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Socialt arbete med ensamkommande barn- Om ensamkommande pojkars upplevelser av Socialtjänsten

Mulic, Edina LU and Eminovic, Sanela LU (2015) SOPA63 20151
School of Social Work
Abstract
Title: A qualitative study of unaccompanied children’s experiences of Swedish social services.
Authors: Sanela Eminovic and Edina Mulic
Supervisor: Lupita Svensson

The primary purpose of this study is to illuminate and increase knowledge on the relationship between unaccompanied children and Swedish social services. The study addresses three main subjects: When looking back on their first meeting with a Swedish social worker, how did the unaccompanied children experience the first meeting? Second, how do they experience their continuous contact with their social worker? And lastly, what is their definition of a “good” social worker? To examine these three questions, the method used was was qualitative focus group interviews with... (More)
Title: A qualitative study of unaccompanied children’s experiences of Swedish social services.
Authors: Sanela Eminovic and Edina Mulic
Supervisor: Lupita Svensson

The primary purpose of this study is to illuminate and increase knowledge on the relationship between unaccompanied children and Swedish social services. The study addresses three main subjects: When looking back on their first meeting with a Swedish social worker, how did the unaccompanied children experience the first meeting? Second, how do they experience their continuous contact with their social worker? And lastly, what is their definition of a “good” social worker? To examine these three questions, the method used was was qualitative focus group interviews with unaccompanied children. The interviews were then analyzed using already existent research on unaccompanied children and system theory.
The main results of the study shows that the relationship unaccompanied children have with their social worker differ, from good to not so good. The majority of the interviewed children described their first meeting as stressful and nervous. They had difficulties of separating social services and the immigration office. The continuous contact with their social worker depended on which social worker they got: some were, according to the children, “good” and some were “bad”. And, what is a “good” social worker? The results showed that a good social worker is one that listens, kept their promises, helped the children with reuniting with their families and included them in decisions regarding their living situation. (Less)
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author
Mulic, Edina LU and Eminovic, Sanela LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20151
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Unaccompanied children, unaccompanied refugee children, social service, social workers, system theory
language
Swedish
id
5473789
date added to LUP
2015-06-16 11:38:08
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2015-06-18 14:04:26
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  abstract     = {{Title: A qualitative study of unaccompanied children’s experiences of Swedish social services. 
Authors: Sanela Eminovic and Edina Mulic 
Supervisor: Lupita Svensson

The primary purpose of this study is to illuminate and increase knowledge on the relationship between unaccompanied children and Swedish social services. The study addresses three main subjects: When looking back on their first meeting with a Swedish social worker, how did the unaccompanied children experience the first meeting? Second, how do they experience their continuous contact with their social worker? And lastly, what is their definition of a “good” social worker? To examine these three questions, the method used was was qualitative focus group interviews with unaccompanied children. The interviews were then analyzed using already existent research on unaccompanied children and system theory. 
The main results of the study shows that the relationship unaccompanied children have with their social worker differ, from good to not so good. The majority of the interviewed children described their first meeting as stressful and nervous. They had difficulties of separating social services and the immigration office. The continuous contact with their social worker depended on which social worker they got: some were, according to the children, “good” and some were “bad”. And, what is a “good” social worker? The results showed that a good social worker is one that listens, kept their promises, helped the children with reuniting with their families and included them in decisions regarding their living situation.}},
  author       = {{Mulic, Edina and Eminovic, Sanela}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Socialt arbete med ensamkommande barn- Om ensamkommande pojkars upplevelser av Socialtjänsten}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}