Programme 2018

Workshops :

1. Distributing the European Social Fund from regional to local level in Baden-Württemberg – Ministry of Social Affairs Baden-Württemberg and the County Council of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2. Local authorities harnessing the potential of social enterprises to support vulnerable people – Neziskova Organizacia EPIC, Slovakia
3. The digital map of social services in Andalusia: an innovative tool for the region – Regional Ministry of Equality and Social Policies, Spain
4. An integrated model for refugees’ inclusion in Danish society – Municipality of Esbjerg, Jobcentre, Denmark
5. Adhoc Project: an innovative solution and methodology to solve child-to-parent violence – Adhoc School, Spain
6. Assessment of health and care needs for highly vulnerable children – The Norwegian Directorate of Children, Youth- and Family Affairs, Norway
7. Prepare for Leaving Care: young people involved in training professionals – SOS Children’s Villages International

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8. Preparation and dissemination of the Social Services Development Index in Spain – National Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services, Spain
9. Integration of migrants: contact point to coordinate public services to support refugees – Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW) Antwerp, Belgium
10. Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): a solution for all ages or a learning disabilities methodology? – Milton Keynes Council, United Kingdom
11. Implementing the right of persons with disabilities to live independently – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
12. PACT-Project transferable tools: an innovative partnership for social intervention – Social Services Regional Administration, Ministry of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Government of Castilla y León, Spain
13. An integrated service for survivors of violence: a cross-sector collaboration – City of Reykjavik, Iceland
14. Emerging technologies enabling data-driven policy and practice to improve social services – SAP Institute for Digital, Australia, Germany and Italy

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15. Experiments in social services: revealing what works to get people into employment – City of Amsterdam and The Netherlands Association of Directors of Social Services (Divosa), The Netherlands
16. Bridging the gap: from care to independent living sharing experiences and issues – Public Centre for Social Welfare Mechelen (OCMW), Belgium
17. Public-private networks to prevent gender-based violence in the Lombardy Region – Lombardy Region, Italy
18. Project promoting mental health and wellbeing for groups experiencing mental stress – Regional Ministry of Health, Andalusia, Spain
19. Shared Expertise Coaching: creating dialogue between experienced experts and professionals – Laurea University of Applied Sciences and the City of Espoo, Finland
20. INCORPORA: facilitating access to employment for people in a vulnerable situation – Fundación la Caixa, Spain
21. JUS-IT: an innovative solution for integrated care management for child welfare and the police – City of Hamburg in association with IBM Watson Health, Germany

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22. ESTHER: an innovative project to improve out-of-hospital care for citizens and professionals – Design and Learning Centre for Clinical and Social Innovation and Kent County Council in collaboration with Qulturum Centre Jonkoping and Singapore, United Kingdom
23. MVP: a collaborative programme to prevent violence among children and young people – Municipality of Botkyrka, Local Police and young mentors of MVP, Sweden
24. 12 Clouds Project: stimulating young people to participate in the community – City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz and association IRSE-Araba, Spain
25. Promoting social cohesion through community mediation: a transferable methodology – Seville Country Council, Spain
26. Intercultural Mediation Programme: Integration of unaccompanied migrant children – Regional Ministry for Equality and Social Policies/ASSDA, Spain
27. Technology as an enabler of new ways of serving citizens – IBM Watson Health, Austria
28. Child Protection Hub: a multiple language platform for learning and networking – Terre des Hommes, Hungary

• PANEL 1. Integrated services to improve social and active inclusion

Moderator: Jose Manuel Fresno, Independent Expert, Spain

Investing in long-term unemployed people: providing choice and control for successful activation
Employment Department, City of Aarhus, Denmark
Vibeke Jensen, Head of the Employment Department

REI: a new measure to fight poverty and improve active inclusion
Consorzio dei servizi sociali Area 5, Italy
Carmine De Blasio, Director

Enhancing the right to social inclusion through service integration
Department of Social Rights, Government of Navarra, Spain
Loli Gutiérrez Urrestarazu, Project Coordinator

Empowering communities through inclusion
Fundación “la Caixa”, Spain
Francesc de Paula Ventura Ribal, Director of Department for Interculturalism and Social Cohesion

• PANEL 2. Incorporating the voice of children and young people in social services

This panel will be hosted by the Centre of Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS)

Moderator: Jennifer Davidson, Executive Director, Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children in Scotland (CELCIS)

Young Inspectors and a New National Programme of Joint Inspections
Care Inspectorate, Scotland
Karen McCormack, Strategic Inspector

Collective Participation of Children in Care: a pool for expertise
National Observatory for the Protection of Children (Observatoire National de la Protection de l’Enfance – ONPE), France
Flora Bolter, Researcher

Taking a Community Development Approach to Safeguarding Children
Agenzija Appogg, Malta
Catherine Fleri Soler, Services Manager

• PANEL 3. Unlocking the potential of technology to improve social services

Moderator: Delphine Chilese-Lemarinier, European Affairs Delegate, Edenred SA, Belgium

Empowering people with disabilities through a mobile app
Randers Municipality, Denmark
Carsten Wulff Hansen, Director of Social Services

Tool for Speech Recognition: a revolution for processing documentation
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Einar Heiervang, Project leader

Enabling the elderly to remain at home through telecare services
The Social Services and Dependency Agency of Andalucía, Spain
Jaime Ruiz Serra, Director of Telecare service in Malaga, Spain

• PANEL 4. New forms of evaluation to improve the quality of social services

Moderator: Monika Chaba, Policy Officer, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Quality of Life Survey: Assessing perceptions and experiences of social services across Europe
Eurofound, EU Agency for the improvement of living and working conditions
Robert Anderson, Head of Social Policies Unit

Moving from compliance to outcomes for service users: Scotland’s New National Care Standards
Care Inspectorate, Scotland
Rami Okasha, Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement

Social Assessment Scale: A framework for determining support for service users
Provincial Council of Barcelona, Spain
Marta Solé Pascual, Head of Support and Planning

Reference Budgets: A minimum threshold for social inclusion
Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW) Ghent, Belgium and Centre for Budget Advice and Research (CEBUD)
Ann Vanden Wyngaerd, Director of Policy