Knowledge

Article on the impact of artificial intelligence and big data in the Social Services, nowadays and in the future.

Book that analyzes the need of the social action sector today to rethink and innovate, and which offers practical clues and tools on how to do it.

Website that explains the stages of social innovation and offers a broad guide of practical resources to achieve the objectives of innovation pursued.

Video in English that explains the tools to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that offer better results.

Basis Document of the Catalan Strategic Plan for Social Services 2020-2024, which should allow reorienting and strengthening the whole of the Catalan System of Social Services.

A European report that sets out what it means to implement the self-directed support model in services for people with disabilities, and analyzes the example of the Scottish Social Services.

Website and publications that, from 2013, show a selection of good practices promoted by the Social Rights Department of Barcelona City Council, both for internal management and for the provision of services, whether they are own or in partnership with the third sector or with from other administrations.

Stable groups of municipalities that have been working for the improvement of social services since 2007, based on the comparison of indicators that reflect their performance and the exchange and contrast of the practices that underpin this activity.

Website that collects a wide range of innovative experiences in France in the field of social action, sorted by subject and by territory.

Website that collects technical instruments, outstanding experiences, ideas and activities to promote innovation, evaluation and best practices in the management of local Social Services.

Web portal for Social Services professionals that offers practical tools for improving the quality of social intervention: good practices, instruments, evaluation methodologies and quality assurance, and bibliography.

Spot to promote and make public the primary care of Social Services among the citizens and the new model of attention that is being promoted from the local Authorities.

Article that reflects on the advantages and limitations of the introduction of segmentation and valuation tools in the Social Services sector (La Llei d’Engel).

Article that analyzes the evolution and nature in Spain of the public services of social services, health, income security and the right to education.

Article by this professor at the University of Córdova, which analyzes the various areas of innovation that the Social Services sector needs to face.

10-year balance of European strategy for deinstitutionalization and promotion of community-based care services.

EASPD web portal with extensive information in several languages on the lines of loans that from 2020 the EU and the European Investment Bank make available to the organizations providing Social Services

The European Social Network (ESN) offers a set of tools to plan and evaluate social services resulting from the work carried out with researchers and professionals applied in various forums and activities during the years 2014 and 2015.