Department of Welfare Public Health & Family Building policy and care together
Welfare, Public Health and Family policy area Flemish Minister Strategic Advisory Council Management Committee Policy Council Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family 2 Flemish Agency for Care and Health Youth Welfare Inspectorate for Welfare, Public Health and Family Child and Family Flemish Agency for Persons with Disabilities Public Psychiatric Care Centre Rekem Public Psychiatric Care Centre Geel
A host of tasks The policy area of Welfare, Public Health and Family employs 4,800 civil The end responsibility for the implemented policy resides with the servants who work day in day out to improve the population s welfare Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family. He or she is and health, in Flanders and in Brussels. Their tasks include advising assisted in his task by a policy council and a strategic advisory coun- parents on raising children, providing child-care, offering guidance to cil. In the frame of the policy council, the Minister and the senior young people, following up on health goals, providing resources to officials of the department and the agencies define a clear policy disabled people, funding the infrastructure of rest homes, etc. approach. The strategic advisory council is a platform for the representatives of civil society and independent experts. Finally, the senior Six agencies are in charge of implementing this policy: the Flemish officials also make organisational agreements in the frame of the Agency for Care and Health, Youth Welfare, Child and Family, the management committee. Flemish Agency for Persons with Disabilities and two public psychiatric care centres in Geel and in Rekem. The autonomous Inspectorate for Welfare, Public Health and Family oversees the quality of the services. The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family first and foremost is in charge of global policy preparation and evaluation. 3
The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family 2 The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family has eight entities 3 that carry out the department s mission in a spirit of collaboration. It is responsible for any assignment aimed at implementing and supporting policy, as well as providing support to management. The SecretaryGeneral is in charge of the Department. 1 4 Policy support 1 Executive Staff 2 Knowledge Centre 3 Management Monitoring Division 4 Policy Development Division 5 8 Policy implementation 5 Welfare and Society Division 6 Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Matters relating to Individuals (VIPA) 7 6 Management support 7 Operational Support Division 8 Personnel Division 4
Mission A culture of cooperation The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family was founded on The Department does not work on an island. All of its operations are 1 April 2006 and has 250 employees. Its aim is to help build the Flemish founded on collaboration. In order to guarantee an effective perform- Government s policy, which organises responsive care in an effective ance, internal agreement between the departments is crucial. Being manner, together with the agencies and partners in the field. on the same wavelength is also a key characteristic of the relation between the department and the agencies on the one hand and The Department is an organisation of experts, who make available between the department and external partners in the health and their expertise and knowledge to customers and strategic partners. To welfare sector on the other. this end, it regularly consults with the Minister s cabinet and with the various regional, local and international managers. As a result, they The Department mainly focuses on themes that concern more than one create a network that guarantees a nuanced idea of field work, based agency. Although the department sets up projects designed to support on experience. The Department uses this as a cornerstone to help policy, together with the agencies, it does not act in their place. Instead shape Flemish welfare and health policy. it provides coordinating added value based on its helicopter view of the policy area. 5
Policy support Executive Staff focuses on policy-relevant research. The Knowledge Centre advises on coordinating and advising research, subcontracts it or carries out its own research. The Executive Staff provides support to the Department s Secretary- Next to this, the centre also processes quantitative data into policy infor- General as regards his assignments. All internal and external commu- mation. The Knowledge Centre gathers the necessary documentation to nication is coordinated under his direct responsibility. The Executive support management monitoring and policy development. Staff also manages all organizational development, quality care and self-assessment, essential points for attention for a department. Flanders can conclude international treaties directly with foreign partners and also has its own diplomatic representatives. The Executive Staff Management Monitoring Division finger on the pulse coordinates international policy in the field of welfare, public health and family. The Management Monitoring Division provides support to the Minister for drawing up, following up on and evaluating management agree- The Executive Staff, the Knowledge Centre, the Management Monitoring Division and the Policy Development Division provide policy support. Knowledge Centre supplying information between the Minister and the agencies about the implementation of policies. Monitoring such agreements helps control and adjust the efficiency and effectiveness of policy implementation. The Knowledge Centre systematically gathers scientific knowledge and data on the policy area of welfare, public health and family. This is done The division also coordinates the policy area s budget and is in charge in collaboration with the Support Center for Welfare, Public Health and of coordinating the department s customer complaints. Family, a consortium of non-university colleges and universities, which 6 ments for the relevant policy area. These set out all of the agreements
