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The Department of Social Planning in Flevoland, Netherlands, is working towards organizing youth care in an efficient and client-oriented way. They aim to reduce waiting lists, outplacement in residential care, and balance costs and effects. They are restructuring the organization of youth care and strengthening the chain of care through intersectoral cooperation. The department also focuses on connecting partners in youth care, promoting youth participation, and using diagnostics and ICT systems for efficient processes.
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Department of Social Planning Youthcare Flevoland Province of Flevoland ENSA Uppsala 2007
ENGLAND/ SCHOTLAND 100.000 youngsters: 0 - 17 years old 28 % of Flevoland population (the netherlands: 22%) annual growth: 1500 SPAIN
New Youth Act: Province is responsible for all forms of care & one has the right to get the proper (form of) care Facilities do not meet demand(< 30 %) Rapid growth of young population: 1500 a year Challenge: organising youth care in an efficient and client-orientated way Youth Care
Main PolicyCLIENT-CENTERED ! • EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ! • Objectives • HELP BASED ON NEEDS OF CLIENT(paradigm shift; contextual; multi dimensional; individual .New ways and visions about the clients’/ families’ central role in deciding which care is needed ) • REDUCTION OF WAITINGLISTS • REDUCING OUTPLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL CARE • BETTER BALANCE COSTS & EFFECTS
MEANS • RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH CARE(Intensive Pedagogical Home Treatment: IPT) • EFFICIENT PROCESSES(analyzing major organizational processes) • STRENGTHENING THE CHAIN OF YOUTHCARE(up scaling organizations, intersectoral cooperation) • GOVERNEMENTAL CONTRACTS; (province, local authorities, education)
CHILD & PARENTS INTENSIVE HOME CARE MODEL judicial Psych- iatric YouthCare Office Mental disabled SCHOOL IPT WELFARE/ HEALTH PROVINCIAL Institutions for youth care (Ambulant Foster care Residential) POLICE/ JUDICIAL LABOUR municipalities
Topics Flevoland • connecting partners in youth care; education, police, justice, healthinsurance, local & provincial government • Joint up networks : Justice & youth care/ welfare & education. Accountability/ contracts • Instruments/ methods: diagnostics, ICT systems ( electr child dossiers) • Youth participation