The Provincial Council of Biscay is the governing body of Biscay in Spain. The Department of Social Action is responsible for all social welfare policies within the province, including child protection, disability, autonomy promotion, support for older adults with dependency needs.
Main Areas of Work
- Children and young people
- Children at risk of social exclusion
- Homeless
- Elderly
- People with addiction
- People with physical disabilities
- People with mental disabilities
- Mental health
- Public Health
- People who are socially vulnerable
- People in situations of difficulty or precarity
- Victims of domestic abuse
- Gender equality
- Counteracting and supporting victims of gender-based violence
- Migrants
- Social Integration
- Beneficiaries of minimum income
- Poverty
- Recipients of care
- Foster care
Responsibilities/ Services
- Providing social services
- Transformation of care models
- Role of the social worker
- Integration of technological tools
- Capacity building and training
- Training of social welfare workforce
- Conducting inspections
- Maintaining networks for managers and social workers
- Management of public nursing homes and day centres for the elderly
- Home care services for the elderly and dependent people
- Residential services for victims of gender-based violence
- Socio-educational services for children at risk of social exclusion
- Specialised intervention services as meeting points for children, victims of violence, and their families
- Consulting services and specialised studies for local governments regarding elderly facilities
- Child protection
- Emotional support groups for family caregivers
- Programs for the prevention of addictions in young people
- Fostering cooperation with non-governmental organisations and the promotion of social volunteering
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