Welcome to Denmark a beautiful country

• Studying social work at university college Lillebaelt – pass examination of bachelor degree February 2016.READ MORE

• www.ucl.dk• Click International• Click ”Life in Denmark”

Health care in DenmarkDanish welfare systemOptions for educations at UCL

Copenhagen ”Dopenhagen” central station – high pulse area.Resort around the station where many social exposed people are living their life.Homeless people – drug users – foreigners - prostituted woman – pushers.

Law of social services nr. 573 of 24.th of June 2005 (Including 196 sections).

• § 1The purpose is to provide Citizen support and Prevent social problems.

• § 4All local authorities must guarantee that all kind of social offers are available according to the law.

TILBUDSPORTALEN § 7

• A national homepage where you can find different sort of social services.Institutions for people with physical & mental reductions.Private families and institutions for children that have been lived with abuse (violence, sexual abuse etc..)Private and public treatments for addictionAlcohol, drugs, food, exercise, playing, etc.)

Your Local Authorities

• §10All local authorities must offer advises within different areas, preventing of all social problems.

• §18Local authorities are required cooperating with private and voluntary organisations to help people with social problems.

HOMELESS PEOPLE§ 80Local authorities must assign temporary hostels where homeless people can overnight for a small amount of money.

§ 81

• People with mental and Physically reductions must have offered a special designed effort. These efforts have to go all around their problems.

• SCP (support – contact person) Mentor• Job - special individual designed according to how

much the person are able to• A home – either their own or in a shared living.• Inclusion in social activities.• Professional treatments.

• Yes or No? 35 years of discussion.

Legal rooms for consumption of drugs

First room implemented in Copenhagen October 2012

Actual report shows positive results of using the rooms.

• 3 rooms in DK have saved 93 drug addicts life from OD for the last year.

• More rooms are expected starting up.• Government has granted 36 mill DK, for the

next two years. (1.4 billion HUF).• Danchurch social work is maintaining the

upcoming project.

Pros & cons

• Give drug addicts a safety place when injecting drugs. (observation by a nurse).

• Clean needles & tools (exchange of needles).• Minimize the risk of infection (HIV – hepatitis).• Avoid stressful situations when injection is

taking place.• Discuss and offer permanent rehab.• More? ”Ensure a higher quality of life”

Pros & Cons

• Used needles are stored the right way.• Reduction of needels in the city – local

surroundings.• Do we parking addicts on a national level?• Is it okay spending that much money from the tax

system, for addicts who isn’t even in treatment?• Is it a kind of ”giving up” for Illegal drugs suppliers?• ???????????????????????????????????????

Drug addiction

• § 101Local authorities are required to offer treatment, when an addicts apply.

• Stk. 2The treatment have to start up within two weeks after application.

• Stk.4Users have their rights to choose which treatment they want. (private or public).

§ 107

• Local Authorities must offer a temporary share living with treatment if needed.

• SPECIAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & CHILDREN§ 154All citizens must inform the Authorities if they observe children or young people below 18 years who seems to be unhappy.(violence, abuse, using drugs, etc.).

Danish Drug ambulance methadone Project.

Dogs are our best friends

Affraid of dying?No affraid of living

Drug situation in the future?www.youtube.com search ”Heroin Crisis”

http://www.kirkenskorshaer.dk/sider/who-we-areDanchurch social

Professional social worker

• Private institutions• Hospitals• Local Authorities /job centre• Schools• National trade unions• Voluntary organisations ”Red cross”• Other social unions• 20 % of working is communication with people.

AIAppreciative Inquiry

• 4D ModelDISCOVERY: Bring the best from the past into the future. Tell the story

• DREAM: Playing with the future, dreams about new experiences, the new life.(Brainstorming).

• DESIGN: Transforation of the dreams to specific goals.Create a common picture of the future.

• DESTINY: The phase where you realise your goals.• Inspired by:

Cooperrider, Whitney, Gergen, Barreth, Srivastva, Lang.USA & UK

GroupmethodBy Ken Heap

• Participating in groups make it easier for effective learning, experiences feels stronger, when you have somebody to share with.

• Groupmethods are a better way of understanding your own problems.

• Groupmanager is a rolemodel – help with solving konflicts, adviser for specific values and norms.

• Basic princips ”find the balance – the group have to be its’ own medicine of treatment”

Psychosocial theory by Florence Hollis 1907-1987

• Inspired by Freud, best theory for understanding of the clients problems.

• Keep in contact with the client.• Encourage the client by giving ideas and

advice.• Challenge the client in dialogues – clients have

to share emotional feelings.• Reflection in the situation

Essential elements in social case work.By Hillgaard & Keiser 1979

• Holistic view• Ethics• Systematic documentation• Communication.

Interactionism way of social work

• Inspired by Jane Addams Chicagosociologist

• Most important valueHOW clients define their situations

• Thomas – TeoremetWhen a human being defines a situation as real – then it is real in it’s consequences.(Thomas,1982 in Charon 1992).

ALWAYS FOKUS ON

• Remember to use the HUMORCount the smiles

• A good laugh is the best way of treatments• Be CANDID

OPENMINDED is the right approach.

What the future will bring?

• GLOBALIZATION – we are ”ON” 24 hoursINDIVIDUALISM – challenge our values and family structure.IMPULSE FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD

• Breeding ground for drug addiction• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUe_BKi

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What can we do?

ChristianiaCannabis is ”Legal and tolerated here”

Help people living

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