Allgemeiner Sozialer Dienst

Within the framework of the protection of children and young people, measures are offered to protect them from danger.

The General Social Service (ASD for short; sometimes also referred to as Kommunaler Sozialdienst, KSD for short, or as Fachdienst) sees itself as a holistic basic service, particularly for measures and services relating to youth welfare at the municipal level.

In some municipalities, the General Social Service can also be the point of contact for services and questions relating to social assistance or social security, assistance for the elderly or disabled. In many cases, it is the first point of contact for citizens seeking advice on social issues - across target groups and/or offices.

The scope of tasks and the organization of the General Social Service varies considerably in the individual municipalities. Within the ASD/ KSD, certain tasks can also be organized as special services.

The task profile of an ASD usually includes:

• counseling on measures and services under the Child and Youth Welfare Act (SGB VIII)
• counseling on educational and family issues and on general questions concerning the promotion of education in the family
• counseling in cases of separation and divorce and on questions of custody and access rights
• Counseling for parents with children, adolescents or adolescents in all educational questions (help for upbringing)
• Counseling and support for young adults
• integration assistance for mentally handicapped children and adolescents
• the foster child system
• measures of child protection
• Crisis intervention

The consultation by the ASD is free of charge in any case.

• Offers of educational child and youth protection Submission
• The General Social Service sees itself as a holistic basic service, especially for measures and services of youth welfare at the municipal level.
• No application is necessary for the consultation.
• The consultation is free of charge.
• Responsibility: The General Social Service can be assigned to the youth or social welfare office of the district or independent city, or it can be organized as an independent service within the local government. Regardless of its administrative organization, it is always subordinate to the youth welfare office, insofar as it performs youth welfare tasks.

The general social service can be assigned to the youth welfare office or the social welfare office of the district or the independent city, or it can be organized as an independent service within the local government. Regardless of its administrative organization, it is always subordinate to the youth welfare office insofar as it performs youth welfare tasks.

Consultation by the ASD does not require an application.

For certain services - especially in connection with services of help for upbringing and integration assistance - an application is usually required. The ASD provides citizens with comprehensive information about applications and costs.