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Utbrändhet - En kvalitativ studie om förebyggande åtgärder inom socialtjänsten

Zarzuela, Isabela LU and Fatehnia, Alex LU (2009) SOPA63 20091
School of Social Work
Abstract
Exhaustion due to long term stress, commonly known as burnout, is becoming increasingly frequent in Swedish society. There are different theories regarding the cause of burnout. However, our point of departure was to consider burnout as a work related problem rather than a private life related problem. The purpose of this study is to investigate preventive methods against burnout in the social services in a southern Swedish municipality. Different literature and reports were used to build up the results and semi-structured interviews were conducted with social services employees. The result of the study indicates that the social services in a southern Swedish municipality have different methods to prevent burnout in their organisation and... (More)
Exhaustion due to long term stress, commonly known as burnout, is becoming increasingly frequent in Swedish society. There are different theories regarding the cause of burnout. However, our point of departure was to consider burnout as a work related problem rather than a private life related problem. The purpose of this study is to investigate preventive methods against burnout in the social services in a southern Swedish municipality. Different literature and reports were used to build up the results and semi-structured interviews were conducted with social services employees. The result of the study indicates that the social services in a southern Swedish municipality have different methods to prevent burnout in their organisation and that the concept burnout has undergone change, Our results showed that the problem is more complex than only being caused by working environment or a persons private life. This study is important because we will maybe encounter this problem in our future profession and workplace. The results of the study could also assist the social services with their preventive work against burnout. (Less)
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author
Zarzuela, Isabela LU and Fatehnia, Alex LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Burnout – A qualitative study about the preventive methods within the social services
course
SOPA63 20091
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
social worker, social services, preventive methods, workplace, Burnout
language
Swedish
id
1418748
date added to LUP
2009-06-16 12:03:20
date last changed
2009-06-16 12:03:20
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  abstract     = {{Exhaustion due to long term stress, commonly known as burnout, is becoming increasingly frequent in Swedish society. There are different theories regarding the cause of burnout. However, our point of departure was to consider burnout as a work related problem rather than a private life related problem. The purpose of this study is to investigate preventive methods against burnout in the social services in a southern Swedish municipality. Different literature and reports were used to build up the results and semi-structured interviews were conducted with social services employees.  The result of the study indicates that the social services in a southern Swedish municipality have different methods to prevent burnout in their organisation and that the concept burnout has undergone change, Our results showed that the problem is more complex than only being caused by working environment or a persons private life. This study is important because we will maybe encounter this problem in our future profession and workplace. The results of the study could also assist the social services with their preventive work against burnout.}},
  author       = {{Zarzuela, Isabela and Fatehnia, Alex}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Utbrändhet - En kvalitativ studie om förebyggande åtgärder inom socialtjänsten}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}