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Britt-Marie Nygren Family Association for Intercountry Adoption, FFIA Sweden

A Family and a smile

The Swedish model

Market economy Redistributive policy

Swedish society ground pillars

 Society with focus on safety and welfare of the

individual

 Every citizen, regardless of background, income

etc, should be guaranteed basic security in every phase of life

 High taxes pay for a large public sector and

finance general welfare systems (healthcare, childcare, schools, senior care etc).

Equality

A belief that everyone is of equal worth

Discrimination prohibited

• Sex
• Ethnic origin
• Physical, mental or

intellectual disabilities

• Sexual orientation
• Political or religions conviction

Gender equality

• Gender Gap Index = 81 %
• 79% of women are employed (Europe = 56%)
• 69 % of fathers (Europe = 33 %) take parental leave
• Out of 480 days parental leave 60 days are reserved

for each of the parents

Equal rights – disability policy

 People with disabilities have the same right

to an independent life as everyone else.

 Focus has been shifted from social and

welfare issues to democracy and human rights.

 Justice system  Transportation  IT

Social Insurance

An integral part of Sweden´s welfare Covers essentially everyone For families, children and elderly People with disabilities, illnesses or

• ccupational injuries

General benefits for parents

(child under the age of 10 years)

Parental benefit to stay home 480 days Temporary parental benefit (Child birth

• r adoption) 10 days both parents

(child up to the age 12 years)

Temporary parental benefit for care of

children and you have to stay home from work

Temporary parental benefit

(Child under the age of 18 or 21)

If the child is having certain functional

impairments (special needs) (21 years)

if your child is seriously ill with a great

danger for the child´s life

 The child receives treatment for life

threatening illness

Valid for both parents / related to

income

Health and medical care

heavily subsidized, taxpayer-funded

High cost protection for individuals

 Medical care, visit doctor, treatments etc max

160 USD / year - FREE CARD

 Medicines max 315 USD – FREE CARD  Visiting doctor costs about 15 -30 USD / visit  Care is free for children, max 14 USD/day for adults

(law) + no extra payment for treatment and medicines in hospitals

Equal opportunities

 Community life  Act concerning Support and Service for Persons

with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS)

 Personal

assistance free of charge

Childcare allowance (child 0-19 years)

to provide parents with financial assistance

 Extra expenses and work  The child needs special supervision and care  Large additional expenses due to the disability

• r illness (adapt a home or move to another

home, aids, special food, travel etc.)

Temporary parental benefit

• contact days

(for children with special needs to 16 years)

To cover loss of income for the parents Purpose to learn more how they can support

their child

Parental training Visit pre-school or school Activity arranged by school

Arrival of SN child

Immediately : Health control If the child has a known disability this is

• ften prepared before the arrival

Child health care unit, child clinic or

school doctor later

Referral to Habilitation centre

The County hospitals

Child specialists

Pre-contact for advice Pre-contact for plan of treatment Surgical procedures

Lip- and cleft palate

The most common diagnose 6 specialist Centres Quality Control Network LKG association

Modern methods with good results

Club foot Ponseti treatment

Child Habilitation

 Habilitate = ”To make skilled”, with

goal to help the person living an independent life as a fully worthy citizen

 For persons with permanent

disabilities

 Advise, support and treatment for

children and their families

 Team of specialists in different

areas

Habilitation, a ”+ resourse”

in addition to ordinary health care

 Early contact for support  From 6 years school with special

groups for children with learning disabilities

 Strengthening the motor and

linguistic development, the social interaction, testing aid equipment etc.

 Specialized teams for certain

diagnoses

Rehabilitation and Habilitation in Sweden

Education

every child shall have equal access

National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools

 To ensure that children, young people and adults

– regardless of functional ability – have adequate conditions to fulfill their educational goals. This is done through:

 special needs support  education in special needs schools  accessible teaching materials  government funding

Special needs schools

National resource centre Regional special needs schools

Pupils with deafness or impaired

hearing. National special needs schools

Several different target groups. The

teaching, environment and means of communication are adapted to the needs of the pupils.

The Child grows up…

Disability allowance

 If you are 19 or over

Assistance requirement

and additional costs in daily life

Costs for aids Health Care High cost

protection

Disability movements

strong tradition in Sweden

Swedish Disability Federation 60 organizations receive state grants Organized based on their members

'disabilities

Some focus specifically on

children and families

Jens 24 years

Jens

Friday´s work

Jens working with his teacher

To communicate and make friends is necessary for everybody!

Jens 32 years

http://www.forsakringskassan.se

Other languages

http://www.spsm.se

English

http://www.ffia.se

English

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