Leonieke Boendermaker named professor by special appointment of Implementation Challenges in Youth Care

Leonieke Boendermaker (photo by: Kirsten van Santen) - Leonieke Boendermaker has been named professor by special appointment of Implementation Challenges in Youth Care at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair was designated on behalf of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. How would she describe her chair? What is its social importance? What is she looking forward to most? - How would you describe your chair? . 'My chair will focus on implementation processes in youth care, both in research and in practice. There's a wealth of data on effective interventions in youth care. We've also accumulated considerable knowledge on effective instruments, such as those used for screening and risk assessments in unsafe child-rearing environments, and on factors that affect the development of young people. However, many professionals in the youth care sector are not aware of this kind of knowledge, and it is not often applied in practice.