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En utdöende tjänst? En kvalitativ studie om socionomers arbete inom ekonomiskt bistånd

Jalonen, Caroline LU (2022) SOPA63 20212
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examen the workfield of socialworkers in social assistance. In a time where technology is expanding in the world of Swedish social welfare in form of. automation. I was interested in the effect it may have on the socialworkers . I´ve also examined the status of working with social assistance since it is considered a low-status job in in the social workfield and how the people that work with social assistance perceives their work, and how it, in their eyes, is perceived by others. My study is a qualitative and it is based on interviews with five socialworkers in social assistance. I have used occupational - professionalism and organizational professionalism to understand and interpret my study. The study shows... (More)
The aim of this study was to examen the workfield of socialworkers in social assistance. In a time where technology is expanding in the world of Swedish social welfare in form of. automation. I was interested in the effect it may have on the socialworkers . I´ve also examined the status of working with social assistance since it is considered a low-status job in in the social workfield and how the people that work with social assistance perceives their work, and how it, in their eyes, is perceived by others. My study is a qualitative and it is based on interviews with five socialworkers in social assistance. I have used occupational - professionalism and organizational professionalism to understand and interpret my study. The study shows that the socialworkers perception of their work do not match prior research and it shows that the work with social assistance is a rewarding social job. There are some concerns regarding the future work within social assistance due to automation and it will need more studies before the effects is clarified (Less)
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author
Jalonen, Caroline LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social assistance, Social work, Automation, Discretion, Low-status job, Ekonomiskt bistånd, Socialt arbete, Digitalisering, Handlingsutrymme, Lågstatusyrke
language
Swedish
id
9077199
date added to LUP
2022-03-22 12:57:21
date last changed
2022-03-22 12:57:23
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to examen the workfield of socialworkers in social assistance. In a time where technology is expanding in the world of Swedish social welfare in form of. automation. I was interested in the effect it may have on the socialworkers . I´ve also examined the status of working with social assistance since it is considered a low-status job in in the social workfield and how the people that work with social assistance perceives their work, and how it, in their eyes, is perceived by others. My study is a qualitative and it is based on interviews with five socialworkers in social assistance. I have used occupational - professionalism and organizational professionalism to understand and interpret my study. The study shows that the socialworkers perception of their work do not match prior research and it shows that the work with social assistance is a rewarding social job. There are some concerns regarding the future work within social assistance due to automation and it will need more studies before the effects is clarified}},
  author       = {{Jalonen, Caroline}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En utdöende tjänst? En kvalitativ studie om socionomers arbete inom ekonomiskt bistånd}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}