CATCHING THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES: REFLECTION ON SCENARIO BASED TABEL TOP SEMINARS Carin Björngren Cuadra, Malmö University, Sweden Social Services in Times of Disaster Multidisciplinary Nordic Symposium Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland May 4-5 2015 • • • • Strengthen the role for social services in crisis preparedness Focus on R&V as it is an important tool A model taking knowledges and competences in SS into account Crisis preparedness as an integrated dimension in Social Services R&V SS Knowledges 4 May 2015 THE MUNICIPALITIES' PERSPECTIVE Crisis Act on extraordinary incidents Everyday accidents Civil Protection Act Building society Safety and security Staff in Social services Act of Municipalities Social Services Act THE LEGAL CONTEXT • • • National Regional Local Governments instruction to SCCA/MSB to coordinate the whole of society approach Ordinance 2006:942 on Crisis preparedness. Governmental authorities at national and regional level Act (2006:544) on measures to be taken by municipalities and county council in preparedness for and during extraordinary incidents during peacetime and periods of heightened alert Kristianstad 5 kommuner Helsingborg 11 kommuner Lund 8 kommuner Four municipalities 6 workshops (x 4) R&V SS Social relations Living conditions sorsa model • • • leadership – monitoring – control • • • • business continuity R&V Executives Politicians Chair of the board Public health MSB The County Board The Board of Health and Welfare SCENARIO: CRYPTOSPORIDIUM • Scenario: an evolving event • Outlined by national and regional experts • Risk: ”What can happen, how likely is that and what are the consequences? • Vulnerability: “What can happen, given this strain, what are the consequences? WE IDENTIFY • The impact in services at hand • What is hard to maintain • What is to be done in the situation – by whom • Uncertainties • Important partners (internal/external) WE IDENTIFY • Vulnerabilities and dependencies • Actions to be taken that can reduce vulnerability • their effect? • taken by whom? • The over all consequences (negligible -very severe) • • • • Life and health Trust Living conditions Economically • The overall ability to withstand this scenario • Good, […] Very inadequate PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS • The regional scenario needs to be operationalised in detail • Analysis in cooperation with knowledgeable person • Social services is not a homogeneous body – the impact varies a lot • The impact for Social Services might be “silent” R&V SS Social relations Living conditions