Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 1
Facts Starting date: January 1, 2009 25 employees Annual budget: SEK 24 million Head office in Stockholm, subsidiaries in Finland and in Denmark Secretariat to the Nordic Council on Disability Policy 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 2
Organization Nordic Council of Ministers Social and health sector Other sectors, such as culture, education, labour market Board with representatives from the 5 Nordic countries Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues, NVC 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 3
Objectives The welfare political perspective shall characterize all activities of the institution. Important tool for the Nordic Council of Ministers in promoting inclusion of vulnerable groups, equal treatment of citizens, social solidarity, as well as accessibility and quality with regard to social services. A key aspect: Nordic cooperation 23-02-2012 Nordens Välfärdscenter 4
Fields of work Field of deafblindness Social service Alcohol and drug research Disability issues Labour inclusion Welfare technology The Nordic welfare model 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 5
Strategics Main contributor within the focus areas In charge of Nordic documentation Optimizes Nordic benefits within the field of welfare policy Active both on strategic and praxis fields Promotes Nordic knowledge within the field to Nordic and international organizations 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 6
How we work Create expert networks, institutional networks, professional networks Arrange conferences, seminars, workshops, project activities Create bridges between practitioners, users, researchers and politicians Analyse, compare and spread knowledge from Nordic countries Close cooperation to national authorities and research environments International cooperation 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 7
Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues Challenges: Nordic usefulness anchored in politics and practice Citizenship and user participation Globalization Preventive and early intervention Demographics Need for labour Alienation Work methods: Project activities Reports and analyses Contacts with national authorities and professional environments Establishment of expert and institutional networks Thematic conferences International cooperation Systematization of knowledge Information sharing 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 8
Target groups Politicians within the area of welfare politics Decision-makers on state, regional and local levels Professionals Expert groups and organizations Media and opinion makers 23-02-2012 Nordens Välfärdscenter 9
Listen to the voices of the youth! Nordic Day 2010 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 10
Listen to the voices of the youth! Youth unemployment is one of Europes biggest social problems Nordic Day focuses on vulnerable groups Listen to the experiences of young people! 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 11
Listen to the voices of the youth! We present: research on a few young Finns view on employment good practices of intervention aimed at unemployed youth a discussion with three young people from the Nordic countries 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 12
Listen to the voices of the youth! We invite to an open discussion! 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 13
Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues www.nordicwelfare.org 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues 14
A variety of activities Deafblindness Social service Alcohol and Disability Drug research Issues 8-10 courses and seminars e.g., Tactile linguistic aspects and congenital deafblindness; Education and working life acquired deafblindness Conferences e.g., The Magic of Dialogue in Paris; Deafblindness in a life perspective; Challenging activities together with people with congenital deafblindness Publications e.g., a master thesis from the education on deafblindness; Nordic guide on acquired deafblindness and Language and Congenital Deafblindness Welfare and mental health, the strengthening of social inclusion in Østerbotten e.g., with regard to the Sami part of the population Nordic Day in connection with European Social Network, ESN Workshop at the ESN conference on how we organize society in order to support inclusion of marginalized youth on the labour market Seminar during the meeting of directors of social services on NVC s work aimed at the political level and with examples of work aimed at the end users Spirits versus beer and wine which are the consequences for e.g., development of damages Research on youth alcohol consumption in connection with the AMHORA-project Experiences of similarities between tobacco and alcohol policy in the Nordic countries Network cooperation e.g., Meanings and Measures - Strengthening Mixed Methods in Nordic Comparative Alcohol and Drug Research Conferences, among others Nordic conference on medication-assisted treatment Small and rare disability groups NQF - National Qualification Framework The UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities Competence development by the use of ICT across the North Atlantic The Kaliningrad project: Mental health of families with a child with disabilities A methodological report on the work with people with serious intellectual disabilities 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social 15
A variety of activities The welfare model Welfare technology Labour market inclusion Continuous and systematic compilation of research results and other knowledge from the Nordic countries with regard to the challenges facing the Nordic welfare model Influences and develops the Nordic welfare model Prepares and reports results to decision makers and practitioners who implement the knowledge Hosts Nordic and international conferences where different actors meet Seminars: Political possibilities to influence welfare Interaction and cooperation between the individual and the authorities Economical aspects of the Nordic welfare model Cell phones as cognitive support for people with ADHD and Asperger s syndrome The project Good Housing for Senior Citizens (Bra Boende för Äldre) Nordic network on standardization within the field of assistive technology Nordic network on Welfare technology The World Exhibition in Shanghai Conference on labour market inclusion of marginalized groups Nordic debate in Almedalen on youth exclusion Mapping out best practice models to create jobs for young people with disabilities Potentials of welfare technology How do we create an inclusive work environment for people with mental diseases? The demographic challenges:how do we manage to get more people to stay in work? Which labour market measures have proved to be most effective in the Nordic countries? An overview of Nordic labour inclusion policies in light of the economical crisis 23-02-2012 Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social 16