European Social Work

The European Social Network (ESN) has produced a working paper entitled ‘Changing priorities: managing social services in times of crisis’. This paper presents evidence from ESN members and other sources about the impact of the economic downturn on social services, which is the second biggest expenditure area (after education) for local and regional government, and is responsible for supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society. The paper came about as a result of the ESN Recession Workshop held in Brighton, in December last year, bringing together people who manage front-line social services across Europe from Iceland to Hungary. The UK was represented by Scottish Borders Director, Andrew Lowe.

Andrew gave a presentation on the impact of the recession in Scotland and the problems this could incur for the future of Scottish Social Work Services, and in particular Scottish Borders Council.

Please see below presentations from the ESN Recession Workshop below

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Date	Title	Summary
02/06/2010	Economic outlook, Sub-national public finance in the European Union	A presenation by Isabelle Chatrie, Dexia Crédit Local, Research Department, Head of division “sub-national authorities in Europe”
02/06/2010	Latvia - Social Assiatance and Social Services Budget 2010	A presentation by Martinš Moors, Head of Social Administrations, Welfare Department
11/12/2009	Recession to Recovery	A presentation by Andrew Lowe to the ESN Recession Workshop in Brighton

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