Agenda Profile: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Inquiry Regarding Support Specialists (No. 487)
2024-01-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
Political Position
Supports increasing the number of support specialists and improving mental health services in schools. The position is strong and policy-driven, emphasizing the creation of a national or centralized system that would connect municipalities and specialists. It is critical of the practice based on local government procurement and prefers a unified funding and resource allocation system.
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Topic Expertise
It emphasizes the importance of providing school psychologists and mental health assistance at the school level, along with the need for 600 new specialists. It uses the terminology "support specialists," "school psychologists," and "central fund." The argumentation relies on the importance of efficiency and early detection.
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Rhetorical Style
Tonus is focused on collaboration and solutions, utilizing a question format and practical examples (such as procurement by local municipalities), and is primarily, albeit hesitantly, yet clearly collaborative and solution-oriented (notion of central system).
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Activity Patterns
Only one address was given during this period, presented in the form of a formal inquiry. The address focuses on the availability of support specialists and the concept of establishing a central system, and makes no reference to the occurrence of other events or trips.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism centers on the practice of local governments outsourcing services or securing cheaper solutions for school mental health. The criticism is political and systemic, not personal, and is aimed at the current funding mechanisms and organizational structure. There is no personal confrontation specifically targeting the opposition.
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Collaboration Style
Seeks cooperation between the government and the ministry; emphasizes the need to create a unified central system and fund that would allow local governments to easily find suitable support specialists; demonstrates readiness for cooperation across different levels.
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Regional Focus
Addressing issues at the national and local government levels; specific regions or regional programs are lacking; the focus is on overall systemic coherence and national governance.
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Economic Views
The hallmark of economic concentration is the establishment of a central system or fund that would allow for more efficient resource allocation and cheaper services, while reducing the administrative burden associated with local payrolls; it emphasizes improved cost management rather than detailed budgetary support.
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Social Issues
It broadly supports the promotion of mental health care accessibility and early awareness initiatives in schools; it emphasizes prevention and the early recognition of youth issues as a societal priority.
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Legislative Focus
The primary focus of the inquiry and the potential legislative solution is: a central fund or system for coordinating support specialists and improving cooperation between the state and local governments; specific progress or achievements are not mentioned.
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