Policy Development Division cooperating in order to develop a solid policy The Policy Development Division prepares and evaluates policy. To this end, it bases itself on the government agreement, the Minister s policy memo and the annual policy letters and regulatory agendas. Next to this, the division also provides juridical advice and deals with juridical differences. It pays additional attention to the quality of regulations in the policy area. The division is also in charge of a special integrated youth aid project. In so doing, it develops a policy for cross-sectoral collaboration between youth aid facilities. The main aim is to ensure that the client experiences continuous youth aid. 7
Policy implementation Welfare and Society Division elaborating a policy for opportunity groups The Welfare and Society Division works to create equal participation and opportunities for everyone. To this end, it pays special attention to people who are rarely heard. The division supports the policy for various sectors: general welfare work, combating poverty, community development, debt settlement, services to detainees, local social policy, regional welfare consultation, volunteer work, integrated family care, etc. It recognizes, funds and controls organizations in the field. The Welfare and Society Division and the Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Matters relating to Individuals (VIPA) are responsible for policy implementation. The division contributes to an integrated social policy by encouraging regional and intersectoral consultation. It also tries to raise social support for welfare issues among specific target groups by providing information and setting up awareness campaigns. Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Matters relating to Individuals support for your care and welfare infrastructure The Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Matters relating to Individuals (VIPA) develops initiatives and provides funding for qualitative, accessible and affordable infrastructure for care and welfare in Flanders and Brussels. It grants investment subsidies and guarantees to initiative takers from the welfare and health sector for the establishment, the purchase, the extension, the refurbishment of buildings and for the acquisition of equipment and appliances. VIPA s field of action encapsulates seven sectors: care facilities; facilities for preventative and ambulatory healthcare; facilities for senior citizens and home care facilities; general welfare work centres; special youth care facilities; child-care facilities; facilities for disabled persons. VIPA provides construction-technical advice for these facilities and contributes to the long-term strategy for the care offer in one or more regions. 8
Management support Operational Support Division Personnel Division ensuring that everything works policy is made by people The Operational Support Division is in charge of logistical support and The Personnel Division coordinates all the recruitments and manages accounts. It gives advice on and provides support for IT projects and coordinates network and system management. Next to this, the Division offers support as regards communication and the development of websites and web applications. the personnel files of all the Ministry s functionaries. The Division is in charge of payroll administration and systematically reports on all HRrelated matters. It has the lead on and is also the contact for Vlimpers, the Flemish Government s electronic personnel system. The division also supports initiatives as regards organizational development and HRM. The Division runs the Domein Groendaalheyde reception centre in Overijse. This location offers the Flemish Government and the organizations recognized by it opportunities for training, teambuilding activities, study days, etc. Management support services are mainly aimed at internal operations. They supply services to the Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family, to the Inspectorate for Welfare, Public Health and Family, to Youth Welfare and to the Flemish Agency for Care and Health. 9
Contact data 10 Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family Tel. +32 (0)2 553 31 24 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 31 40 info@wvg.vlaanderen.be Marc Morris, Secretary-General www.vlaanderen.be/welzijnengezondheid www.weliswaar.be Flemish Infrastructure Fund for Matters relating to Individuals (VIPA) Ellipsgebouw - Koning Albert II-laan 35 P.O. Box 34, 1030 Brussels Tel. +32 (0)2 553 32 50 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 34 80 vipa@vlaanderen.be Ivan De Boom, Acting Head of Division Marc Morris, Senior Civil Servant www.vipa.be Knowledge Centre Tel. +32 (0)2 553 35 69 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 31 40 kenniscentrum@wvg.vlaanderen.be Luc Moens, daily management www.kenniscentrumwvg.be Operational Support Division Tel. +32 (0)2 553 32 50 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 31 39 ondersteuning@wvg.vlaanderen.be Ivan De Boom, Head of Division Management Monitoring Division Tel. +32 (0)2 553 31 04 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 31 07 beheersmonitoring@wvg.vlaanderen.be Luc Moens, Head of Division Domein Groendaalheyde Terlindenlaan 14, 3090 Overijse Tel. +32 (0)2 686 01 83 - Fax +32 (0)2 686 01 88 info@groendaalheyde.be www.groendaalheyde.be Ivan De Boom, Head of Division Policy Development Division Tel. +32 (0)2 553 32 43 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 31 07 beleidsontwikkeling@wvg.vlaanderen.be Patrick Bedert, Head of Division Personnel Division Tel. +32 (0)2 553 31 52 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 34 77 personeel@wvg.vlaanderen.be Anne Vanwalleghem, Head of Division Welfare and Society Division Tel. +32 (0)2 553 33 30 - Fax +32 (0)2 553 33 60 welzijnensamenleving@wvg.vlaanderen.be Marijke Enghien, Acting Head of Division www.welzijnensamenleving.be For more information about the Flemish Authorities go to www.vlaanderen.be or ring 1700 (calling from Belgium) or +32 2 553 1700 (calling from abroad). You can find all the addresses of the Flemish Authorities at www.vlaanderen.be/adressen.
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