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European Social Services Conference, Göteborg, June 6-8, 2002


The friendly city of Gothenburg welcomed delegates from 20 countries to the 9th annual European Social Services Conference held on the 6-8 June. With the support of the European Union and in cooperation with the Swedish EU Presidency, this event addressed the social challenges of enlargement, ageing and exclusion.
The conference was opened by the Swedish minister for Health and Social Services, Lars Engqvist, who addressed the values and vision of a welfare society which sought equality "...by treating people differently, because we are all different" (see complete speech).		Lars Engqvist
Maija Perho	The Swedish minister was followed by the Finnish minister, Maija Perho, whose country holds the presidency of the Nordic Council of ministers. She too emphasised the Nordic concern for community, local democracy and social integration and cohesion (click here for the complete speech).
The conference tackled 3 themes and in plenary and workshops a range of perspectives and experiences were presented and discussed. Please find here a list of the speeches to download and click on the titles to download the documents of your choice.

Speeches
"Meeting the Challenge" - Social Change and the Swedish Presidency of the European Union Lars Engqvist, Minister for Social Affairs, Sweden
Priorities in Social Welfare for the Nordic Countries Maija Perho, Finnish Minister for Social Affairs and Health, representing the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Presentations
Implementing the new European social policy agenda with regard to social protection and the elderly Fritz von Nordheim Neilsen, Directorate for Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission	- Powerpoint
Managing social services and health care for the long term care of the elderly Marianne Olsson, Project Manager, Federation of Swedish County Councils, Stockholm, Sweden	- Powerpoint
Promoting wider ethnic minority participation in senior social services management - current experiences and issues for the future Roy Taylor, Director of Social Services, Kingston-on-Thames, London, UK	- Powerpoint
Developing policies and practices to meet the social needs of asylum seekers and immigrants Jordi Plana Arrasa, Director of Social Services, Barcelona, Spain
Workshops
Working with social services in Romania - presentation by a Romanian and a UK Director of social services Philip Cotterill, Director of Social Services, Kirklees Social Services Etelca Nagy, Director of Public Administration, Primaria Municipiului Arad, Romania
Development of social practice between Poland and Denmark Patient or Citizen? Development of attitudes and values in the work with mentally handicapped people Steen Jensen, Facility Manager, County of Funen, Denmark Jadwiga Pauli, ROPS, County of Maloposka, Poland Click here for Steen Jensen's presentation, click here for Jadwiga Pauli's presentation	- Powerpoint
The five dimensions of welfare policy Jef Mostinckx Carine Janson	- Powerpoint
Achieving empowerment through independent advocacy - an interactive workshop Bob Sang, Chair of Citizens Advocacy Information and Training and Advisor Patients Association	- Powerpoint
Services for older people in Germany and the role of the public sector Ilona Caroli, Municipal Councillor, Department of Employment Services, Women, Social and Health, Kassel, Germany	- PDF file
Building Inclusion and Participation for citizens from Kashmir - Local Community Project Ian Davey, Director of Social Services, Rochdale, UK Zulfiqar Ali, Kashmiri Youth Project	- Powerpoint
Evidence based social work in Sweden Professor Haluk Soydan, The National Board of Health and Welfare Campbell Collaboration - Transnational research co-operation.	- Word document
Elderly people and the medical social interface + networking space regarding elderly Patricia Sitruk and Jean Laour, France (Association Nationale des Cadres de l'Action Sociale )	- Word document
Integration and social inclusion in Sweden: Promoting integration promoting self-awareness - Leadership beyond organisational, cultural and gender traps Kenneth Ritzén, Uppsalla Kommun, Sweden	- Word document
Developing Equal Opportunities, a review of European experience Jane Pillinger, European Foundation, Dublin, Ireland	- Powerpoint

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