ProgramThursday 11 August
Pre-conference 13.00 - 16.00 Pre-conference at Oddi (room 101), University of Iceland: Bus will depart from Grand Hotel at 12.50. Kolbeinn Stefánsson, Sociologist, University of Iceland & Professor Stefán Ólafsson, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland - Level of Living Consequences of the Financial Crisis - The Case of Iceland POWER POINT SLIDES Salvör Nordal, Director of the Centre for Ethics at the University of Iceland - Lessons from the financial crisis POWER POINT SLIDES Lára Björnsdóttir - Department of Welfare Services, Ministry of Welfare - The Welfare Watch in Iceland - Is it possible to watch over and protect the welfare system in Turbulent Times? POWER POINT SLIDES Site visits 13.00 - 16.00 Site Visits. Busses will depart from Grand Hotel at 12.50 and take people back to hotel or the University of Iceland at the end of visits. Visit one - Municipal services for individuals, families and children - Reykjavik Service Centre of Miðborg and Hlíðar - Community based service centre, Skúlagata 21 Integrated social advisory centres for families and individuals. There are six service centres in the city. They focus on providing families in the city with both comprehensive and targeted welfare services. Each service centre is a pioneer in a particular field of the services, Midborg and Hlidar is a pioneer in multicultural issues. - Leisure Centre Kringlumýri - Leisure centre for children and adolescents,Safamýri 28 Area based leisure services for children and adolescents, aged 6-16. There are 6 leisure centres in the city. Each leisure centre runs the leisure based services for children and adolescents in the area it serves, amongst other things recreation centres and after school centres. Visit two - Child protection - The Childrens House, Sólheimar 17 The Children’s House is a Center for Child Sexual Abuse. It is a child-friendly, interdisciplinary and multiagency centre whereby different professionals work under one roof in the investigation of child sexual abuse cases. It is a result of a partnership, among others between the State Police, the State Prosecution, the University Hospital and the Government Agency for Child Protection. The basic concept of the Children’s House is to prevent subjecting the child to repeated interviews by many agencies in different locations. - Government Agency for Child protection - Borgartún 21 The Government Agency for Child protection is in charge of day-to-day administration of child protection services. The Ministry of Welfare is the responsible for matters of child protection.The basic unit for child protection in Iceland is the child municipal child protection committee which is responsible for child protection services at the local level. POWER POINT SLIDES Visit three - Mental health and rehabilitation - Hugarafl - Álfabakki 16 Hugarafl was established in 2003 by users in recovery with the aim of working towards mental health relapse prevention and empowerment of users. - Janus rehabilitation, Vocational Centre - Skúlagata 19 Vocational rehabilitation -individual support and activation with the aim of preventing permanent disability. University Square, University of Iceland 15.30 - 17.30 Pre-registration at University Square Welcome and Opening Ceremony, University Square 17.30 - 18.00 Welcome and Opening at University Square, (room 102 & 105) Anni G. Haugen, Chairman of the Scientific Committee Welcome: Minister of Welfare, Guðbjartur Hannesson Chair: Guðný Stefánsdóttir, Social Educator MA 18.00 - 19.00 Plenary Session 1 (room 102 & 105) Professor Sigrún Júlíusdóttir, Faculty of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland - Professional knowledge-power - an ethical and political issue 19.00 - 20.00 Reception - University Square Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, President of School of Social Sciences Friday 12 August - Grand Hotel Reykjavik 08.00 - 09.00 Registration at Grand Hotel 09.00 - 10.00 Plenary Session 2 Chair: Dr. Guðrún V. Stefánsdóttir, Associate Professor, Department of Social Education, University of Iceland Professor Jan Tossebro, University of science and Technology - Disability services in a decentralized welfare system – experiences from Nordic countries 10.00 - 10.30 Pause 10.30 - 12.00 Workshop 1 - Parallel sessions 1 - 10 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00 - 14.00 Plenary Session 3 Chair: Professor Guðrún Kristinsdóttir, School of Education, University of Iceland Professor Jorma Sipilä, Faculty of Social Work, University of Helsinki - Cold winds over the Nordic social care model 14.00 - 15.30 Workshop 2 - Parallel sessions 11 - 21 15.30 - 16.00 Pause 16.00 - 17.00 Plenary Session 4 Professor Björn Hvinden, University of science and Technology - Is Nordic Equality Sustainabile in a Globalising World ? 17.00 - 18.30 Workshop 3 - Parallel Sessions 22 - 31 20:00 - 23.30 Conference Dinner - Víkin Sjóminjasafn / Maritime Museum, Grandagarður 8, 101 Reykjavik Saturday 13 August 10.00 - 11.00 Plenary Session 5 Chair: Gunnar Sandholt, Social Director, Skagafjordur Municipality Professor Rannveig Traustadóttir, Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Iceland - Negotiating disability in the welfare state: Lessons from the past – directions for the future 11.00 - 11.30 Pause 11.30 - 11.45 Benny Andersen, Concluding remarks 11.45 - 12.00 NSHK´s prise of honour 12.00 - 12.10 Future conferences 12.15 Closing of conference Running meetings: Thursday 11 August 16.30 - 17.30 NSHK - regional meetings (landsmöter), Oddi, University of Iceland Friday 12 August 08.00 - 09.00 NSHK - annual meeting, Háteigur A, Grand Hotel Saturday 13 August 13.00 - NFFS / NSSK, Borgartún 6, 2nd fl. |