Education and Social Work of the University of Vigo
• Víctor Manuel Santidrián Arias – President of IGAXES

EDUCATION- Room A
Factors facilitating the school inclusion of children in the protection system

• María Carme Montserrat Boado – University of Girona

SEXUALITY – Room B
Training in sexual equality and diversity, and cis-heteronormative attitudes of minors in Spanish protection system

• María Victoria Carrera Fernández – University of Vigo

• María Escribano Romero – Sustainability/CSR Manager, internal communication and culture at Alsea – Alsea Group
• Cristina Segura Talavera – Social Inclusion Director at La Caixa Foundation – Program Incorpora
• Artur Martins – Cooperativa Kairos – Azores

SPEAKERS – TABLE A

• Elisa Catoira – Asociación de Familiares enfermos Alzheimer A Coruña – AFACO
• Gabriel Conde Cordal – Portovello Restaurant, Ourense
• Pedro Barrio – La Urbana Restaurant, Lugo

• Ricardo Barroso – University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

SEXUALITY – Room B

• Santa Lázaro Fernández and Belén Urosa – Comillas Pontifical University

MENTAL HEALTH- Room A
Promotion of affiliative mindset in caregivers of at-risk youth: results of a clinical trial with impact on caregivers and emotional climate of institutions

• Daniel Rijo and Laura Santos – University of Coimbra

SOCIAL-AFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, WELL-BEING AND BOND – Room B
Leisure and social-affective relationships – youth after the protection system

• Ángel De-Juanas and Jorge Díaz-Esterri – UNED

• Identidad para Ellos y Ellas (Identity for Them) – Asturias. (Marcos Madrigal)
• UPV – Basque Country. (Ikhlas Seddik)
• Asociación Doncel – Buenos Aires. (Quequi Jessica Waksmann)
• Militants Des Savoirs (Knowledge Activists) – France. (Seraphin Alava)

SPEAKERS – TABLE B

• Cooperativa Redes – Madrid. (Silvia Diana)
• FAIM – Aragón. (Falo García Álvarez)
• Itaca – Catalonia. (Lidia Rodríguez)
• Social Education – Alba Vigo

MENTAL HEALTH – Room A

• Team Jorge Fernández del Valle – University of Oviedo

AFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, WELL-BEING AND BOND – Room B
Socio-educational ecosystems and support in transitions: community strength

• Jordi Longás – University of Ramon Llull, Barcelona

• Paulo Delgado – Education Higher School of Porto’s Polytechnic Institute

THE FAMILY ROLE – Room B
Transition from foster care system to adult life: chances and challenges for foster care

• Cristóbal Ruiz Román – University of Málaga

• João Pedro Gaspar – University of Coimbra and paje – Support Platform to Former Foster Care Youth

AUTONOMY FLATS – Room B
After goodbye… My Goodness! – Journeys after foster care

• Juan Carlos Martín Quintana – University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

• Fundación Natzaret – Balearic Islands. (Guillem Cladera)
• San José de Braga Office – (Mafalda Malheiro)
• Porto’s Social Security Institute – (Sandra Pinto)
• Instituto de Segurança Social da Madeira, Instituto Público da Região Autónoma da Madeira – (Paula Mesquita

SPEAKERS – TABLE B

• Amés Foundation – Balearic Islands. (Sebastià Cladera)
• Agintzari – Basque Country. (Unai Zabala)
• University of Oviedo – (Laura García Alba)
• Asociación Engloba – Andalusia (Diego Heredia)

PROFESSIONAL CARE – Room A
Foundation for professional development, pedagogical knowledge and participation in the context

• Víctor Martín Solbes – University of Málaga

EDUCATION – Room B
Higher education as a key to other future scenarios in the transition to adult life: The university is also for the former foster care youth

• Joana Miguelena – University of the Basque Country

• References Program – IGAXES, Galicia. (Carlos Rosón)
• Enlace Program – ASECAL, Castilla y León. (Mª Auxiliadora López)
• Rusiñol – SERVEI SOLIDARI, Catalonia. (Nerea Arechaga)