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Slovenia - Maribor - Hotel Habakuk, 10. - 12. October 2007 |
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kongres(a)fsd.uni-lj.si |
Foreword Changes in
the field of social protection are rarely discussed publicly and
largely escape broader attention. They remain invisible until their
effects are felt. Discussions are limited to expert and political circles,
leaving most people unaware; they are only informed when decisions have
already been made. There are hardly any opportunities for the public to
participate in the formulation of good legal solutions and good
practice. In the
name of economic success, which supposedly increases the welfare of all,
the rights of the poorest are reduced. Only private services are deemed to
provide quality, and public money is thus turned into private profit.
Unemployment is equated with passivity, and the latter with immorality and
abuse of the welfare system; this reasoning leads to humiliation and
exploitation. There have
also been positive changes, such as deinstitutionalisation, individual
financing, personal assistance for disabled persons, and depathologisation
of old age and aging. New methods of work have been developed, addressing
the users’ power and promoting their self-advocacy. Innovative
programmes and services have been set up to meet new needs, and new
profiles have been introduced in helping processes. The congress will
analyse both negative and positive trends and innovations. Social
changes and processes affect the practice of social work and the people
who use social services. Social work can help increase or decrease social
inequality. It can reinforce or reduce everyday racism and discrimination.
It can strengthen people or take away their dignity. It can deepen or
limit poverty and exclusion. One of the main questions raised at the
congress will thus be: what we can do to stop negative trends and
encourage positive ones? Our understanding and organisation of the science and
profession of social work is undergoing a profound transformation.
European unification, the All social workers and other experts who work in the
area of social protection, people who use social services, researchers in
social work and other social sciences are invited to reflect in their
papers on these
changes and their effects. The congress will address
issues of everyday
life, in
particular employment,
housing, family life, education, health care, social benefits, networking
and
social inclusion, handicap, migration, asylums, citizenship,
homelessness, drug use, mental distress, ageing, and others. The
emphasis is
on particularly vulnerable and discriminated groups and individuals, as
well as on
the principle of
equal opportunities and its
considerations in all spheres and periods of life,
regardless of the subject's age, sex, ethnic or other origin
/ identity,
belief, family
status,
sexual orientation, or any other personal circumstances. Let’s
make this year's congress of social work correspond with the 2007 European
Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
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