STEP – Helsinki 20.5.2012Katarina Fagerström

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Brought the case work tradition in Social Work to Finland

KEY Principles: Openness Voluntarily Confidentiality No Costs for the Clients

Own treatment places for young people Systemic approaches, (Jay Haley – MRI,

Milton Erickson) Family therapy Psychodynamic youth therapy Therapeutic communities Group work

Brief therapy Solution focused therapy Family therapy Psychodynamic youth therapy Group work

Solution focused therapy Narrative therapy (Michael White) Dialogical approaches Reflective team Reflective consultation Group work Acupuncture treatment Art therapy

Walk in clinic ”Single session experiments” Akupuncture clinic

Individual therapy Family therapy Groups Weekend groups Group projects for families with substance

misuse

• A move from the Nordic welfare model to the Risk society

Neo-liberal economical policy Medicalisation Evidencebased practice Legislation of processes

• New public management: Sevices as product packages Assessment forms for drug use

• Medikalisation:• EBM / EBP Opioid substitution treatment Drug tests

• The combination of care and control: Penalty for drinking and driving Other combinations of treatment as penalty

New treatment models developed after the clients’ needs

Flexible and innovative team The clients first Minimal bureaucracy Appreciating working atmosphere