Social Services Work

The plan requires that social services are strengthened with sufficient resources and knowledge and that society takes greater responsibility for working conditions and wages in welfare activities. A national coordination function for social services' personnel supply and personnel conditions is a means to exactly that. The plan mentions no such function, so the conclusion is derived from the staffing and conditions commitment.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen social services with sufficient resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• society's responsibility for welfare working conditions»Vi vill att samhället tar ett större ansvar för att arbetsplatserna i« (party programme ↗)“We want society to take greater responsibility for working conditions in”
• rid of staff shortages»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Left Party wants to invest more resources in health and medical care and elderly care, and invest in personnel so that we at the same time get rid of personnel shortages and strengthen personnel conditions and working environment.”
• employees' influence in welfare»De anställda i välfärden bör också få ett kraftigt utökat inflytande över verksamheterna de arbetar i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employees in welfare should also get greatly expanded influence over the activities they work in.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan places responsibility for welfare's skills provision on the state and sees a strengthened social services as central to catching young people in time. A national coordination function for social services' personnel provision and staff conditions is a means for that commitment. The plan however does not specify this particular organisational solution.

• state responsibility for skills provisiondecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills provision, not least in welfare.”
• strengthened social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services are strengthened is central to catching young people in time.”
• staffed welfare»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good skills provision within school, care and elder care.”
• strong welfare institutions»Starka och samverkande välfärdsinstitutioner som förskola, skola och socialtjänst och« (party programme ↗)“Strong and cooperating welfare institutions as preschool, school and social services and”

The plan requires that welfare professions are recognized and offered stable conditions that make it possible to remain in the profession, and points out that gaps in cooperation between school, social services and police mean that children are not caught in time. A national coordination function for social services' personnel supply responds to that need. The plan does not specify this function, so the statement is derived.

• stable conditions in welfare professionsdecisive»Särskilt välfärdsyrken behöver erkännas för sin« (party programme ↗)“Particularly welfare professions need to be recognized for their”
• strengthened cooperation»Brister i samverkan mellan skola, socialtjänst och polis gör att« (party programme ↗)“Gaps in cooperation between school, social services and police mean that”
• upgraded female professions»höja lönerna i kvinnodominerade yrken till samma nivåer som i mansdominerade yrken med motsvarande ansvar och utbildningskrav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages in female-dominated professions to the same levels as in male-dominated professions with equivalent responsibility and education requirements.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's overarching principle is to decentralize and let decisions be made close to those affected, and the party programme warns against public power growing at the expense of people's self-determination. A new national coordination function for social services' personnel supply goes in the opposite direction; the plan's answer is instead better working conditions and skills development with the operators. The conclusion is derived, since social services staffing is not addressed.

• decentralisering av beslutdecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People shall get to decide more for themselves, and political decisions shall be made close to those affected.”
• återhållsam statsapparat»Staten är till för människan, inte tvärtom.« (party programme ↗)“The state exists for the person, not the other way around.”
• bättre arbetsvillkor i välfärden»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to raise the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, including through career tracks and the right to skills development.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to raise competence and conditions in the social services: a specialization for social workers, mandatory training module on youth criminality and better career prospects in female-dominated professions like social worker. The election manifesto also gives the state a greater responsibility for long-term competence supply within welfare. A national coordination function for social services staffing is an application of the same line, but the plan mentions no such function.

• better conditions for social workersdecisive»förbättra möjligheterna till lönekarriär i kvalificerade kvinnodominerade yrken som lärare, sjuksköterska och socialsekreterare« (party programme ↗)“improve opportunities for career advancement in qualified female-dominated professions such as teacher, nurse and social worker”
• competence boost in social services»Vi vill göra ungdomskriminalitet till ett obligatoriskt utbildningsmoment på socionomutbildningen och införa en specialisering för socialsekreterare med fokus på unga lagöverträdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make youth criminality a mandatory training module in social studies education and introduce a specialization for social workers focused on young offenders.”
• state responsibility for competence supply»Staten ska ta ett större ansvar för sjukvårdens strategiska planering, placering av högspecialiserad vård, beredskap och långsiktig kompetensförsörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall take greater responsibility for healthcare's strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term competence supply.”
• protection for social workers»Socialsekreterare och andra offentliganställda ska skyddas mot förföljelse och utsatthet genom att ett nytt brott – tjänstemannaförföljelse – införs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social workers and other public employees shall be protected against persecution and vulnerability by introducing a new crime – persecution of officials.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wishes to strengthen social services and establish a national social services task force precisely so that the work becomes more equal across the country, which is the same logic as a national coordination function for the social services' personnel supply. The plan also demands that social services have developed cooperation and that the welfare sector's personnel issues be taken seriously. The subsidiarity principle allows state responsibility when municipalities do not manage the task on their own.

• national coordination of social servicesdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott. Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social services and social services' opportunities for compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes. Establish a national social services task force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal across the country.”
• state responsibility when municipalities cannot»inte på ett ändamålsenligt sätt klarar av ska de större gemenskaperna ta ansvar för« (party programme ↗)“not in an appropriate manner manage shall the larger communities take responsibility for”
• cooperation between principals»Samverkan mellan olika huvudmän ska vara väl utvecklad.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation between different principals shall be well developed.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to establishing a national coordination of society's need for educational places precisely to improve competency supply, and it wants to implement over 50 reforms to strengthen social services. A national coordination function focused on social services' personnel supply and working conditions for staff is the same approach applied to the activity the plan identifies as central. However, the plan does not explicitly mention such a function.

• national coordination of competency supplydecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national coordination of society's need for the number of educational places to improve competency supply”
• strengthened social services»Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It involves over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse care.”
• social services must be able to do its job»Säkerställa att fler omhändertas enligt LVU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more are taken into care according to LVU”
• better conditions in care»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the occurrence of split shifts in public care and nursing”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that social services' activities need to be strengthened and that knowledge-raising measures are needed for all working with children, young people and family law issues, as well as that preventive efforts shall increase. Stable staffing is a prerequisite for that. The plan however does not demand any coordination function and wants to keep bureaucracy to a minimum, which is why support is weak.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Socialtjänstens verksamhet behöver stärkas och förebyggande insatser är viktiga för att tidigt fånga upp unga på glid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services' activities need to be strengthened and preventive efforts are important to catch youths at risk early.”
• increased preventive efforts»Att socialtjänstens förebyggande insatser ska öka för att tidigt fånga upp ungdomar på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services' preventive efforts shall increase to catch youths at risk early”
• staff competence»Det behövs också kunskapshöjande åtgärder för alla som arbetar med barn och unga och familjerättsliga frågor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Knowledge-raising measures are also needed for all working with children and young people and family law issues.”
• minimum of bureaucracy»Centralt för partiet är att respekt för skattebetalarnas pengar och strävan efter ett minimum av byråkrati skall genomsyra all offentlig verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Central to the party is that respect for taxpayers' money and pursuit of a minimum of bureaucracy shall permeate all public activities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.