Social welfare managers in the capital region outside Reykjav\u00edk and Seltjarnarnes (in K\u00f3pavogur, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, K\u00f3pavogur, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6r and Mosfellsb\u00e6r) formed a co-ordination group on services for disabled people when the portfolio was transferred to the municipalities at the beginning of 2011. It has met regularly since then. Among its tasks has been monitoring the service, as stipulated by law as a duty for the municipalities, the so-called internal control.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In light of the recent discussions prompted by the report on K\u00f3pavogsh\u00e6li\u00f0, the advisory group considers it appropriate to provide a brief account of how this oversight is organised. In the beginning \u2013 and indeed still \u2013 the municipalities monitored the service in various ways, but in 2013 a group of professionals was convened, tasked with finding ways to strengthen the oversight in a systematic and coordinated manner. The group drew up a quality assessment checklist for this purpose, which takes into account the relevant laws and regulations, as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The local authorities subsequently employed a joint member of staff, an experienced occupational therapist, to oversee the monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Assessments based on defined quality indicators<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The officer has since consistently carried out inspections of homes for disabled people, short-break care facilities, supported employment settings and habilitation centres. The inspections are based on the quality indicators that were developed and consist of both announced and unannounced visits to the premises, interviews with managers and other staff, and, where appropriate, with the service users themselves. Staff also complete an anonymous questionnaire about the service. The findings from the inspections are used to analyse the various aspects of the service, identify areas for improvement, and formulate action plans for remedial measures. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the monitoring is not only for oversight but also to provide professional support and guidance to managers and other staff. There are plans to strengthen this internal oversight with an additional post, partly due to the increase in the number of homes for disabled people in recent months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Varied educational activities<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Therefore, it is
\nadding that the same municipalities have, since 2011, maintained a wide-ranging
\nTraining for staff working with disabled people within
\ntheir website. A joint education committee organises courses for this purpose.
\nOn average, 16 courses have been held per year, each attended by 20-40 people.
\nits turn. For example
\nTopics of the courses include a discussion of the ideology that
\nServices for disabled people are based on, as well as on the subject matter of the United Nations Convention
\non the rights of disabled people. Then, at least once a year, coercion is discussed, along with ways to identify it and
\nAvoid compulsory measures in the service. A full-day course for new
\nStaff meetings are usually held twice a year where, for example, disabled people say
\nfrom their experience and circumstances. First aid courses are held regularly,
\nalong with a variety of other educational activities designed to increase and enhance knowledge
\nof staff. This is considered
\neducational work as a necessary and important part of prevention and quality work in
\nthe department, not least to support and guide unskilled people in their work
\nhis\/hers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Consultative group of directors of social services in K\u00f3pavogur, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur,
\nGardab\u00e6r and Mosfellsb\u00e6r.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
F\u00e9lagsm\u00e1lastj\u00f3rar \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu utan Reykjav\u00edkur og Seltjarnarness (\u00ed K\u00f3pavogi, Hafnarfir\u00f0i, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6 og Mosfellsb\u00e6) myndu\u00f0u samr\u00e1\u00f0sh\u00f3p um \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 fatla\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00feegar m\u00e1laflokkurinn var f\u00e6r\u00f0ur til sveitarf\u00e9laganna \u00ed \u00e1rsbyrjun 2011. Hefur hann komi\u00f0 saman reglulega s\u00ed\u00f0an. Me\u00f0al vi\u00f0fangsefna hefur veri\u00f0 eftirlit me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustunni eins og kve\u00f0i\u00f0 er \u00e1 um \u00ed l\u00f6gum a\u00f0 sveitarf\u00e9l\u00f6gin skuli sinna, svonefnt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13265"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}