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Traumatiserade barn från krig eller flykt : i en svensk skola

Björnsson, Lisa and Ringwall, Susanne (2003)
School of Social Work
Abstract
Traumatic experiences, from war and persecution, lead to different natural crisis reactions. The duration and composition of these reactions determine whether the diagnosis posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be made or not. We were interested in how foreign children with a traumatic past are getting on and taken care of in a multinational school in Sweden (age six-16). Our main questions were: To what extent have school staff knowledge of PTSD and its´ symptoms? What observations of a pupil’s behaviour make school staff believe that a pupil suffers from PTSD? How do school staffs work with pupils who show symptoms of PTSD? To what extent does the school cooperate with other authorities when it comes to pupils with PTSD-symptoms? The... (More)
Traumatic experiences, from war and persecution, lead to different natural crisis reactions. The duration and composition of these reactions determine whether the diagnosis posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be made or not. We were interested in how foreign children with a traumatic past are getting on and taken care of in a multinational school in Sweden (age six-16). Our main questions were: To what extent have school staff knowledge of PTSD and its´ symptoms? What observations of a pupil’s behaviour make school staff believe that a pupil suffers from PTSD? How do school staffs work with pupils who show symptoms of PTSD? To what extent does the school cooperate with other authorities when it comes to pupils with PTSD-symptoms? The main result is that the school staffs, in this particular school, have good knowledge of PTSD and its´ symptoms. They know that PTSD can affect behaviour and learning capacity. They also know that these children have special needs but it’s not always possible for the school to meet these needs in a professional manner. (Less)
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author
Björnsson, Lisa and Ringwall, Susanne
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social problems and welfare, national insurance, Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
language
Swedish
id
1358732
date added to LUP
2004-11-08 00:00:00
date last changed
2004-11-08 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{Traumatic experiences, from war and persecution, lead to different natural crisis reactions. The duration and composition of these reactions determine whether the diagnosis posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be made or not. We were interested in how foreign children with a traumatic past are getting on and taken care of in a multinational school in Sweden (age six-16). Our main questions were: To what extent have school staff knowledge of PTSD and its´ symptoms? What observations of a pupil’s behaviour make school staff believe that a pupil suffers from PTSD? How do school staffs work with pupils who show symptoms of PTSD? To what extent does the school cooperate with other authorities when it comes to pupils with PTSD-symptoms? The main result is that the school staffs, in this particular school, have good knowledge of PTSD and its´ symptoms. They know that PTSD can affect behaviour and learning capacity. They also know that these children have special needs but it’s not always possible for the school to meet these needs in a professional manner.}},
  author       = {{Björnsson, Lisa and Ringwall, Susanne}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Traumatiserade barn från krig eller flykt : i en svensk skola}},
  year         = {{2003}},
}