legal assistance. In practice, other kind of supported decision making is provided mainly by civil society associations or volunteer activity and it focuses on freetime activities. It is somewhat overlapping with befriending services. Peer Yes, often -All ages, all The ways of organising -Information on - National support/counselling volunteer types of peer-support vary and the services is level numbers (provided by based, disabilities service is only in some often acquired are not with the sometimes cases offered as a part of through other available counsellor and the offered as a the existing service services the person is client having equal part of the structure. Often the social using. status, and sharing public service authorities planning the -The ways of experience and system individual service entity are organising assistance in gaining not aware of all the vary from independence and available opportunities for volunteer activity self-confidence) peer-support . from the initiative of can be organised the participants, by Vertaistuki as volunteer activity from organisations the initiative of the gathering together participants, by peers to support organisations gathering organised by together peers, or by professionals. In all professionals. cases, peer-support is on experiences, thoughs and emotions shared by the participants. Circles of support Yes (see See informal See informal support See informal support - National (informal group of informal support level numbers people close to the support)
legal assistance. In practice, other kind of supported decision making is provided mainly by civil society associations or volunteer activity and it focuses on freetime activities. It is somewhat overlapping with befriending services. Peer support/counselling (provided by with the counsellor and the client having equal status, and sharing experience and assistance in gaining independence and self-confidence) Vertaistuki Yes, often volunteer based, sometimes offered as a part of the public service system -All ages, all types of disabilities The ways of organising peer-support vary and the service is only in some cases offered as a part of the existing service structure. Often the social authorities planning the individual service entity are not aware of all the available opportunities for peer-support . can be organised as volunteer activity from the initiative of the participants, by organisations gathering together peers, or by professionals. -Information on services is often acquired through other services the person is using. -The ways of organising vary from volunteer activity from the initiative of the participants, by organisations gathering together peers to support organised by professionals. In all cases, peer-support is on experiences, thoughs and emotions shared by the participants. - National level numbers are not available Circles of support (informal group of people close to the Yes (see informal support) See informal support See informal support See informal support - National level numbers
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