www.asocijacijacsr.org
Business
Professional
Interest
association
 Since
June 2003
 Beginning with 19 member Centers;
 Today – 153. Serbia-wide (158 with
departments)
 Financing:
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Membership fees (main source of income)
Subsidies, grants: Republic, projects
Trainings, seminars…
 Undefined
institutional position of centers for
social work
 Passive
relationship in regard to founder and
funding bodies
 Absence
of defined communication channels
 Inadequate
and insufficient development of
human and technical resources of Centers
Social services improvement
and
creation of quality life conditions for citizens in
need of support
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Networking and articulation of common
interests
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Human and technical capacities improvement
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Collaboration:
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Within association
With local governments and competent ministries
With other partners
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Professional trainings
Conferences
Acquiring new skills
Informing public about condition of social
services
Participation in social services reform
 Active
 Very
collaboration with competent Ministry
good communication among Centers
 Publishing
– Voice of Centers (“Глас
Центара”) -(41 issues), Proceedings, Social
work dictionary,…
 Cooperation
with partner organizations
 Networking
with similar organizations abroad
(Slovenian Centers Association; ESN European social network)
 Project participation: “Social policy reform in
Serbia”
 Collaboration with Social innovation fund
 Active relationship with Ministry of Justice
 Association
is acknowledged Government
partner (new Social services law)
challenges – new approach
 Even more efficient communication and
cooperation
 New
 Within
association
 With Government and public services
 With NGOs
 With profit organizations
 Additional
capacities
improvement of Association
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New regulations about Association, June
2008
Increased number of users categories and
number of new services
Increased number of users (2002- 354 000;
2009- 554 000)
Decreased number of professional workers
(2007-2 054, 2008- 1 934, 2009- 1 810)
New Social services law (11.04.2011.)
Research and analytics
Additional and continuous education
 Association
represents true improvement in
Centers organizations
In the near future Association will:
 Link all Centers
 Expand collaboration with parent Ministry
 Increase cooperation with domestic and
foreign NGOs
 Develop networking with Centers associations
from neighboring countries
 Prepare educational program with Ministry
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BETTER PRACTICE IN THE CENTER FOR
SOCIAL WORK!
Thank you