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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, July 2012
Managing Change: from Institutional to Community Care
John Halloran CEO European Social Network
European Social NetworkSocial Services In Europe
www.esn-eu.org
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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, July 2012
European Social NetworkWho we are and what we do
Who we are:
>> An independent network for social directors and senior professionals in public services.
>> 88 Members in 29 countries – associations of social directors and professionals, municipalities, counties, regions, research institutes and regulatory agencies
>> Supported by the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (PROGRESS 2007–2013).
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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, July 2012
European Social NetworkWho we are and what we do
Together with our members:
>> facilitate good practice exchange
>> bridge the gap between European policy-making and local care practice and management.
>> deliver social policy and social care practice knowledge
>> advocate empowerment of users, across service boundaries and quality in service management.
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Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, July 2012
European Social NetworkA vision for the future
Vision of future social care system
>> Listening to service users and carers and communities
>> Partnership that respects dignity and rights
>> Everyone should have control over their lives
Care in large institutions is not compatible with this vision
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European Social NetworkA vision for the future
>> A hidden population living in long-stay institutions: •1.2 million persons with disabilities•300 000 persons with mental health problems •150 000 children
>> While an institutional setting may provide physical security (food, shelter), it also fosters dependency, over-protection and exclusion of service users and cannot offer the sense of well-being that stems from being included in society
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European Social NetworkDeveloping community care
ESN’s work on the transition from institutional to community care
>> Seminar and Working Group on Developing Community Care
>> High-Level Advisory Committee on Developing Community Care
>> Training Programme on transition focusing on Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
>> Member of the European Expert Group on Transition from Institutional to Community Care
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European Social NetworkDeveloping community care
‘Managing Change’: Training programme for New Member States
>> Aim: Launched in November 2011, to provide participants with the expertise in strategic planning and operational service management to develop the principles, values and skills necessary to develop modern community-based services and close institutional care services
>> Participants: 16 individuals from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
>> Profile: public sector directors and middle management; from national ministries and some NGO providers
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ESN’S Report on Developing Community CareESN published a new report entitled ‘Developing Community Care’
>> Makes the case for community care, outlines the first steps in deinstitutionalisation and identifies key elements for good community care
>> Draws on policy material, practice examples and advice from ESN’s Policy & Practice Group on Developing Community Care (2009-2010) and its High-Level Advisory Committee on Developing
Community Care
>> Available in English, Polish, Czech, Hungarian
and Romanian.
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Making the case for community care
There is a powerful case for the transition from institutional to community care:
>> Service users’ experiences
>> International human rights instruments
>> Social work principles
>> The economic case
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Taking the first steps towards community care
Deinstitutionalisation requires a vision for change and leadership, combined with the participation of all those affected:
>> A vision for deinstitutionalisation
>> Local leadership
>> Involvement of users, their families and the community
>> Funding
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Managing community care: challenges and opportunities
Key elements for an effective and coordinated delivery of community care:
>> Strategic area needs assessment and planning
>> Information and advice
>> Individual needs assessment
>> Service capacity and availability
>> Choice
>> Quality assurance, inspection and improvement
>> Social inclusion
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Managing Change
Conclusion: Social Work and Deinstitutionalisation
•IFSW: Social work promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships as well as the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being.
•In solidarity with those who are dis-advantaged, the profession strives to alleviate poverty and to liberate vulnerable and oppressed people in order to promote social inclusion.
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Managing Change
Conclusion: Social Work and Deinstitutionalisation
•Please note; this is not just an issue for central Europe and Balkans but one for all of all of Europe and the World
The transition to community-based care is a major social change that will liberate vulnerable people and promote social inclusion.
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