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Rehabilitering av gatupojkar i Nakuru, Kenya: Om insatser, ansvar och förväntningar

Unosson, Hjalmar (2006)
School of Social Work
Abstract
Abstract

The purpose of my essay was through economically, socially and psychologically aspects examine the impact Bethesda Children´s Ministry made on families. Special interest have been taken to how Bethesda is dealing with responsibility and expectations. Also I´ve been interested in which vital change the boy have gone through during the rehabilitation? I´ve got the information from staff, parents and former street boys through interviews done in Kenya.

The first result showed that rehabilitation at Bethesda means socialisation of the boy, from the behaviour of the street, to a functional family member. A great change for the boy was stopping using drug and start live in a family. An important part of the rehabilitation or... (More)
Abstract

The purpose of my essay was through economically, socially and psychologically aspects examine the impact Bethesda Children´s Ministry made on families. Special interest have been taken to how Bethesda is dealing with responsibility and expectations. Also I´ve been interested in which vital change the boy have gone through during the rehabilitation? I´ve got the information from staff, parents and former street boys through interviews done in Kenya.

The first result showed that rehabilitation at Bethesda means socialisation of the boy, from the behaviour of the street, to a functional family member. A great change for the boy was stopping using drug and start live in a family. An important part of the rehabilitation or socialisation was to make the boy to become a Christian, which is the normal status of a Kenyan in Nakuru.

The second result was about Bethesda as a administrator, dealing with responsibility. A great part of the rehabilitation was to handle the expectations of economically support from the parents. That forced Bethesda to clearly talk about responsibility to make the parents understand their part in the rehabilitation and prepare them for reunification of their son. (Less)
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Unosson, Hjalmar
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type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
Kenya, rehabilitation, street boys, Social changes, theory of social work, Sociala förändringar, teorier om socialt arbete
language
Swedish
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1326415
date added to LUP
2006-02-23 00:00:00
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2006-02-23 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{Abstract

The purpose of my essay was through economically, socially and psychologically aspects examine the impact Bethesda Children´s Ministry made on families. Special interest have been taken to how Bethesda is dealing with responsibility and expectations. Also I´ve been interested in which vital change the boy have gone through during the rehabilitation? I´ve got the information from staff, parents and former street boys through interviews done in Kenya.

The first result showed that rehabilitation at Bethesda means socialisation of the boy, from the behaviour of the street, to a functional family member. A great change for the boy was stopping using drug and start live in a family. An important part of the rehabilitation or socialisation was to make the boy to become a Christian, which is the normal status of a Kenyan in Nakuru.

The second result was about Bethesda as a administrator, dealing with responsibility. A great part of the rehabilitation was to handle the expectations of economically support from the parents. That forced Bethesda to clearly talk about responsibility to make the parents understand their part in the rehabilitation and prepare them for reunification of their son.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Rehabilitering av gatupojkar i Nakuru, Kenya: Om insatser, ansvar och förväntningar}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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