Europe-wide learning among social directors and care professionals is at the heart of what we do. We bring together these senior managers who believe good practice exchange inspires improvements in the services which are vital to helping vulnerable people.

We facilitate good practice exchange among directors of social services, senior care professionals and other stakeholders.

We bridge the gap between European policy-making and local social care practice and management.

We deliver social policy and social work and care practice knowledge to our Members and other stakeholders.

We advocate empowerment of service users, joint working across service boundaries and quality assurance in service management.

The European Social Services Conference, Policy & Practice working goup seminars, provide opportunities for ESN Members to engage with the major challenges facing social services and to learn about innovative responses in social care practice in different countries.

For more information read our annual reviews below for 2008 and 2009.