Social assistance
A social assistance is a personal helper in the context of a social assistance . Social assistance is a special form of help for people with a mental disability or a learning disability as part of the services for participation for disabled people. Many of these people need help in running their affairs. The social welfare service is sometimes referred to as assisted living. In contrast to legal care, it is a form of personal support in which the social welfare worker does not receive any legal power of representation or power of attorney. Social assistance is outpatient help, which means that the support takes place in the client's area of life. The goals of outpatient assistance are to maintain or (re) establish independence and personal responsibility, as well as participation as much as possible in life in society. According to the social law performance principle “ outpatient before inpatient”, social welfare services should replace inpatient and other non-outpatient offers as far as possible. Social assistance is ideally client-oriented and tailored across departments to the personal needs and special needs of the client. This form of assistance is regulated by law in SGB XII as integration assistance.
Outpatient help for independent living and living
Many people with mental impairments are limited in their ability to participate in community life. The difficulties can vary depending on the specifics of the individual case. They range from problems in handling their affairs, living independently and living and dealing with authorities to legal matters. In individual cases, people with mental impairments can also be socially or personally isolated, although they wish to participate in social life. The aim of social assistance is, in particular, to avoid home and hospital stays.
Help for self-help and maintenance of self-determination
The aim of social assistance is to maintain, promote or restore self-determination and independence, in accordance with the principle of helping people to help themselves. The aids should therefore maintain, promote or develop their own existing strengths, skills, potential and personal responsibility. Accordingly, the aids are client-centered and tailored to the personal needs of each individual case and encompass several areas of life.
Educational support in your own living space
The Educational care in their own living room ( PBW ) is a pedagogically oriented outpatient services to § 54 Abs. 1 SGB XII in conjunction with § 113 para. 1 and 2 SGB IX .
It helps disabled people of legal age to live independently at home and as independently as possible from public aid.
The goals are the development of independence, practical everyday training, dealing with money, letters and correspondence, mobility and orientation at home (e.g. orientation and mobility training (O&M)), promotion and design of the social and work environment, help with design the living environment and during leisure time, building a daily structure as well as social skills training and communication training.
No "care"
Social assistance is not a care within the meaning of the care law . In contrast to legal support, legal autonomy and independence are not affected. Social assistance can be set up in addition to supervision. In individual cases, social assistance can be used to make existing care superfluous. Even in a more general sense, “care” does not seem appropriate in connection with social assistance. The term care implies immaturity and tutelage. Children and underage persons have to be looked after. Social assistance is more like helping people to help themselves.
Help forms and help areas
Depending on the orientation towards individual needs, the specific form of support can be varied. It is based on the special personal circumstances. The following list is only exemplary and not exhaustive.
- Support with financial problems
- Support at the job center or basic security authority,
- Help with official visits and other official matters
- Support in independent living and living in your own household
- Psychosocial support in crises and conflicts
- Support in health promotion
- Support in taking advantage of medical rehabilitation offers
- In individual cases: drug and addiction counseling
- Help with attending cultural events
- Support with social contacts and participation in social and cultural life
- Training of social and communication skills
- Help with personal crises and conflicts
- Aid for mental stabilization
- Help with the acquisition or maintenance of a suitable apartment
Implementation of the integration assistance
Social assistance will i. d. Usually carried out by social clubs and associations and charitable organizations.
Legal basis
Social assistance is a special form of integration assistance for disabled people. Integration assistance for the disabled is regulated by law in Section 54 of the SGB XII. Since the integration assistance is a social assistance benefit and not a social insurance benefit, the special income limits of § 85 SGB XII apply . If these income limits are exceeded, you may have to U. a contribution to costs can be made. Integration assistance is free of charge in any case for people who receive unemployment benefit II , subsistence assistance or basic security according to SGB XII. Since the integration assistance is a service for participation in the sense of SGB IX, the social assistance can also be carried out as a personal budget.