Competence and Working Conditions in Social Services

The election manifesto explicitly requires that social services be strengthened with sufficient resources and knowledge, and that it is guaranteed lasting and stable support. The party programme adds that society should take greater responsibility for welfare workplaces having good working conditions and salaries. The counter-proposal's package for staffing security, competence and career opportunities is exactly the strengthening the plan demands.

• 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”
• good working conditions in welfare»välfärden har goda arbetsvillkor och löner.« (party programme ↗)“welfare has good working conditions and salaries.”
• lasting support for social services»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for work against domestic violence.”
• good resources for social services»socialtjänst och andra aktörer är viktiga i det arbetet.« (party programme ↗)“social services and other actors are important in that work.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto states that a strengthened social services is central to catching young people in time, that working conditions in welfare must reflect how central these jobs are and that the state has responsibility for ensuring competence in welfare. The counter-proposal's package for social services personnel with a focus on security, competence and career opportunities is precisely these commitments implemented in substance. The plan moreover wants to see more cooperation between social services, school and police.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services is strengthened is central to catching young people in time.”
• good working conditions in welfare»Arbetsvillkoren i välfärden måste spegla hur centrala jobben är för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Working conditions in welfare must reflect how central these jobs are for society to function.”
• state responsibility for ensuring competence»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure the supply of competence, not least in welfare.”
• cooperation around young people»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and school.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires that those who work in welfare have a good working environment and that social services together with schools and health care can early give children in need of special support adequate help, which presupposes competence and stable working conditions for case managers. A package for personnel's security, competence and career opportunities thus lies in the plan's direction. Since the plan does not comment on social services' personnel policy specifically, the conclusion is derived.

• good working environment in welfaredecisive»Det som är viktigt är kvaliteten på välfärden, att skattemedel används till den verksamhet de är avsedda för samt att de som arbetar inom välfärden har en god arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“What is important is the quality of welfare, that tax funds are used for the activity they are intended for, and that those who work in welfare have a good working environment.”
• social services shall reach children early»Barn i behov av särskilt stöd ska uppmärksammas och ges adekvat hjälp av bland annat skola, socialtjänst och sjukvård så tidigt som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Children in need of special support shall be noticed and given adequate help by among others schools, social services and health care as early as possible.”
• upvalue welfare professions»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise salaries and secure a good working environment in care.”
• strengthened influence for employees»Därför vill vi verka för decentralisering och stärka arbetstagarnas inflytande på sin arbetsplats.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we want to work for decentralization and strengthen employees' influence in their workplace.”

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 commits to upgrading female-dominated professions and improving working conditions in the public sector, explicitly through career paths and the right to competence development, which is the core of the counter-proposal's package for social services. The manifesto also wants to strengthen protection for people working in public administration, which addresses the requirement for staff security, and emphasizes the importance of management support. The counter-proposal's requirements are therefore the party's own line.

• career paths and competence developmentdecisive»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 upgrade the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, among other things through career paths and the right to competence development.”
• protection for public employees»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra. Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hatred, threats, harassment and violence directed at democracy-bearing institutions must cease. We shall strengthen protection for people working in, among other things, media, religious communities and public administration.”
• right to grow in one's profession»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care and nursing shall be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to competence development.”
• management support creates security»Mer och bättre stöd från chefer skapar trygghet på jobbet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More and better support from managers creates security at work.”

The plan wants to protect social workers from persecution through a new crime, make youth crime a mandatory educational component of social work training and introduce a specialization for social workers, and improve wage careers in qualified female-dominated professions. A package for social services personnel focused on safety, competence and career opportunities is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

• protection for social workersdecisive»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 exposure through a new crime—official persecution.”
• strengthened social work competence»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 crime a mandatory educational component of social work training and introduce a specialization for social workers focused on young offenders.”
• wage careers in welfare professions»förbättra möjligheterna till lönekarriär i kvalificerade kvinnodominerade yrken som lärare,« (party programme ↗)“improve opportunities for wage career development in qualified female-dominated professions such as teacher,”
• training out of step with the times»Socialtjänstens brottsförebyggande arbete hindras i dag av en lagstiftning och utbildning i otakt med tiden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services' crime-prevention work is today hindered by legislation and training out of step with the times.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto wants to strengthen social services and the social services' capabilities, among other things through a national social services force so that the work becomes more equal in the country. The party programme assumes well-educated staff in the social services to handle cases efficiently, and the manifesto promises continuous professional development for care staff. A package for staff's security, competence and career paths aligns with these commitments.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social services and the social services' possibilities for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes.”
• well-educated case workers»förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis« (party programme ↗)“assumes well-educated staff at police”
• continuous professional development»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff in home care and care facilities have the opportunity for continuous professional 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 promises the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times with over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction care, and wants to remove secrecy barriers and ensure more are taken into care under the Child Care Act. A powerful package for social services personnel lies within this commitment. The plan does not, however, specify personnel competence and career paths, so the stance is derived.

• crime prevention reform package for social servicesdecisive»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid. Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party therefore wants to carry out the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times. It involves over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction care.”
• investments in social services»Samtidigt behövs satsningar på socialtjänsten och skolan för att på sikt förhindra att fler dras in i kriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, investments in social services and schools are needed to ultimately prevent more people from being drawn into crime.”
• better conditions for the work»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
• effective social services»Säkerställa att fler omhändertas enligt LVU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more are taken into care under the Child Care Act”

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 need to be strengthened and that knowledge-raising measures are needed for everyone working with children, young people and family law matters, as well as improved quality and legal certainty in investigations of children. The counter-proposal's demand for a powerful package for staff safety, competence and career opportunities is precisely a concretization of these commitments.

• knowledge-raising in social servicesdecisive»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 everyone working with children and young people and family law matters.”
• strengthened social services»Socialtjänstens verksamhet behöver stärkas och förebyggande insatser är viktiga för att tidigt fånga upp unga på glid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services need to be strengthened and preventive measures are important to early identify young people at risk.”
• legally certain investigations»Öka kvalité och rättssäkerhet i utredningar om barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase quality and legal certainty in investigations of children”
• decisive social services»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the justice system the ability to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.