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En vardag där hot och våld är normaliserat – Behandlingsassistenters hantering av hot och våld på SiS-hem

Ahlin, Clara LU and Ljunggren, Maja LU (2022) SOPA63 20212
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore treatment assistants' experiences of handling threats and violence in youth institutions. The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with six different treatment assistants with experiences of working with youths on SiS (Statens institutionsstyrelse- hem). Our empirical material was analysed using both Michel Foucault's Theory on power as a relation and Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emotional labor. The study found that the treatment assistants are affected by an everyday life of threats and violence, from the youths towards the staff, between the youths and from the staff towards the youths. The assistants described that violence and threats are partly due to the young people... (More)
The aim of this study was to explore treatment assistants' experiences of handling threats and violence in youth institutions. The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with six different treatment assistants with experiences of working with youths on SiS (Statens institutionsstyrelse- hem). Our empirical material was analysed using both Michel Foucault's Theory on power as a relation and Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emotional labor. The study found that the treatment assistants are affected by an everyday life of threats and violence, from the youths towards the staff, between the youths and from the staff towards the youths. The assistants described that violence and threats are partly due to the young people themselves, and their difficulty in regulatingtheir emotions and knowing how to deal with adversity. It also depends on the staff, who do not have enough training in how to handle violent situations and the youths. Lastly, the study found that the assistants described that staff need more training, clear guidelines, and a better working climate to reduce the threats and violence. (Less)
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author
Ahlin, Clara LU and Ljunggren, Maja LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
violence, youth institution, staff perspective, work environment, communication
language
Swedish
id
9072874
date added to LUP
2022-01-23 15:53:23
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2022-01-23 15:53:23
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to explore treatment assistants' experiences of handling threats and violence in youth institutions. The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with six different treatment assistants with experiences of working with youths on SiS (Statens institutionsstyrelse- hem). Our empirical material was analysed using both Michel Foucault's Theory on power as a relation and Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emotional labor. The study found that the treatment assistants are affected by an everyday life of threats and violence, from the youths towards the staff, between the youths and from the staff towards the youths. The assistants described that violence and threats are partly due to the young people themselves, and their difficulty in regulatingtheir emotions and knowing how to deal with adversity. It also depends on the staff, who do not have enough training in how to handle violent situations and the youths. Lastly, the study found that the assistants described that staff need more training, clear guidelines, and a better working climate to reduce the threats and violence.}},
  author       = {{Ahlin, Clara and Ljunggren, Maja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En vardag där hot och våld är normaliserat – Behandlingsassistenters hantering av hot och våld på SiS-hem}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}