Child welfare family work

Family work supports the child's growth and development, strengthens the interaction between the child and the parent, and supports the parents in upbringing.

Together with your family, we will make a plan regarding the goals of family work. We will consider what type of help your family needs, which support measures would best suit you and what kind of change we aim to achieve.

Family work may include, for example, discussion and support with upbringing issues as well as advice and guidance. We will agree on who will attend our meetings and how often they will take place. The meetings can be family, individual or network meetings, either at your home or in another mutually agreed place.

We will sit down together every 1-3 months during the process. If you like, you can invite people who are important to you to join in on the work.

How long we will work together depends entirely on your family's needs. At the end of the process, we will have a round-up meeting and discussion.

We will make entries in the client information system together with your family.

Family work is intended for children and young people under the age of 18 and their parents. The social worker assesses the need for family work and directs the family to the service.

Family work can be family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act or intensive family work in accordance with the Child Welfare Act.

The service is free of charge.