Social care sector

Social care professionals support people in different stages and situations of life and help them cope with everyday life through social work. Social work is divided into different areas: child welfare, youth work, mental health work, substance abuse and addiction work as well as social work with the elderly and the disabled. The objective of social work is to maintain and increase the social well-being of individuals, families and communities as well as to prevent and reduce social problems. In addition to social work, professionals in the sector work in research and development.