Person-centred and Community Care Community care refers to any form of support and care provided in the local community enabling people to overcome or manage any condition, disability, or life difficulties they may face. Within...
How innovation and technology are shaping the social services of the future 21 July 2017 New initiatives, rooted in the empowerment of service users and improved technology, are transforming the way social services are provided across Europe.
Co-production: a powerful approach to social services design 18 July 2017 The 25th European Social Services Conference showed that new social services initiatives co-produced with users themselves are changing the way services are provided across Europe.
Users and social care managers work together to improve the quality of disability support services 26 October 2016 Service user involvement and a qualified, well-supported workforce are crucial to ensure high quality social services for persons with disabilities. Participants at ESN’s disability working group meeting looked at practical ways...
Social welfare reform – The impact in local communities across Europe 2 May 2017 On April 20th and 21st, European Social Network (ESN) members gathered in Brussels to explore the transformation of social welfare. The focus of the discussion was on the impact of the financial crisis in social welfare across...
Involvement of people with disabilities: the key to adequate, person-centred services? 26 April 2016 The fourth meeting of ESN’s disability working group took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 5 April 2016. Together with service users from Bulgaria and the UK, ESN members discussed ways to involve service users in the design...
Children, Families and Youth Support Social services provide support to disadvantaged children, families, and young people. This can come in a range of forms including support for parents, child protection, alternative care arrangements...
Social investment - ability beyond disability 3 July 2013 At the 21st European Social Services Conference a number of workshops looked at how services and local communities can work together with people with disabilities to ensure their wellbeing.
Local strategies for social cohesion 4 July 2016 Following up from the 2016 24th European Social Services Conference in The Hague, ESN examines the main takeaways and insights gained over the three-day event.
Active inclusion of people with disabilities: the role of public social services 14 December 2015 The European Social Network (ESN) held its third disability working group meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting saw 21 participants from 12 countries coming together to discuss active inclusion for people with disabilities in...
