Strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families: A qualitative study of Barn i Start
(2016) SIMV08 20161Graduate School
Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis explores strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Lund, Sweden, through a qualitative study based on par-ticipant observation and interviews at Barn i Start (BiS), a program for refugees. Previous research claims that welfare provision in Sweden has changed from a purely state-run service provider toward a heterogenic landscape of various public, private and non-governmental actors, and that different normative discourses in-form social work with migrants. This study explores the practice of strengths-based social work in a mixed public/non-governmental organization, against the back-drop of challenges related to the social integration of refugees in Sweden. Combin-ing theoretical... (More)
- This thesis explores strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Lund, Sweden, through a qualitative study based on par-ticipant observation and interviews at Barn i Start (BiS), a program for refugees. Previous research claims that welfare provision in Sweden has changed from a purely state-run service provider toward a heterogenic landscape of various public, private and non-governmental actors, and that different normative discourses in-form social work with migrants. This study explores the practice of strengths-based social work in a mixed public/non-governmental organization, against the back-drop of challenges related to the social integration of refugees in Sweden. Combin-ing theoretical foundations from both the concept of social integration and the pro-fessional field of social work provides an effective basis in the analysis of the situ-ation of unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Sweden. Findings suggest certain structural benefits to a mixed public/non-governmental approach, as well as apparent practical gains of the strengths-based social work performed by BiS in Lund as a family-centered approach aiming at the strengths and capabil-ities of participants. Considering a wide range of obstacles when having arrived in Sweden, BiS offers unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families safe and re-liable services and group workshops promoting both self-awareness and practical information through discussion, exercises and reflection. (Less)
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- author
- Bolender, Malte LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMV08 20161
- year
- 2016
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Social work, Migration, Social integration, Strengths-based social work, Unaccompanied minors, Newly-arrived families, Refugees, Public/non-governmental partnerships
- language
- English
- id
- 8889642
- date added to LUP
- 2016-09-29 16:22:50
- date last changed
- 2016-09-29 16:22:50
@misc{8889642, abstract = {{This thesis explores strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Lund, Sweden, through a qualitative study based on par-ticipant observation and interviews at Barn i Start (BiS), a program for refugees. Previous research claims that welfare provision in Sweden has changed from a purely state-run service provider toward a heterogenic landscape of various public, private and non-governmental actors, and that different normative discourses in-form social work with migrants. This study explores the practice of strengths-based social work in a mixed public/non-governmental organization, against the back-drop of challenges related to the social integration of refugees in Sweden. Combin-ing theoretical foundations from both the concept of social integration and the pro-fessional field of social work provides an effective basis in the analysis of the situ-ation of unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Sweden. Findings suggest certain structural benefits to a mixed public/non-governmental approach, as well as apparent practical gains of the strengths-based social work performed by BiS in Lund as a family-centered approach aiming at the strengths and capabil-ities of participants. Considering a wide range of obstacles when having arrived in Sweden, BiS offers unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families safe and re-liable services and group workshops promoting both self-awareness and practical information through discussion, exercises and reflection.}}, author = {{Bolender, Malte}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families: A qualitative study of Barn i Start}}, year = {{2016}}, }