Ett Liv med Förintelsen - en studie av socialt arbete med äldre överlevande
(2011) SOPA63 20102School of Social Work
- Abstract
- A Life with the Shoah - a study of social work with aging survivors
The Holocaust left it´s survivors with open wounds which in many cases still remain “painfully open”, as Elie Wiesel has metaphorically written.
This study is not a historical documentation of what happened then and there. It is a study dealing with contemporary social work carried out with aging survivors in order to deal with their current needs. Many of these survivors are today aged and suffer more than before in the aftermath of the Holocaust trauma, which they went through more than half a decade ago. It is a challenge to provide support to a group of people who have lived through such extreme trauma. This requires professional competence as well as a... (More) - A Life with the Shoah - a study of social work with aging survivors
The Holocaust left it´s survivors with open wounds which in many cases still remain “painfully open”, as Elie Wiesel has metaphorically written.
This study is not a historical documentation of what happened then and there. It is a study dealing with contemporary social work carried out with aging survivors in order to deal with their current needs. Many of these survivors are today aged and suffer more than before in the aftermath of the Holocaust trauma, which they went through more than half a decade ago. It is a challenge to provide support to a group of people who have lived through such extreme trauma. This requires professional competence as well as a well-based understanding of each individual service user’s needs. As the findings of this study show, the long term effects of extremely traumatic events can be profound and exacerbate or resurface much later in life due to many factors – especially if initially left insufficiently treated. The elderly survivor lacks the capacity to defend himself/herself against intrusive memories and feelings of insecurity, hence in need of professional support. The purpose of this study has been to analyse and describe (through a social work perspective) (1) the needs of support and interventions which the elderly survivors of the Holocaust have today, and (2) the contemporary social work which is internationally carried out with this target group. The theoretical frameworks mainly used in this study are Constructivist Self-Development Theory (CSDT) and organisational theory, through a symbolic perspective. The study is carried out in a qualitative manner and is mainly based on literature studies, but narrative studies and three semi-structured interviews have also contributed to lay the empirical basis of the study. (Less)
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- author
- Blecher, Madeleine LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20102
- year
- 2011
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- organisation theory, narrative therapy, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, social work, extreme trauma, triggers, posttraumatic stress, post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), Jewish Communal Service, Constructivist Self-Development Theory (CSDT), memory, creative therapy, support groups
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1768567
- date added to LUP
- 2011-01-24 12:19:59
- date last changed
- 2011-01-24 12:19:59
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abstract = {{A Life with the Shoah - a study of social work with aging survivors
The Holocaust left it´s survivors with open wounds which in many cases still remain “painfully open”, as Elie Wiesel has metaphorically written.
This study is not a historical documentation of what happened then and there. It is a study dealing with contemporary social work carried out with aging survivors in order to deal with their current needs. Many of these survivors are today aged and suffer more than before in the aftermath of the Holocaust trauma, which they went through more than half a decade ago. It is a challenge to provide support to a group of people who have lived through such extreme trauma. This requires professional competence as well as a well-based understanding of each individual service user’s needs. As the findings of this study show, the long term effects of extremely traumatic events can be profound and exacerbate or resurface much later in life due to many factors – especially if initially left insufficiently treated. The elderly survivor lacks the capacity to defend himself/herself against intrusive memories and feelings of insecurity, hence in need of professional support. The purpose of this study has been to analyse and describe (through a social work perspective) (1) the needs of support and interventions which the elderly survivors of the Holocaust have today, and (2) the contemporary social work which is internationally carried out with this target group. The theoretical frameworks mainly used in this study are Constructivist Self-Development Theory (CSDT) and organisational theory, through a symbolic perspective. The study is carried out in a qualitative manner and is mainly based on literature studies, but narrative studies and three semi-structured interviews have also contributed to lay the empirical basis of the study.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Ett Liv med Förintelsen - en studie av socialt arbete med äldre överlevande}},
year = {{2011}},
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